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How Did Pickleball Get Its Name? The Full Origin Story
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How Did Pickleball Get Its Name? The Full Origin Story
Pickleball was created in the summer of 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Congressman Joel Pritchard and businessman Bill Bell returned from a golf game to find their families bored. On the property was a former badminton court, but they couldn’t find a full set of rackets. They improvised by using ping-pong paddles and a perforated plastic ball from a toy set. Initially, they volleyed the ball over a 60-inch-high net, but as play continued…
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