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William G. Morgan – Inventor of Mintonette (volleyball)

William G Morgan (23 January 1870 – 27 December 1942) Inventor of Mintonette (aka Volleyball)

On February 9, 1895 William G. Morgan a YMCA physical education director in Holyoke, Massachusetts unveiled his new game called Mintonette. Mintonette was designed by Morgan as an indoor game, that combined a little of tennis, you hit a ball over a net and a little of handball – no racquets you just used you hands. The game was invented about four years after basketball was introduced in the area by James Naismith in Springfield Mass.Morgan had met Naismith while Morgan was studying at Springfield College, Massachusetts in 1892. Both Naismith and Morgan pursued careers in Physical Education at the YMCA. Morgan designed Mintonette to be less rough than basketball, to be suitable for older members of the YMCA, but so that it still required some athletic effort. Read More

Richard Johnson, the only US VP Elected by the Senate!

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850)                           Ninth Vice President of the United States

So this morning as I was checking the events that occurred on February 8th, I saw that date in 1837, Richard Johnson became the 9th Vice President of the United States, What caught my attention was the Richard Johnson is the only Vice-President ever elected by the U.S.Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment, which says in part….. Read More

Charlie Sifford the first Black Golfer on the PGA Tour.

Charlie Sifford

Charlie Sifford (June 2, 1922 – February 3, 2015)

So we all know about the great Jackie Robinson breaking color barrier in major league baseball. But do you know the name of the golfer who paved the way for Tiger Woods! I didn’t when I saw his name among the recent deaths today at Wikipedia his name is Charlie Sifford. Charlie was the first African-American to play on the PGA Tour. Read More