Hall of Fame Archives

North Carolina Table Tennis Hall of Fame

July 29, 2021

The North Carolina Table Tennis Hall of Fame will be inducting its first class on Saturday, Aug.7 in Raleigh, NC. We want to invite all table tennis fans who want to honor our inductees to join us at a banquet at Seasons 52 Restaurant at 5PM to celebrate the accomplishments of Norm Kilpatrick, Bowie Martin, […]

Steve Isaacson Interview: The Hall of Fame

August 17, 2020

(Intro by Steve Hopkins) As I have been collecting stories from Hall of Fame members, players, and personalities in the sport, I recently had opportunity to converse with Hall of Fame Member, Steve Isaacson. I will be sharing some of his many stories in a series of articles over the next few weeks. This article […]

Interview with Coach Jack Huang

January 4, 2019

Interview with Coach Jack Huang (By Ayan Bagchi) Coach Jack Huang is a member of the USATT Hall of Fame and a full-time coach at the Maryland Table Tennis Center since 1992. Here is his Butterfly bio and his Hall of Fame bio. What Butterfly equipment do you use and why? I used Mizutani Jun ZLC, because it […]

RHODE ISLAND TABLE TENNIS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2018

November 5, 2018

RHODE ISLAND TABLE TENNIS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2018 JOE POLSELLI Joe Polselli Sr. ran the club for much of the 1970’s and 1980’s. He was an active member of the club for over 40 years. Joe was the first person to welcome a whole generation of Rhode Island players. When you met Joe, […]

In a Distinguished Career, Olympics were Highlights for O’Neill

October 11, 2017

(BY RICHARD FINN) In a Distinguished Career, Olympics were Highlights for O’Neill Sean O’Neill had a long and distinguished playing career. He won the under 11,13, 15 and 17 age national titles. He was five-time USA National singles champion – 1985, ’87, ’88, 89 and 1991 – five time US men’s doubles winner and six-time […]

Thirty-Fourth Annual Hall of Fame Awards Induction Banquet

September 22, 2017

Thirty-Fourth Annual Hall of Fame Awards Induction Banquet at the Las Vegas Convention Center Thursday, July 6, 2017 Bowie Martin, Sr – Contributor · 1960 Co-Founder of Martin-Kilpatrick TT Company · 1977 USTTA Vice President · Founder of Table Tennis Manufacturer’s Association (funded first USTTA Executive Director Position) · Founded full-time Butterfly Table Tennis Club […]

2017 USATT Hall of Fame Inductees

May 15, 2017

(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 […]