EKTT Hall of Fame

The website where we honor the champions legendary players, administrators, contributors and others who have made an exceptional contribution to the development of Table Tennis in Eastern Kentucky.

Property
The Eastern Kentucky Hall of Fame (EKTTHoF) founded in 1997 is the property of the Eastern Kentucky Table Tennis.

Aims
Promote Table Tennis by encouraging publicity. Honour the champions, legendary players, and others who have made an exceptional contribution to the development of Table Tennis in Eastern Kentucky. To retain the history of Eastern Kentucky Table Tennis each year. The EKTTHoF Awards Panel will be responsible for bestowing the award and honor – to be inducted into the EKTTHoF. The first members of the EKTTHoF will be presented during the Eastern Kentucky Classic or an alternate yearly event. The number of members will increase over time, starting with players, but also including administrators and contributors.

Pre-requisites for consideration

Championship titles, tournament championships and achievements, Medals and extraordinary competition successes at EKTT events.
Outstanding personal reputation and behaviour in sport with taking into account sportsmanship, fair play and team spirit
Remarkable contribution to the development and image of table tennis.
Active participation of 5 years as a table tennis player in Eastern Kentucky.

The Steering and Awards Panel
It shall be appointed by the EKTT Board, upon proposal by the EKTT president, for a term of four years and members shall be eligible for re-election. The Awards Panel will elect a Chair by simple majority. The Chair will be responsible for the orderly conduct of work and for the presentation of the ETTHoF. The EKTT Secretariat will provide secretarial services for the Awards Panel and will be responsible for the necessary operational and promotional activities.

Members of the Panel
Mr. Byron Risner (Chair) Mr. Langley Franklin
Mr. Daniel Arnett (Vice Chair) Mr. Johnny Johnson
Mr. Dickie Williams Secretariat: Mr. Mike Crase

Joe Nevius

Credited with popularizing the sport of table tennis in Eastern Kentucky. As a minister Mr. Nevius traveled Eastern Kentucky and also promoted the sport of table tennis.

Mr. Nevius started the WTTA, which later became Grand Prix Table Tennis (1991) and finally Eastern Kentucky Table Tennis in 2014.

Mr. Nevius was the Super League Table Tennis league champion, which introduced the concept of challenging for titles instead of simply playing, winner stays up, tournament or open table tennis play. Super League Table Tennis moved around to different Eastern KY counties such as Morgan, Wolfe, Breathitt and others.

Mr. Nevius had great success in the Appalachian Hills Open table tennis tournament, which was held 9 times. It was the first organized and sponsored tournament in Eastern Kentucky.

Mr. Nevius was a proud sponsor of EKTT and its league events. Mr. Nevius had a complete all- round game using a shake grip that emphasized equal use of forehand and backhand play-his goal was to make the opponent miss in a long rally. Mr. Nevius’ footprint on the sport of table tennis in Eastern KY is still evident today.

Accolades:

1st EKTT Champion 1x

7x SLTT -combined reign est. 12 years

1x WTTA Champion

Record: 423-178 (.705)* Incomplete

5x SLTT Doubles Champion

2x EKTT Inter-County Champion

Appalachian Hills Open: 9x

Appalachian Hills Open Doubles Champion: 5 x

Founder of Eastern Kentucky Table Tennis

EKTT President 1988-1991

EKTT Board Chair 1988-1997