by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
1966 – 1967 UBC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM 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...
by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
GARRY MCWILLIAM OFFICIAL Gary McWilliam first got involved in the sport of volleyball as a coach in 1970, but quickly realized that for the sport to thrive, the sport would need to build upon its most scarce and valuable resource: qualified and highly trained...
by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
JOHN CAMPBELL COACH If one had to pick just two words to describe John Campbell, those words would surely be ‘innovator’ and ‘communicator’. John traveled to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and returned to the small B.C. mining town of Revelstoke (Population, 5,000)...
by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
KENT ANDREWS COACH It is entirely possible, that no one has committed as much time to coaching and mentoring in B.C.’s volleyball community than Kent Andrews. Kent was first introduced to the sport of volleyball in 1949 at Willington Beach (Powell River, B.C.) on a...
by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
MARILYN POMFRET BUILDER Marilyn Pomfret grew up in Winnipeg, but moved west in 1951 to attend UBC. After teaching high school for several years, Marilyn returned to UBC to teach, coach volleyball and serve as the women’s athletic director. Under her guidance, UBC...
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