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Ralph Eliot Howe III (born 12 May 1941) [1] is an American hardball squash player. He was one of the leading squash players in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Hardball squash is a format of the indoor racquet sport squash which was first developed in North America in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It is sometimes referred to as being the "American version" of the sport. Compared to the "British version" of the game – which today is usually referred to as being the "international" version, or "softball" squash – the hardball game is played using a harder rubber ball which plays faster, and usually on a smaller court for singles play, or a much larger court for the doubles game.

Howe won the US national junior title in 1960. He then went on to win the intercollegiate title in 1962 and 1963 while at Yale University.

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In 1964, Howe beat three former national champions on his way to winning the US national singles title. Howe also won the US national doubles title six times between 1965 and 1976.

In 1967, Howe won the United States Open. [2] He defeated three-time defending-champion Mo Khan in the semi-finals, before going on to beat his older brother Sam Howe in the final, to become one of only four amateurs ever to win the most prestigious open tournament on the North American continent.

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Mohibullah Khan, often referred to by the nickname "Mo Khan", was a squash player from Pakistan. He was one of the leading players in the game in the 1960s and a member of the famous Khan Dynasty of squash. His biggest triumph was winning the British Open in 1963.

Samuel P. "Sam" Howe III is an American hardball squash player. He was one of the leading squash players in the United States in the 1960s.

Ralph was inducted into the United States Squash Racquets Association Hall of Fame in 2002.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ralph Howe". ITF. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Historical Information about the US and North American Opens". Squashtalk.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)


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