Jimmy George is to Indian volleyball what Sachin Tendulkar is to Indian cricket – a literal God.

 

The towering 6’2” spiker from Kerala, often dubbed the God of Indian volleyball, never quite found the fame or recognition Tendulkar or even his sister-in-law Anju Bobby George, one of India’s track and field greats, got in India. But Jimmy George’s contribution towards Indian sports is just as legendary.

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Jimmy George wasn’t only the best volleyball player to have ever come out of India, he was world-class during his heydays. And considering volleyball in India is a fringe sport at best, Jimmy George’s achievement seems all the more remarkable.

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He also spearheaded what is considered Indian volleyball’s golden era, highlighted by a bronze medal win at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul.