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José Luís Purcell Rodríguez
Puerto Rican judge and athletic booster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Legacy
In 1986 he was inducted to the "Directorio Inmortale" of the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
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