Marty Reisman

Marty Reisman c early 1950s on the cover of his autobiography

Marty Reisman (born February 1, 1930) is an American champion table tennis player and author. He was the 1958 and 1960 U.S. Men’s Singles Champion and the 1997 U.S. Hardbat Champion.

Table tennis career

Reisman developed his table tennis skills beginning at the age of 12 on the Lower East Side,^[1] and then as a hustler in New York in the 1940s, playing for bets and prizes, notably at Lawrence's Table tennis emporium on Broadway and 54th Street.

He is the oldest person ever to win an open national competition in a racquet sport when he won the 1997 United States National Hardbat championship at age 67.^[1]

In recent years, Reisman has continued to be one of the most visible presences and known personalities in the Table Tennis world and Reisman is currently the President of Table Tennis Nation.^[2] Reisman is Jewish, and Jews dominated the sport in the 1930s and 1940s.^[3][4][5] Comedian Jonathan Katz recalled that he met and played Reisman when he was young and that Reisman was an amazing athlete.^[6]

Bibliography

His autobiography, The Money Player, The Confessions of America's Greatest Table Tennis Player and Hustler was published in 1974. Publisher: Morrow, ISBN 0-688-00273-0

See also

• List of select Jewish table tennis players

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Everything You Know Is Pong: How .... http://books.google.com/books?id=8aEwylFfsjIC&pg=PA32&dq=%22marty+reisman%22+jewish&hl=en&ei=vVJ-TbGFA4y4sQPBxuj7Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22marty%20reisman%22&f=false. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
2. ^ http://www.tabletennisnation.com
3. ^ Tracy, Marc (October 26, 2010). Dick Miles, Top Ping-Pong Player, Dies - by Marc Tracy. Tablet. http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/48399/dick-miles-top-ping-pong-player-dies/. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
4. ^ Day by day in Jewish sports history. http://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&pg=PA32&dq=%22marty+reisman%22+jewish&hl=en&ei=vVJ-TbGFA4y4sQPBxuj7Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=reisman&f=false. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
5. ^ Heeb. http://books.google.com/books?id=Tk0aAQAAIAAJ&q=%22marty+reisman%22+jewish&dq=%22marty+reisman%22+jewish&hl=en&ei=vVJ-TbGFA4y4sQPBxuj7Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBg. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
6. ^ "Comedian Jonathan Katz on His Life with MS 1". EverydayHealth.com. http://www.everydayhealth.com/multiple-sclerosis/webcasts/comedian-jonathan-katz-on-his-life-with-ms-transcript-1.aspx. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 

• [1] Table Tennis Nation
• Full biography at USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame. Accessed November 2006.
• Interview With Marty Reisman at USA Table Tennis By Tyra Parkins 2001. Accessed November 2006.
• Marty Reisman article at hardbat.com
• [2] A Giant Misunderstanding Nearly Made A Giant-killer Of The Author, by Parton Keese
• [3] A Little Night Music, by Ray Kennedy

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