William G. Morgan on December 27, 1942. In 1995, The Morgan Trophy Award was created. The Award is presented annually to the most outstanding male and female collegiate volleyball player in the US. An elementary school in Holyoke, William Morgan School, bears his name. William G. Morgan William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport. He was born in Lockport, New York, US. He met James Naismith, inventor of basketball, while
William Morgan (actuary) he became friends with noted radicals, including Tom Paine and Francis Burdett. He escaped with only a warning when in 1794, the authorities rounded up members of the movement and charged them with treason. He died at Stamford Hill on 4 May 1833, and was buried at Hornsey. Other publications: William Morgan (actuary) William Morgan, FRS (26 May 1750 – 4 May 1833) was a British physician, physicist and statistician, who is considered the father of modern actuarial science. He was born in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, son to physician William Morgan and Sarah, née Price. His brother was George Cadogan Morgan.