1. Jimmy George was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the Indian national volleyball team.
14 Facts About Jimmy George
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Jimmy George still remains the youngest volleyball player to receive the Arjuna Award, one of India's highest national sporting awards.
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Jimmy George was born to the Kudakkachira family, at Thundiyil near Peravoor in Kannur, as the second son of George Joseph and Mary George.
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Jimmy George learned to play volleyball from his father, a former university-level player.
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Jimmy George became the captain of the team in 1973.
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In 1976, Jimmy George was in his first year of medical college before joining the Kerala Police where he remained a member of the Kerala Police team until his death.
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Jimmy George took leave from the Kerala Police in 1979 and went to the Persian Gulf to play for Abu Dhabi Sports Club.
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Jimmy George returned to India and rejoined Kerala Police where played his last Nationals at Kanpur in 1985.
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Jimmy George played for India's national volleyball team in the Asian Games in Tehran, Bangkok and in Seoul where India won the bronze medal.
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Jimmy George was captain of the Indian team that played at Saudi Arabia in 1985, and led the team to victory in India Gold Cup International Volleyball Tournament at Hyderabad in 1986.
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At age 21, Jimmy George was the youngest volleyball player to win the Arjuna Award.
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Jimmy George died in a car accident in Italy on 30 November 1987, at the age of 32.
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Jimmy George was cremated at the cemetery of St Joseph's Church, Peravoor.
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Jimmy George is considered one of the greatest volleyball players of all-time, particularly among Indian players.