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Eric's Heroes: The Birth of The (Pickleball) Boom

4/7/2022

 
The game is a testament to monotony as the mother of invention, in the summer of 1965 on Bainbridge Island, when the Pritchards, the Bells and the McCallums enjoyed good living and good fun, and made up a game off the top of their heads. And do you know what? It might just last forever. See Eric Johnson, KOMO News Anchor's story here...

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