International Volleyball Association
Short lived co-ed professional volleyball league in the United States from 1975 to 1980 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The International Volleyball Association was a short lived co-ed professional volleyball league in the United States from 1975 to 1980. Like other major sports leagues in the United States, it had two geographic divisions. However, its teams were entirely in the west. It is one of the few examples of a professional sports league where men and women competed on the same teams.
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Sport | Volleyball |
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First season | 1975 |
Ceased | 1980 |
Commissioner | Wilt Chamberlain |
No. of teams | 14 |
Country | United States Mexico |
Continent | North America |
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In keeping with the "International" name, the league included one team, El Paso-Juarez Sol, which acknowledged both sides of the international twin town in its name.