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BUDAPEST, Hungary, February 29, 2016 – Former FIVB
Vice-President Dr. Endre Holvay, who was a significant
volleyball figure, great sportsman and leader, passed away on
Friday morning at the age of 97, leaving the Hungarian and world
volleyball communities in mourning.
Holvay was born in Budapest on November 4, 1918. He developed a
passion for volleyball and got involved competitively from 1946
to 1949 with Kispesti Elektromos.
Holvay’s playing career may have ended but that did not end his
involvement with the sport. Holvay ascended the ranks within
volleyball through his first post as member of the organising
committee of the Hungarian Volleyball Federation at the age of
37, and then he was elected president of the national
federation, where he served for two terms from 1955 to 1963 and
1974 to 1980.
He joined the FIVB in 1955 and served the role of FIVB
Vice-President for two terms from 1959 to 1961 and 1970 to 1972.
Holvay actively participated in the Olympic Games as a technical
delegate from 1964 to 2000. He also served as president of the
FIVB Refereeing Commission, who drafted and implemented reforms
related to the rules of the game.
Holvay was a pillar for the sport and received countless
recognitions for shaping the image of volleyball as a
prestigious world sport. His contribution will always be well
regarded for the decades of devoted service to Hungarian
volleyball, CEV and FIVB that gave a widespread impact on the
sport at all levels. |
