George J. Fisher
| Awards and honors |
| 1926, Silver Buffalo Award |
| 1946, Leader in Volleyball Award United States Volleyball Association |
| 1951, Morgan Plaque, Springfield College United States Volleyball Association |
| Alpha Phi Omega honorary brother |
| 1991, Inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame |
George J. Fisher M.D. was a physician and leader in the fields of youth development and physical fitness in the United States during the early twentieth century. He was a noted advocate for advancing the sport of volleyball.
Volleyball and the YMCA
Dr. Fisher was president of the international YMCA's Physical Directors Society from 1904 to 1919. Dr. Fisher is today best remembered for making volleyball a part of the program in military training camps, both in the United States and abroad while serving as Secretary of the YMCA War Work Office.With the beginning of World War I, volleyball spread worldwide. Dr. Fisher included volleyball in the recreation and education program for American armed forces as early as 1914 and American soldiers fighting in World War I played volleyball on the beaches of Normandy and Brittany. In 1919 Dr. Fisher made volleyball a part of the program in military training camps, both in the United States and abroad. He was the editor of the Volleyball Rules Guide for the Army and Navy.