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Jimmy George Profile and Biography
Read this article to know the profile & biography of Jimmy George, who was a famous volleyball player from Kerala state in India. This player was born in the year 8 March 1955 & had won several awards including the Arjuna Award for his contributions to the field of sports. The Jimmy George Foundation was started in memory of Jimmy George, who passed away in the year 30 November 1987 following a car accident. | |||||||||||
Profile & biography of Jimmy George Date of birth: 8 March 1955Place of birth: Peravoor, Kannur Occupation: Volleyball player Died: 30 November 1987 Religion: Christianity Other popular names: Kudakkachira J G, Jimmy George Kudakkachira Employer: Kerala Police Awards won: Arjuna Award, G V Raja Award, Manorama Award Father: George Joseph Mother: Mary George Jimmy George is a popular name that is familiar not only to Malayalees but all Indians. As we all know Jimmy George was the best volleyball player of all times. This great player was born in the year 8 March 1955 to George Joseph & Mary George at Peravoor located in Kannur district of Kerala state, India. Another fact is that his family name is Kudakkachira & now whenever this family name is heard the name of Jimmy George comes to the mind of every people. When considering the career of this talented player, it should be noted that he started playing from a young age itself. He got the early lessons of sports from his father, who was also a university level player. He played for St Joseph's High School Peravoor, University of Calicut volleyball team, Kerala university team, Kerala police team & Indian volleyball team respectively. Awards & recognitions for Jimmy GeorgeJimmy George had won several awards including the Arjuna award, Manorama award & G V Raja award for his great contributions in the sports field. He died in the year 30 November 1987 in Italy following a car accident. After this, the Jimmy George foundation was established. In the year 1989 this foundation instituted the Jimmy George award for the best sportsperson of our God's own country. Apart from this, the foundation also played an important role in giving cash awards at the Devagiri College & the St Joseph's High School Peravoor for encouraging sports among the youth. In our God's own country, the Jimmy George Indoor Stadium is dedicated in memory of this great player who passed away at a young age following a tragic accident. In Montichiari, Brescia located in Italy, there is an indoor stadium as well as an annual junior tournament dedicated in memory of Jimmy George. Another important point is that the Kerala Volleyball League of North America organizes Jimmy George Super Trophy Volleyball Tournament from 1989 onwards in memory of this great volleyball player. So remember that Jimmy George was the great player who gave volleyball a new dimension in our country. jimmy Jimmy George was born to the famous Kudakkachira family and learned to play volleyball from his father, a former university-level player. He played for St. Joseph's High School in Peravoor. In 1970, Jimmy became a member of the University of Calicut volleyball team. In 1973, he joined St. Thomas College, Pala. Jimmy represented the Kerala University four times from 1973 to 1976. The Kerala team won the All India Inter-University Championship during these four years. He was the captain of the team in 1973. He secured a berth in the Kerala State Team at the age of 16, in 1971, and thereafter he represented the state nine times. In 1976, Jimmy quit medical college to join Kerala Police where he remained a member of the police team until his death. He took leave from the Kerala Police in 1979 and went to the Gulf to play for Abu Dhabi Sports Club. In 1982 he left Abu Dhabi to join Coletto Club at Treviso in Italy and played for them for a season. He then switched to System Impiani and played for them in 1983-84. Returning to India he rejoined Kerala Police, played his last Nationals at Kanpur in 1985 and went back to Italy to play for Arrital team. In 1987-88 he signed a contract with Eurostyle-Euroslba team at Montchiari in Brescia and it was during that period that he died in a car crash.[2] Jimmy played for India's national volleyball team in the Asian Games in Tehran (1974), Bangkok (1978) and in Seoul (1986) where India won the bronze medal. He was captain of the Indian team that played at Saudi Arabia in 1985, and led the Indian team to victory in India Gold Cup International Volleyball Tournament at Hyd | |||||||||||
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