 After his basketball career , volleyball became Chamberlain 's new passion : being a talented hobby <unk> during his Lakers days , he became board member of the newly founded International Volleyball Association in 1974 and became its president one year later . As a testament to his importance , the IVA All @-@ Star game was televised only because Chamberlain also played in it : he rose to the challenge and was named the game 's MVP . He played occasional matches for the IVA Seattle Smashers before the league folded in 1979 . Chamberlain promoted the sport so effectively that he was named to the Volleyball Hall of Fame : he became one of the few athletes who were enshrined in different sports . 
