G. William Morgan is best known as the inventor of the sport of volleyball. In 1895, he created the game while working at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Originally, the game was called "mintonette," and it was designed as a mix between basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. The objective was to create a sport that could be played indoors and was suitable for all ages. The rules evolved, and the name was later changed to "volleyball.
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