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14/11/2009 - The inaugural Squash New Zealand Hall of Fame Dinner is being held on Friday November 20th at The Novotel, Ellerslie in Auckland. To help celebrate this event each of the inductees will be profiled leading up to the evening. Today we profile Dardir Roy Haddon. |
Roy Haddon - "The Founding Father"
For more than 20 years, Haddon was the driving force behind New Zealand squash, running the national association as its secretary in 1949, 1951 and from 1953-71, when it was based permanently in Palmerston North. It was squash's good fortune that Haddon, with his accountancy background and driving personality, was involved with the sport from its earliest days in Palmerston North, in the mid-1930s. He ushered New Zealand squash almost from its beginnings, when very few knew of the sport, through to the 1970s, when its popularity was exploding. He was not only national association's secretary, but was the game's first historian, a publicist – he was responsible for publishing the Fair View newsletter throughout each season - and a forceful administrator. In 1969 Haddon managed the New Zealand men's team that competed in the world championships in England.
The Squash NZ Hall of Fame Dinner starts at 7pm with pre dinner drinks and wine with dinner. The price is $100 per ticket. Tickets are available from the Squash New Zealand Office (Ph: 09 815 0970 E-mail: squashnz@squashnz.co.nz).
For more details and for any queries contact Don Cotter on 027 297 1922 or email: dcotter@ihug.co.nz.
Click on the link below to access the Hall of Fame website.
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www.nzsquashhalloffame.co.nz/home.html
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