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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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Mike Dempsey
Courtesy of Tim Boggan 1956-1968: When Mike Dempsey, born in Sept., 1956, is about six months old, his doctor gives him a normal virus shot, but something abnormal happens and Mike loses the use of his legs. “With me,” he says, “being in a wheelchair wasn’t a matter of adapting. You might have a period…
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Kasia Dawidowicz
Courtesy of Tim Boggan It was Oct., 1972, and (Photo #1) the appearance of a father-daughter combination at the Southwestern Open in Bartlesville, Oklahoma caused quite a stir. The father, Bohdan “Bob” Dawidowicz, the hat trick winner at this Open and a house painter by profession, had come to the States from Poland where reportedly…
US Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Recognizing athletes and contributors in the sport of Table Tennis in the United States