Description: Frank Ward --" Mr. Tennis" has supported tennis programs in Tulsa since 1964. He has been teaching at Holland Hall , organizing Tulsa Tennis Tournaments at the Parks Dept, finding donors of equipment or money, ordering 14 semi truckloads of merchandise, and warehousing gear at his home. He has several awards of honor including Holland Hall Hall of Fame, MVUSTA Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Tennis HOF, Oklahoma Coaches HOF. Supplying students with equipment and supporting the Oklahoma Senior Games is his passion. His theme is "Win with Class!"
Subjects: Teaching tennis, Tulsa Area Tennis Assn, City Parks and Lafortune Park. Distribution of donated tennis equipment, Oklahoma Senior tennis games, Clinics, State Doubles Champ with George Folz and School funding for coaches and tennis programs. Hall of Fame Awards
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