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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…
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Sharon Acton
At the Pacific Coast Open, held at Si Wasserman’s L.A. T.T. Center on North Highland in the summer of ‘55, one began to see, with her runner-up finish in the Women’s to Mary McIlwain, how Si’s 15-year-old pupil, Sharon Acton, had progressed in the short time he’d been coaching her. Indeed, to some, it may…
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Ruth Aarons
In the spring of 1933 there suddenly appeared on the table tennis scene a woman destined for greatness. Her name was Ruth Hughes Aarons, and she would be the only U.S. player, male or female, ever to win a World Singles Championship. Just a few weeks before her 15th birthday, she’d had her first “bewildered”…
US Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Recognizing athletes and contributors in the sport of Table Tennis in the United States