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Dean Johnson
Courtesy of Tim Boggan I’ll begin with this shot of Dean Johnson and his Speed Graphic camera taken 60 years ago. He was based in Germany, an Army Stars and Stripes photographer whose photos were sometimes used by The Associated Press and United Press International. In the Service, or—after 2 and ½ years—out, Dean always…
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Steve Isaacson
Courtesy of Tim Boggan Back in the 1950’s, Chicago’s Steve Isaacson was twice U.S. Intercollegiate Table Tennis Champion—and, at the same time, uniquely, U.S. Intercollegiate Bowling Champion. Four decades later, at the Illinois Senior Olympics he was being named Outstanding Senior Amateur All-Around Athlete in Illinois. At last count he’d won 40-some Illinois State Table…
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Azmy Ibrahim
Courtesy of Tim Boggan This Profile, Autobiography really, will be largely written by Azmy—familiarly known to those who’ve talked with him or read his columns for 20 years as “Dr. Azmy”—I’ve edited it. “It all started when I was not more than seven years old. My brother was the table tennis player, and he wanted…
US Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Recognizing athletes and contributors in the sport of Table Tennis in the United States