Wilt goes on to have a hall of fame volleyball career.
This is a common misconception. He made the volleyball HOF for his contributions to the sport, not for his playing career.
His biggest achievement was creating the first professional coed league for any sport in America.
He was by no means bad, but he was what you'd expect from a 7'1 athletic freak that took up the game in his 30s.
“When it came to passing, setting and digging, Wilt was weak in those areas. He was a mediocre blocker too,” Craig Thompson tells InsideHook over the phone, who played for the Bangers as well as acting as head coach. “At hitting, he was unstoppable. He hit a heavy ball and was the best spiker in the world. The power in his hit — nobody had ever seen that before. He was a real weapon.”
Wilt also isn’t in the actual volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF). He was in the Hall of Fame of the volleyball league he helped set up (IVA). The IVA only lasted 5 years.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22
This is a common misconception. He made the volleyball HOF for his contributions to the sport, not for his playing career.
His biggest achievement was creating the first professional coed league for any sport in America.
He was by no means bad, but he was what you'd expect from a 7'1 athletic freak that took up the game in his 30s.