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Died | 30 November 1987 | (aged 32)|||||||||||
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Full name | Jimmy George | |||||||||||
Hometown | Kerala, India | |||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||
College / University | St. Thomas College, Palai, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram | |||||||||||
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Jimmy George (8 March 1955 – 30 November 1987) was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the Indian national volleyball team.[1] Often dubbed the God of Indian volleyball, he is considered as one of the greatest volleyball players of all time.[2]
Jimmy played for Kerala and Indian teams as an amateur. In 1979, he became the first Indian to become a professional volleyball player and played for multiple clubs outside the country, most notably in Italy.[3] He still remains the youngest volleyball player to receive the Arjuna Award, one of India's highest national sporting awards.[4]