Mr Pickle launched at the BIOFREEZE USA PICKLEBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DALLAS!
ABOUT US
It's the Summer of 1965, on Bainbridge Island WA, where the game of Pickleballwas created by three friends, Barney McCallum, Joel Pritchard, a Seattle Congressman, Washington Senator and Lt. Governor, and Bill Bell to give their wining" I have nothing to do" children, "something to do". There was a broken down badminton court on the Pritchards property and the Dad's told their kids to go to the court and make "something" up! Using old ping pong paddles, badminton racquets, and a wiffle ball, with gales of laughter even the parents joined in the fun. The family dog, Pickles was chasing after every ball that came his way on the court, and running off with it. So soon after, when the time came to name this new sport/game, it was decided, according to McCallum, to name it after him and thus, Pickleball was established!
The name Mr Pickle is fun..right?
We think so too, and so did the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where the USA Pickleball National Championships were held in 2018 and an amusing darling sculpture called Pickles was created for the Championships . The Tennis Garden’s “powers that be” fell in love with it and wanted our Mr Pickle to reign over the IWTG and be its “Face of Pickleball”.
Since then MR PICKLE has become famous on his own, with hundreds upon hundreds of people having their picture taken with him. And now ….
This is a perfect match.....a whimsical sculpture and fun fashion!
The Pickleball Chick
Kaitlyn Kerr
him as one of the founders of the sport and who gave the sport its name !
Jennifer Lucore, "Mr Pickle Ambassador of Fun" and Mr Pickle at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA
Original Mr Pickle sculpture
Norma, our designer with BEN JOHNS!!
Ranked #1 in the world mixed doubles #1 in the world for singles and #1 in the world for Men’s Doubles by the Pro Pickleball Association (PPA).
Kim Clijsters at the USA Pickleball Indoor Championships Atlantic City
