Platform Tennis Hall of Fame

Explore Categories

Explore By Decades

Explore People And Organizations

Explore Tournaments

×

Charles M. O'Hearn leaps for a high one off the backstop

Charles M. O'Hearn leaps for a high one off the backstop

Complete Gates Court Loaded for Delivery - from Gates Paddle Tennis Court Brochure. Gates was the premier builder of courts

Complete Gates Court Loaded for Delivery - from Gates Paddle T...

Francis Xavier Alexander (Frank) Shields, Sr. (1909-1975) was a professional tennis player in the 1920s and 1930s. He was the grandfather of actress Brooke Shields

Francis Xavier Alexander (Frank) Shields, Sr. (1909-1975) was ...

1959 Men's Nationals - Bill Cooper, playing with Gordon, leaps for a high one. Cooper and Gordon won over Carlisle and Hebard

1959 Men's Nationals - Bill Cooper, playing with Gordon, leaps...

Betty Lane on the courts in 1959

Betty Lane on the courts in 1959

Standing room only for the 1976 Nationals. For the first time FMTC had a refreshment tent with catered food service

Standing room only for the 1976 Nationals. For the first time ...

Advertisement for the Marcraft FiberMarc paddle

Advertisement for the Marcraft FiberMarc paddle

Barbara Koegel Award winners. Back: Stella Innes, Dotsie Erskine, Anne Evans. Front: Audrey Watson, Pam McCarter, Dottie Van Kirk.

Barbara Koegel Award winners. Back: Stella Innes, Dotsie Erski...

Irvine Induction to Hall of Fame at the Nationals Dinner, Montclair Golf Club, NJ

Irvine Induction to Hall of Fame at the Nationals Dinner, Mont...

2002 65+ Nationals winners Bob Brown and Howard Sipe

2002 65+ Nationals winners Bob Brown and Howard Sipe

As a way to bring platform tennis to wider audiences, several tournaments were held indoors in Connecticut in the early 1980s, including the Nationals in 1983

As a way to bring platform tennis to wider audiences, several ...

With snow still piled high on the bleachers, Dick Balza induces three friends to try a set or two.

With snow still piled high on the bleachers, Dick Balza induce...

Dick Hebard in action at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

Dick Hebard in action at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

1989 Nationals and President's Cup Tournament Brochure

1989 Nationals and President's Cup Tournament Brochure