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Vern Roberts

Vern Roberts Roberts was known for his smooth swing and effortless motion while gliding across the court. A national champion in singles and doubles in three- and four-wall, he also won the 1986 World Four-Wall...
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Bill Yambrick

Bill Yambrick

Bill Yambrick One of the quickest and most ambidextrous players ever to grace a handball court, Bill Yambrick earned three YMCA singles titles. Yambrick might be best known for finishing second to Paul Haber in...
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Carl Obert

Carl Obert

Carl Obert The lefthander in the famed Obert family of handball champions (joining brothers Oscar and Ruby in the Hall of Fame) Carl amassed an amazing singles and doubles record. A student of the game,...
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Naty Alvarado

Naty Alvarado The most dominating, winningest handball player of alt time is considered by most to be the game’s all-time best. Naty “El Gato” Alvarado revolutionized the game of handball, turning the handball world upside...
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Dennis Hofflander

Dennis Hofflander

Dennis Hofflander, 1947- Induction: 1996 Six Pro Wins, Three USHA National Titles and Two National YMCA titles Dennis Hofflander may have the game’s best two-handed shooter. Hofflander made his first mark on USHA history by...
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Rosemary Bellini

Rosemary Bellini, 1953 Induction: 1996  National Four-Wall Champion: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988 National Three-Wall Champion: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Rosemary Bellini was the first Women’s Champion in 1980, and...
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Stuffy Singer

Stuffy Singer Stuffy Singer was one of the most physically talented champions. Singer had all the tools. His return of serve and rally game were widely acknowledged as among the best ever. After his 1968...
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Fred Lewis

Fred Lewis

Fred Lewis “Steady” Freddy Lewis won his first national title in 1972 and it was considered an upset at the time. But Lewis pulled off five more singles wins to become one of the game’s...
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Walter Plekan

Walter Plekan In 1951, at the first USHA National Tournament, Buffalo’s Plekan was making what most experts considered his first and last serious bid for the USHA four-wall championship (Plekan had won several AAU and...
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Lou Russo

Lou Russo Russo was one of the most versatile players ever, winning titles in all versions of the game in singles and doubles. He is the only player to win national doubles titles in all...
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Phil Collins

Phil Collins Teamed with Johnny Sloan, Collins dominated the national doubles scene for years. Known as the “Windy City Whiz Kids,” the tandem captured four consecutive national four-wall doubles titles, the longest doubles streak at...
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Ruby Obert

Ruby Obert Ruby may have been the smartest and cagiest of the three Obert brothers inducted into the Handball Hall of Fame. Relying on his court sense and skill, Ruby won doubles titles in all...
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