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2017 USATT Hall of Fame Inductees

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(BY SEAN O’NEILL, HALL OF FAME)

Join us at the 2017 Induction Ceremony in Las Vegas on December 17th during the US National Championships – Ticket information.

Dean Johnson – Contributor – Hall of Fame Committee Member

  • USATT Hall of Fame Museum Co-Founder
  • 2011 US National Championships Director
  • World Class American Table Tennis Players of the Classic Age (Volumes I to VI) Co-Author

Jack Huang – Contributor – Head Coach of Maryland TTC Junior Program

  • 2014 U.S. Development Coach of the Year
  • Former US #1 ranked player in 1990
  • U.S. Senior Singles & Doubles Champion, 1996-97

Eric Owens – Player

  • 2001 US Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2001 & 1998 US Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 1999 Pan Am Games – Team Gold Medalist

Wang Chen – Player

  • 2008 US Olympian
  • 2008 Olympic Games Quarter-finalist in Team and Singles
  • 2007 & 2006 US Women’s Singles Champion

Tahl Leibovitz – Player

  • 2016 Paralympic Games Participant
  • 2015 Para Pan Am Games Gold & Silver Medalist
  • 2012, 2008, 2004, 1996  US Paralympian

 

Si Wasserman – Mark Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award

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