1996 Inductees:
Marty Prager:
 | Ranked in the top five Men's singles in the US two times. |
| He represented the US in the 1957 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Manager-coach of the Net and Paddle Table Tennis Club inChicago for 15 years. |
| Coach of the Nice, France Table Tennis Club for 6 years. |
| Pro manager of Newgy's Table Tennis center in Miami, Florida for 10 years. |
| In 1998 he was chosen Developmental Coach of the Year by the US Olympic committee. |
| Coach Prager now coaches some 40 students at the Chinese Cultural School. |
| Marty was inducted into the USATT Hall of Fame, December 2006 in Las Vegas, at the US NationalClosed Championships. |
Marvin Leff:
| • 1949: Illinois Boys champion |
| • 1951: Illinois Junior champion; All-American Men's Singles champion |
| • 1965-66, 1988: Florida Men's State champion |
| • 1996: Inducted into Florida Table Tennis Hall of Fame |
| • 2005: Veterans U.S. Open Singles Champion |
| • 2005: Veterans U.S. Open Doubles Champion |
| Winner of many single and doubles championships throughout the US |
| Three times, Men's Singles Florida State Champion |
| Holder of the most Florida State Doubles Championships |
| Three time Esquire US Open Doubles Champion |
| Has maintained a championship level of play for over four decades |
| A sportsman and role model for all who know
him . |
Harry "H" Blair: (DECEASED)
| Founder of the Orlando Table Tennis Club, approximately 1958 |
| Developed Table Tennis in Central Florida and our present State Championships |
| Sponsored and motivated junior development in Central Florida |
| Responsible for the success of players such as Olga Soltesz, Richard MacAffe, John Quick and many others |
| Editor of "Table Tennis Topics" 1967-1970 |
Olga Soltesz:
| Member of US team in 1971 during historic China trip |
| Member of 1975 World Team |
| Winner of numerous Women's State and National Championships |
| Selected to participate in five Sports Festivals |
| Three time US member at the Canadian International Championships |
| Organizer of the Florida State Championships and President of the Orlando Table Tennis Club |
Joseph Newgarden:
| Founder of Newgy's Club, Newgy's Industries and creator of the "Newgy Robot" |
| Sponsor and motivator for many young players, by direct effort and financial backing. |
| Supplier of Table Tennis products to the public school programs at his expense |
| One of Table Tennis' greatest supporters. |
Laszlo " Laci the Great" Bellak: (DECEASED)
| World Champion |
| US National Champion |
| Men's Champion of each age division attainable |
| US and Hungarian Hall of Famer |
| Developer and mentor of many young players |
| One of the greatest players of all time. |
2006 INDUCTEES
GREG GINGOLD:
| Started playing Table Tennis in Miami in 1969. |
| First tournament in Ft. Lauderdale in 1970. (semi's of Novice Singles) |
| Played at Walker's and Newgy's table tennis clubs in Miamithen |
| To Tampa in 1977 and have been playing table tennis for 37 years. |
| 5 times Florida Men's singles Champion,1977, 78, 79, 82, 87. |
| Multiple times Men's doubles and mixed doubles Champion. |
| Member of the United States Collegiate Team 1973 & 1976. |
| Silver Metal winner on the United States Maccabian Team- 1977. |
| Two time U.S. top 12. |
Caron Leff:
| Co-Founder Miami Table Tennis Club 1966 |
| Southern Regional Director, 1975 - 1985 |
| Ranked #3 in Woman's, State of Florida 1966 |
| Media Director of 5 US Opens, 1980's |
| Local Liaison to USATT Executive Committee for Florida |
| Fund Raising for US Opens, 1980's |
| Author of "Caron's Corner" in "Table Tennis Topics", 1970's - 1980's |
| Co-Founder Florida State Table Tennis Hall of Fame 1996 |
Fred Fuhrman: (deceased)
| Co-Founder Miami Table Tennis Club 1966 |
| Established playing venue at University Bowling Lanes for Miami Table Tennis Club |
| Administered and perpetuated Miami Table Tennis Club throughout 1960's & 1970's |
| Continuously kept Table Tennis alive in Miami with sponsorship to Table Tennis survival |
Terese Terranova:
| Ranked #1 in the world 1987, remained ranked in the top 3 in the World for next 9 years |
| World Wheelchair Champion, Singles, doubles and Team 1986-87 Brisbane, Australia |
| Double Gold Medalist 1988 Paralympics, Seoul Korea |
| Bronze Medalist both 92' Barcelona & 96' Atlanta Paralympics |
| Quarter finalist 2000 Paralympics, Sidney Australia |
