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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Pat Kirby

Pat Kirby The “Weekend Warrior” (nicknamed so after winning 13 of 15 weekend invitational events in one year), will long be remembered as handball’s ambassador to the world. Pat started playing at the age of...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Steve Sandler

Steve Sandler One-wall kingpin Steve Sandler will be remembered as much for his domination of one-wall handball as for his amusing challenge games. Sandler was known to play with handicaps of one hand tied behind...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Sam Haber

Sam Haber Sam’s floor-scraping left-hand kill off the back wall may never be duplicated, and it made him the premier left-handed, left-side doubles player in his day. Offense was his strong point, not to mention...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Marty Decatur

Marty Decatur Decatur will be remembered as one of the best doubles players ever. His record of eight four-wall titles, six three-wall crowns and four one-wall championships speak to that. “I would rate him as...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Paul Haber

Paul Haber USHA Hall of Fame Induction: 1983 It was an accurate ceiling shot that won Haber his national championships. He could drop the ball into the left rear corner from any place on the...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 3min read

John Sloan

Johnny Sloan In more than two decades of scrutinizing handball’s very best tournament performers there has been no player that personifies the true meaning of the word “pro” than Johnny Sloan. Sloan, just turned a...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Oscar Obert

Oscar Obert Elected to the Hall of Fame with Jacobs was another “shoo-in,” Oscar Obert. Oscar won more open USHA national championships than any other player in the history of the game, accumulating 20 crowns....

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Jim Jacobs

Jim Jacobs Jim Jacobs’ admission into the hall of Fame was just a matter of when he would become eligible. The original requirement has set up eligibility for players who no longer competed in open...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

George Brotemarkle

George Brotemarkle George Brotemarkle became the 20th member of the Hall and has the distinction of being the only inductee admitted as both a player and contributor. An outstanding basketball player at UCLA and a...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Ken Schneider

Ken Schneider 1921- 2009 Induction: 1965   1950 Four-Wall Singles Champion 1954 Four-Wall Doubles Champion 1955 Four-Wall Doubles Champion Schneider’s tournament career spanned more than 30 years. He won the national singles in 1950, and...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Robert Brady

Bob Brady, 1922-1972 Induction: 1965  1953 Four-Wall Singles Champion 1958 Three-Wall Doubles Champion Bob Brady learned handball in Montana, and gained national attention playing out of San Francisco’s Olympic Club. “Bullet Bob” won the 1953...

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September 27, 2016 Bios 1min read

Dave Dohman

Dave Dohman Induction: 2009 1977 Three-Wall Doubles Champion1978 Three-Wall Doubles Champion1988 Three-Wall Doubles Champion1989 Three-Wall Doubles Champion1990 Three-Wall Doubles Champion1991 Three-Wall Doubles Champion1992 Three-Wall Doubles Champion1997 Three-Wall Doubles Champion1998 Three-Wall Doubles Champion By Marc Penick...

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