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Dinking on the
Shoulders of Giants
I
n this first issue of the Roaring ’20s of the 21st century, there’s
much to celebrate. But first, we’d like to honor and remember
the last surviving founder of our sport—Barney McCallum, who
died at 93 this past November. Don’t miss the fitting tribute to
him on page 14. The fun he helped create will live on through
all of us. And how many other sports can you name where players had
the opportunity to shake hands with one of the sport’s founders? What
Barney left to us has grown exponentially since its creation.
Another fitting tribute to our sport’s founders is our USAPA
Ambassadors. Be sure to check out “Ultimate Influencers” on page 32.
The fact that the USAPA receives 30 applications a day on average for
new ambassadors is an astounding statistic.
We also report in this issue that pickleball will launch its first
North American APP Tour this year—13 cities with a purse around
$500,000. At the same time, we have players who are trying to make
inroads for the sport with the Special Olympics and updates on the
sport from China, Mexico, Ghana, Kenya and Taiwan. This pickleball
phenomenon seems unstoppable as more and more picklers flood
onto courts around the country and hear stories of the sport’s
influence around the globe.
Barney was fortunate he got to see how this sport became a
movement and showed the rest of us how something created in the
backyard of a suburb in Washington state could take the world by
storm. Each one of those 30 applicants, tour competitors, Special
Olympians or players in Kenya are learning the sport can change
things in much the same way.
We all have it in us and we all can make a difference.
See you on the courts!
PUBLISHER
Wayne Dollard
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Julie Talerico
[email protected]
ART DIRECTOR
Michael Miller
SALES MANAGER
Dominic Bianco
CONTRIBUTORS
Sarah Ansboury
Jack Bandel
Mark Berton
Jennifer Brozak
Kevin Dwyer
Kathy Getto
Brandi Givens
Alex Hamner
Nicole Hobson
DJ Howard
Winkie La Force
Craig Laughlin
Jennifer Lucore
Seymour Rifkin
Noe Sariban
Alice Tym
Bob Unetich
Drew Wathey
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