| Senior Woman's Champion US Open 1987 |
| First US female International Umpire |
| Coaches students at CSCCA |
Bard Brenner:
| Ranked in Men' Doubles (#3) and Singles (top 50) by the USTTA (1969 ) |
| National Senior Men's Doubles Champion (1985) |
| U.S. Open Senior Men's Doubles Champion (1986) |
| U.S. Open Esquire Men's Doubles Champion (1994) |
| Senior Olympics National Men's Singles Champion (1997) |
| National Senior Championship Men's Doubles Finalist (1994) |
| Pacific Coast Open Senior Men's Singles Champion (1986) |
| Florida State Senior Men's Singles Champion (1984 & 1985) |
| Men's Singles Champion at Univ. of Miami (1964) and UCLA (1971) |
| Founder of the Miami Beach U.S. Open (1985) |
| National USTTA Rankings Chairman (1971) |
| National USTTA Planning Committee Chairman (1973) |
| CTTA Tournament Committee Chairman (1972) |
2009 Inductees:
Jerry Thrasher:
| Started playing table tennis in 1969 |
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First big win was at the 1973 Raleigh 3 Star tournament... Class A winner beating a then much younger Tim Bogan in the finals |
| Winner of numerous Florida Men's Singles and Doubles Championships |
| Finished 10th in the US World Team Tryout in the late 1970's |
| Member of the US Team at the Philadelphia US Open Championships |
| Trained in Canada, Czechoslovakia, France and Germany |
| Selected to participate in five Sports Festivals |
| Selected to participate at the Olympic training center Lake Placid NY |
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I would like to thank Joe Newgarden, without who's support and friendship none of this would have been possible, and Marty Prager for giving me the tools to be able to compete |
Kipling Randall Hess. JR aka Randy:
| Randy began playing at the age of 8 |
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Started the Misselland TTC , now The Space Coast TT Club
This club moved 8 times to it's present location Veterans Memorial
Center.
This club has a 16 year history
|
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Regional Coach for the State of Florida. Randy has helped many
players improve their skills, including his daughter, fellow inductee
Beverlyn Hess Patterson.
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Randy has been responsible for keeping Table Tennis alive in Brevard County
for over 40 years.
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| Randy retired from running the club in 2008 |
Beverlyn Hess Patterson:
| Began playing Table Tennis and going to Orlando Tournaments at the age of 10. |
| 1971 under 13 Girls US National Champion. |
| 1973 under 15 Girls US National Champion. |
| 1974 Ranked #1 in the US for Girls under 17. |
| US Junior member at the Canadian International Championships |
| Selected to participate in 4 Olympic Sports Festivals |
| Selected to participate in the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs |
| Local Liason to AAU/USA Junior Olympic Games in 1990 |
| All this would not have been possible without the coaching and support of my dad, Randy Hess. |
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart, dad. I'd also like to thank Joseph
Newgarden who sponsored me
as a Junior Table Tennis Player
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Harry McFarland:
| In 1964 Harry McFarland and Steve Federico started The Miami Dade Jr. College Table Tennis Club. |
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In the 70's Harry created the City of Miami Youth League comprising 380
junior players between the ages
of 8 -16 years of age. The junior league is still in operation during the
City of Miami summer program.
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| In October of 1980 Harry saved South Florida table tennis by moving the Miami club to Legion Park. |
| Harry and Caron Leff created the Robert King High Park Table Tennis Club in the 80's, still open today. |
| In 1986 along with Bard Brenner was successful in getting grant money for the Capital Bank US Open. |
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From 1986 to 1990 along with Caron Leff successfully received grant money
each year to help run the
Capital Bank US Open.
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| Between 1970 to 1988 Harry and Steve Federico made the final of 37 doubles events, winning 35 of them. |
| 1992 over 40's champion at the Space Coast Open. |