José Luís Purcell Rodríguez Explained

José Luís "Wiso" Purcell Rodríguez, (December 1, 1914, Bayamón, Puerto Rico – February 6, 1996, San Juan, Puerto Rico)^[1] A former judge in the Superior Court of Puerto Rico, founded the Puerto Rico Volleyball Federation.

He was one of the founders and first president of the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation.^[2] He was president of the Volleyball Federation from 1958 to 1962. He was a member of the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games organizing committee.^[3] He was a member and president of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.^[4]

Legacy

In 1986 he was inducted to the "Directorio Inmortale" of the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame.^[5]

References

1. Web site: José Luis (Wiso) Purcell Rodríguez 1914-1996 - Ancestry® . .
2. Historia del Voleibol en PR . es . 4–9 . Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation . Puerto Rico . July 23, 2013 .
3. News: Fue Hace 27 Años. X Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe . . Puerto Rico . es . June 13, 1993 . July 23, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140112210333/http://www.puertadetierra.info/noticias/1993.htm . January 12, 2014 .
4. Web site: Capitulo Eterno . fisigmaalfa.org . 2008-02-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415101900/http://www.fisigmaalfa.org/eterno.htm . 2008-04-15 .
5. Web site: Directorio de Inmortales . Pabellón de La Fama Del Deporte Puertorriqueño . es . July 23, 2013 .