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Tamasu Company
Courtesy of Tim Boggan One can find out much about Japan’s Hikosuke Tamasu, founder of the famous Tokyo-based Butterfly Company, from his (1993) Songs of International Friendship. In 1945, Tamasu as a young soldier was only two kilometers away when the atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima. In caring for the injured, he first began to feel…
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Dell Sweeris
Courtesy of Tim Boggan At the Dec. 14-15, 1956 3-star Central Open, held in Grand Rapids, hometown boy Dell Sweeris gets a first time nod in Topics. Like Connie Stace’s father, Bob, Dell’s father, Art, is a strong Senior player at the local Club and enjoys playing in tournaments. Connie and Dell will become friends;…
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Connie Sweeris
Courtesy of Tim Boggan It’s the summer of 1956, Grand Rapids is having a Summer Open, and who makes her first appearance in Topics, losing a well-played –18, -16, -20 match to Doris Chmielewski, but Grand Rapids Club President Bob Stace’s daughter, already a little local star, Connie Stace. That fall, Connie, only 9, on…
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Peggy Ichkoff
Courtesy of Tim Boggan Peggy Widmier (not yet Ichkoff) is first mentioned in Topics when, unranked the previous season, she improved quickly to play a strong match at the Jan. 19-20, 1946 Illinois Open—falling –13, -20, -20 in the 8th’s to U.S. #12 Carrol Blank. Although Peggy apparently hadn’t played in the most important tournaments…
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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