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Dhiren Narotam
Courtesy of Paul Lewis It is certainly a privilege to present my long-time friend today for his induction into the Hall of Fame. Following Houshang, Jimmy Butler, and Dick Butler, Dhiren is now the 4th Iowan in the Hall of Fame that consists of 150 players and contributors. I guess that makes Iowa an above-average…
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Teodor “Doru” Gheorghe
by Ian Marshall, Editor Born in the Romanian capital city of Bucharest on Thursday 6th November 1952, table tennis for Doru Gheorghe started at the local Bere Grivita Club. He was selected by his Physical Education teacher, who also became his coach. Rapid progress followed; from 1969 to 1982 he was a member of the…
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Aili Elliott
Aili was a member of the resident training program in Colorado Spring and came to the sport through her parents. Li, played classic pips-out penholder and held the table better than any player in US history except for maybe Patty Martinez Wasserman. Her secret was father Ai Liguo would place a non-forgiving 6-foot green metal…
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Henan Li Ai
Coach Li’s Acceptance SpeechGood Evening and Thank you for giving me this great honor. I was happily surprised when I first heard that I was to be inducted into the USTT Hall of Fame. I came to the United States in 1983. Everything was new to me and I hardly spoke any English. I am…
US Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Recognizing athletes and contributors in the sport of Table Tennis in the United States