1966 – 1967 UBC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM

The 1966-67 UBC Thunderbirds Men’s Team are considered by many to be pioneers for how the game is played today. This young, up start group coached by Eric Lessman was one of the first teams in the country to switch from a 4-2 system to a 5-1 system, which lead to plenty of headaches for opposing players and coaches. The Thunderbirds finished the 1967 season winning the first ever CIAU (now U Sports) National Title, the National Junior Championships, capturing Bronze at the National Open Championships and representing Canada at the 1967 Summer Universiade (World University Games) in Tokyo, Japan. Three members of this team would go on to represent Canada at the 1967 Pan American Games.