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Larry Hodges
Courtesy of Tim Boggan We’ll pick up Adelphi, Maryland’s Larry Hodges when he’s 16, a miler on his high school track team, and ambitious enough to go to the local library for a book on Track & Field. In the stacks, “I happened to look to my left,” he said, and there was a book on table…
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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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Willy Leparulo
Hall of Fame Induction Courtesy of Joseph Wells Good evening!Truth be told I so wanted this to be an opportunity to roast Willy. But Willy’s mom still thinks I’m such a nice young man, that I said I would be good and not rip him a new one. With that said, when I was told…
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Ashu Jain
“Athletes Making a Difference.” Courtesy of Sean O’Neill Our next inductee charted his own course as a player, Junior Team Member, Junior Olympic Gold Medalist, Collegiate Champ, World Team Member, USOC AAC Rep & Anti-Doping Committee Chair, USATT Board Member, ITTF’s Athlete Commission and a person that truly made a difference both on and off…
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Dennis Davis
Introduction Speech by Trevor Runyan Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests, and fellow table tennis enthusiasts… Today, we are here to celebrate and honor an exceptional individual whose name has become synonymous with excellence in the world of table tennis. It is my distinct privilege to introduce to you the one and only Dennis Davis, as…
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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