Cattle To Courts

A History of Tennis In Texas

Ken McAllister (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2019
New Chapter Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-937559-90-8 (ISBN)

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In this comprehensive volume, anecdotes and personal observations explore how Texas became a leader of America's "Tennis Boom" through national and international events. In addition to showing how Texas communities and statewide tennis organizations contributed to the sport's growth, the book highlights the stories of American tennis' most special characters and personalities. The extremely well versed McAllister shares unique insights from his 50 years in the tennis industry.

Ken McAllister has served the tennis industry for more than 50 years, most notably as the Executive Director of the USTA Texas Section for 24 years, more than doubling tennis membership and staff during his tenure. He started his long association with tennis in 1967 when he became an officer for the Texas Tennis Coaches Association and its President from 1971-74. He also served as Director of Tennis at Walden on Lake Conroe, Lakeside Country Club in Houston, and Lakeway World of Tennis in Austin. He also is a long-time member and contributor to the USPTA, serving as a Texas division president from 1977-79. He has been inducted into the Texas Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame (2000), Snyder High School Athletic Hall of Fame (2010), Southwestern University Athletic Hall of Fame (2013), and the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame (2012).

Erscheinungsdatum	02.03.2019
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Pound Ridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	139 x 215 mm
Gewicht	322 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Sport ► Ballsport ► Tennis
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-937559-90-4 / 1937559904
ISBN-13	978-1-937559-90-8 / 9781937559908
Zustand	Neuware