NJSHPA HALL OF FAME
1971
Paul Puglise
Helped obtain charter; started Clifton & Passaic clubs; Tournament Director
1972
Lee Davis
Started the Englewood Club; State President; 1960 State Champ
Hal Hanania
Started Middlesex Club; brought World Tournament to NJ in 1971
Bill Kolb
12 time State Champion; helped restart charter post-war
Larry Mahoney
9 time State Champion; high tournament average 80.8%; high game 92.8%
1973
Sol Berman
6 time State Champion; 14 time Doubles Champ; State President
Joe Puglise
1st official State Champion; 1st NJ player to record 60% tournament
1974
Jack Giddes
5 time State Champion; high game record 94.4%
Phil Zozzaro
State President; started State Awards Banquets
1975
W.E. Santoro
Prime founder of NJSHPA; 1st State President; promoter
Art Scolari
1st NJ Junior State Champion; 1942 State Champion
1976
Frank Boyce
Charter member; Executive Board; Tournament Director
Doug Fogal
2 time State Champion; State President; Sec./Treas.; 2nd and 3rd Vice- President
1977
Dale Eberhart
1971 NHPA Achievement Award; fundraising and publicity; State President
Harry Schmidt
Sec./Treas.; Tournament Director; 5th Vice President
1979
John Rosselet
NHPA Vice President at age 19; Sec./Treas. 1940-42
Marjorie Voorhees
1st NHPA sanctioned Women’s World Champion in 1920
Vince Yannetti
State President; Tournament Director; Statistician; Historian
1980
Bill Fournier
Sec./Treas 1958-66; helped run Bergen and Passaic leagues
Claude Hart
Promoter in Hudson County; Sec./Treas.; Tournament Director
1981
D.E. Brown
State President 1938-43; top promoter in South Jersey
Ben Murphy
Executive Board 1934-42; 25 courts in Jersey City; promoter
1982
Walt Haring
1964 State Champion; promoted Englewood Club; 5 time “B” Champ
Claude White
Founder and Editor of “Jersey’s Jargon”; officer; Regional Director
1983
Al Ward
Founded Northwest Jersey, Clifton Inter-City, and West Essex Clubs
1984
Al Price
State President; started game related sales co. for the sport; publicity
1986
Joe McCrink Sr.
8 time Doubles Champion; 2nd & 4th Vice President; Publicity Committee
1987
Reynold Santoro
Charter member; Se./Treas.; started official clay courts in NJ
1988
John Dykstra
Sec./Treas.; built indoor courts in Clifton
1990
Bill MacIntyre
5 time State Champion; highest tournament average 82.8%
1991
Ron Vogel
State President - 6 years; Statistician; Tournament Director
1992
Jim Reed
State President; 1st & 6th Vice president; Tournament Director
1994
Gene Castner
Founder of Warren County Club; 1st Vice President; promoter; Tournament Director
Al Cherry
State President; Publicity Director; Tournament Director
1997
Joe McCrink
8 time State Champion; pitched perfect game in 1987
2000
Anne Marie MacIntyre
Jargon Editor for 10 years; Tournament Director; 3rd Vice President
2001
Larry Thomason
State President; Tournament Director; South Jersey promoter
2002
Sonny Durando
3 time State Champion; 7 time State Doubles Champion
Ed Quigley
4 time Elders Champion, Regional Director; Tournament Director; lefty
2003
Marty Waisempacher
State and Hunterdon Club officer; Tournament Director; pitched upper 50%s
2005
George Egel
Top pitcher; winner of Sportsmanship Award; constant worker and supporter
2006
Ed Severs
Tournament Director; promoter; top pitcher; instrumental in forming Cumberland Co. Club
2007
Jim Burd
Tournament director; promoter
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