Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Sid Williams, Melanie Kershner

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2001.16.36

Description

Sid Williams began playing racquetball while working as a civilian employee at McChord Air Force Base. The Tacoma native, who grew up playing basketball and boxing at the Tacoma Boys Club, quickly grew to enjoy the sport. Williams, along with Art Redford and Dan Bueler, formed the Washington Racquetball Association. Williams was elected president and within a year the association had grown to 46 players, hosted its first international tournament at McChord AFB. Williams became the American Amateur Racquetball Associations regional director, hosting racquetball tournaments in Alaska, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Williams also developed an inner-city youth development program. In 1995, Williams and Ace Utaland won the men’s national 55+ Masters Doubles title. Williams and Kris Kaskawal finished second at the Hawaii World Outdoor One-Wall men’s ‘A’ division doubles racquetball championships, less than four years removed from back surgery. Williams won numerous senior, masters and golden masters titles at the local, state, regional and national level during his playing career and was inducted into the Tacoma Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He’s pictured with partner Melanie Kershner after winning the Open Mixed Doubles Championships. Photo, color, Open Mixed Doubles Champions Sid Williams and Melanie Kershner.

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Raquetball, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational

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Williams, Sid

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Kershner, Melanie

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Redford, Art

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Bueler, Dan

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Utaland, Ace

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Kaskawal, Kris

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American Amateur Racquetball Association

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Men's national racquetball championships

Person or Organization

World Outdoor one-wall men's A division doubles chamionships

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Masters championships

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Tacoma

Related Events

Event

Open Mixed Doubles Championships