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Richard “Dick” Evans
Courtesy of Tim Boggan Dick Evans was brought up in Charleston, West Virginia, and, given the up-in-the-hills- militiaman photo of him at 14, it’s no surprise that he belonged to a gang of boys and girls called the River Rat Raiders (non-violent…I think). What was surprising is that as the 1930’s turned into the ‘40’s…
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George Braithwaite
Courtesy of Tim Boggan “The Chief”—that’s a perfect appellative for Hall of Famer George Braithwaite’s four-decade sense of responsibility to self and to Table Tennis. It’s little known, though, that George first feathered his cap in another country and in a different kind of competition. Before coming to the U.S., he represented Guyana in the…
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Houshang Bozorgzadeh
Courtesy of Tim Boggan Let it be said at the outset that Houshang Bozorgzadeh (born Nov. 28, 1935 in southern Teheran)—the celebrated 3-time Iranian National Champion and Captain/Coach/Manager of eight U.S. World Teams–is very proud of his name, and so does not want, however affectionately, to be called “Bozo” for short. He prefers simply “Houshang”—which…
US Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Recognizing athletes and contributors in the sport of Table Tennis in the United States
Category: Mark Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award.