Establishment of the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame that now replaces Honor Award

In 1996, the APTA Board, on the recommendation by President Charley Stevens, formally established the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame to replace the Honor Award designation established in 1965 to recognize outstanding achievement in platform tennis.

At its meeting at Short Hills, halfway through the season, the Board acted to officially change the designation of the “Honor Award” to recognize recipients as inductees into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame.

All those who had won the award were automatically members of the new “Hall of Fame.”

It was the opinion of the Directors that the new name was more distinctive and indicative of achievement, and more easily recognized and understood by everyone.

By decision duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously approved formally inducting all previous Honor Award recipients into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame.

Apparent the topic was re-discussed at the Annual Meeting as The APTA Board Meeting summary provided by Chuck Vasoll in Platform Tennis News, Summer 1996 stated:

“On a motion by Bob Brown, the name of the ” Honor Award” was officially changed to “Hall of Fame” and the new designation extended to all past recipients. Brown was also asked to work with Jack Randall who has been attempting to create an office, Hall of Fame and platform tennis stadium in Greenburgh, NY. Also working on a home for the Hall of Fame, Director Chuck Vasoll was assigned to confer with the Fox Meadow Tennis Club about establishing an extension of their clubhouse for this purpose.”

Source: Platform Tennis News, Spring and Summer 1996