The United States Handball Association (USHA) is the national governing body for

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in the United States, a game played mostly in that country. The organization is a

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which promotes the game and governs its rules.USHA Mission Statement
. United States Handball Association. Retrieved on 10 October 2008. Among the organization's specific activities are the sponsorship of tournaments, both amateur and professional, the publication of ''Handball Magazine'', and the sponsorship and management of the Handball Hall of Fame in

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. The USHA was founded in 1951 by Bob Kendler of Chicago. In 1982, the national headquarters moved to Tucson. A board of directors runs the organization. The current president of the USHA is Mike Steele. In 2008, the organization reported having 8,500 members. Some members such as champion player Albert Apuzzi of

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have helped run tournaments.

Leading players

The associations Hall of Fame is run to designate and honor top handball players from various times and in the different varieties of the game. Among the 38 players in the U.S. Handball Association Hall of Fame are Albert Apuzzi,

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Joe Platak Joseph Platak (1909 – November 7, 1954) was an American handball player in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of the inaugural inductees to the United States Handball Association The United States Handball Association (USHA) is the national gove ...

Paul Haber Paul Haber (1937–2003) was an American one, three, and four wall National Handball champion. Haber is credited with being the first player to use the ceiling offensively and did so very effectively. He was inducted into the United States Handba ...

Oscar Obert Oscar Obert (1931 – June 24, 2016) was an American one, three, and four wall National Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six ou ...

Vic Hershkowitz Vic Hershkowitz (5 October 1918 – 23 June 2008) was a dominant handball player who played from the early 1940s to the early 1960s. He won 23 amateur national titles. He was a New York City fireman. His accomplishments include winning forty ...

, Simon Singer, and

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References

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External links

United States Handball Association Official Website
Non-profit organizations based in Arizona Sports organizations established in 1951

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1951 establishments in the United States