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YMCA Fun Facts
Former YMCA of the USA Members, Staff, and Volunteers
| Bill Clinton |
Michael Landon |
| Jackie Robinson |
Greg Louganis |
| Clay Aiken |
Ronald Regan |
| Garrison Keillor |
Malcolm X |
| The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Dave Thomas |
| Tim Allen |
John Lennon |
| Bob Newhart |
Aaron Spelling |
Invented at the YMCA
Volleyball- 1895 at the Holyoke, Mass. Y
Racquetball- 1950 at the Greenwich Conn. Y
Softball- 1926 at the Denver Y
Professional Football- 1895 at the Latrobe, Penn. Y
Basketball- 1891 at the International YMCA Training School
Also founded at the YMCA....USO, Boy Scouts of America, and Camp Fire Girls.
International
YMCA's are at work in more that 120 countries around the world, serving more than 30 millions people. Some 230 local U.S. Ys maintain more that 370 relationships with Ys in other countries, operate international programs and/or contribute to YMCA of the USA is a member of the World Alliance of YMCAs, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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