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Lisa Gee
Courtesy of Tim Boggan “The doctors didn’t know Betty was expecting twins,” said Yim Gee, Lisa’s father. (Lisa is the elder sister by one minute.) “And,” he continued, “like the first baby, Diana, too, was in good health. So we thanked God for that. But I went into shock—half my face was paralyzed for eight…
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Richard Butler
Courtesy of Tim Boggan Richard Butler, after wearing many hats, was inducted as a Contributor into the U.S. Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014. I’ll take up individually the sport’s activities we honor him for, but I need tell you that in real life he was an equally productive fellow. For 37 years (1962-2008)…
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Sheila O’Dougherty
Induction Speech – 2014 – Courtesy of Sean O’Neill Tonight we get to welcome a very special athlete and contributor into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame – Sheila O’Dougherty. Let me start off on the playing side of the ledger. Sheila was: That would be a stellar career for any US player, but…
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Tawny Banh
(Photo #1) Well, this evening I can’t say the World’s watching Tawny Banh, shown here, fourth from left, with her 1997 USA World teammates, but she’s certainly caught the eye of all those who’ve come here to honor her tonight. Tawny, the youngest of six children, emigrated with her family to the U.S. from Vietnam…
US Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Recognizing athletes and contributors in the sport of Table Tennis in the United States