User:TOStallion/Shawn Joseph

Shawn Joseph Mr. Shawn Joseph is an elite volleyball player of Malayalee Canadian origin. His parents are from Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India and Shawn was born and brought up in Toronto. He became interested in the game of volleyball after attending practices of his older brother, Jason Joseph. Soon he took on the sport as his own. After a successful high school career in Toronto, he moved on to play at the next level with the York University Lions. He played there from 1994-1997 and was one of the strongest attackers in the OUAA East. At the same time he began his illustrious career with the volleyball club "The Toronto Stallions". As a member of the Stallions, he wore #11 and was known as one of the most dangerous attackers in the Kerala Volleyball League of North America. During the annual Jimmy George Memorial Tournament, Shawn won the Best Offensive Player award in 1997, 1999 and in 2005. He went on to play in multiple local and international Malayalee volleyball tournaments in Europe, Canada and the United States. He led his Toronto Marthoma Church team to many volleyball championships at local Sportsfest tournaments. In 2008 he married Marylynn Varghese and started a new chapter in his life. This only made his volleyball game stronger and his wife was quietly proud of all his accomplishments. Most recently he was named Most Valuable Player for the 2014 Kairali Volleyball Tournament held in Mississauga, Ontario as a member of the championship winning team, the Calgary Blaze. Shawn has had many roles as a mentor, athlete and a board member for the Kerala Volleyball League of North America. He has served as a Board Member for the past 5 years and continues to play a major leadership role among Malayalees of North American origin. ...