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The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the local YMCA. [1]
Joop Alberda (born 25 October 1952) is a retired volleyball coach from the Netherlands. He won a gold medal as coach of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta by defeating Italy in the final (3-2). [1] In October 2014, Alberda was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. [2] [3]
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time. [1] He is credited with transforming the United States women's national volleyball team into a powerhouse in the 1980s. [2] In 1995, Selinger was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. [1]
Dunphy became head coach of the Pepperdine men's volleyball team in 1977. [6] As head coach, he led the Waves to Championship titles in 1978, 1985, 1992, and 2005. [6] [7] Under his tutelage, 45 Pepperdine Waves have earned All-American awards, and six of his players have earned National Player of the Year honors. [6]
John Andrew Banachowski (born August 1945) is an American volleyball coach. He was the head coach of the women's volleyball team at UCLA (1965–1968; 1970–2009). He had more wins than any other Division I coach, with 1,106 total victories and an overall record since the 1970 season of 1,106-301 (.786), until his record was broken on September 6, 2013, by University of Hawaii head coach Dave ...
He was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [1] [2] He is regarded as one of the greatest setters of all time. [2] [3] Dvorak helped the United States national team win the gold medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he was selected as the best ...
Shaw was a member of the indoor U.S. National Team in 1979 and played professionally for the San Jose Diablos in 1979 and 1980. Shaw also played beach volleyball, notably with fellow Hall of Fame player Karch Kiraly. They placed third in the 1978 World Championship volleyball tournament. [1]
He was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2011, chosen the AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2016 and shares the NCAA Division I record for coaching in the most women's volleyball championship matches (10) with Penn State coach Russ Rose. [9] Dunning announced his retirement on January 9, 2017.