George John Fisher
Born	2 April 1871 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	1960 New York, New York
Known for	Volleyball, Boy Scouting

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George J. Fisher (2 April 1871 – 1960) was a physician and leader in the fields ofyouth development andphysical fitness in the United States during the early twentieth century. He was a noted advocate for advancing the sport ofvolleyball. He conducted early experiments on the effects of smoking which found that it increases blood pressure and heart rate.^[1]

Fisher was president of the internationalYMCA's Physical Directors Society from 1904 to 1919. Fisher is best remembered for making volleyball a part of the program in military training camps, both in the United States and abroad while serving as Secretary of the YMCA War Work Office

With the beginning ofWorld War I, volleyball spread worldwide. Fisher included volleyball in the recreation and education program for American armed forces as early as 1914 and American soldiers fighting in World War I played volleyball on the beaches of Normandy and Brittany. In 1919 Fisher made volleyball a part of the program in military training camps, both in the United States and abroad. He was the editor of theVolleyball Rules Guide for theArmy andNavy.

Fisher served asdeputy Chief Scout Executive of theBoy Scouts of America from 1919 to 1943, and asNational Commissioner from 1943 until his death in 1960.^[2]

Fisher was the founder and first president (1928–1952) of theUnited States Volleyball Association. He also served as the first editor of theVolleyball Guide from 1917 to 1947. The Leader in Volleyball Award was renamed to the George J. Fisher Leader in Volleyball Award in his honor.

• The Physical Effects of Smoking. New York: Association Press. 1917.

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• 1960 deaths
• 1871 births
• American volleyball administrators
• Anti-smoking activists
• International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees
• National commissioners of the Boy Scouts of America
• YMCA leaders

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