A Short History of the Phoenix Club

A picture history...

The Anaheim Table Tennis Group was founded by the late Herbert Huber in 1980.

The club has come a long way since its start in 1980.  With the love to play the game, we played in a small facility known as the "Chicken House" (the picture on the right is taken from the remodeling):

Groundbreaking ceremony for the preset facility in 1991.

The group has traditionally been a close group of people with many enjoying time together outside of the club including picnics and other get-togethers.  Sometimes table tennis takes a back seat to food.

But it's not always food that we indulge in.

Don't get us wrong, though.  During our history, there has been a lot of competition and serious table tennis play.  Nobody will forget the valiant effort put forth by one of our founding members, Fritz Baresel.  After Fritz's retirement, his son gave him a custom made paddle that would prove to move him to the top of his game.