Pickleball Magazine 2-6 Courtesy of PickleballTournaments | Page 52

Arlen Paranto, Sid Williams, Mark
Friedenberg, Billy Jacobsen — four of
the six inductees from the inaugural
Pickleball Hall of Fame class.
INAUGURAL
PICKLEBALL HALL OF FAME
INDUCTION CEREMONY
I
n early 2017, Pickleball Magazine, the IPTPA, the USAPA
and other leaders in the pickleball community came
together with the sole purpose of establishing a Pickleball
Hall of Fame. A nonprofit corporation was formed and
during weekly teleconferences, over the next four months,
the requirements and organizational structure of the
Pickleball Hall of Fame was determined.
On November 10, 2017, at the Palm Creek Golf and
RV Resort, history was at the forefront of everyone’s
mind as the inaugural class of Pickleball Hall of Famers
were inducted in front of an audience of 250 pickleball
diplomats from around the world.
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THE INDUCTEES ARE:
Rep. Joel Pritchard

Barney McCallum

Mark Friedenberg
Billy Jacobsen
Arlen Paranto
Sid Williams
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Accepted by David McCallum
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Presented by Steve Paranto
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