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Bob Callaway opens the first commercial platform tennis facility in Norwalk, CT
An article in the magazine Paddle World by Bob Callaway covered his experiences in opening the center
The Baird “Boys” – compared to the other top player they were, and they were contenders
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San Diego to Host Paddle World Series – $25,000 purse. First of a kind for the West Coast
Pro-Keds Classic to be at Burlington House plaze in Manhattan. Another Dick Squires promotional event
Source: Paddle World Vol. 1, No. 5, Fall 1976
Tribuno Men’s & Women’s Tour schedule announced – $75,000 in prize money
Coca-Cola sponsors the Tribuno Men’s Tour with a purse of $40,000
Paddle World magazine debuts
The APTA Board
Source: Paddle World Winter 1975/1976
Richard J. Reilly Jr., Inc. introduces the “Happy House”.
A big step forward for the traditional warming hut which was so important for the social aspects of the game. Happy Hour in the Happy House.
You could even build it yourself
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