
The sport with the funny name that's sweeping America
CNN
Pickleball is by some measures the fastest-growing sport in America. A cross between tennis and ping pong, it was invented 57 years ago by three vacationing dads who needed an activity to entertain their bored kids.
So the dads -- Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum -- got creative. They used the items at their disposal, including some ping pong paddles, an old badminton court and a perforated plastic ball, and invented a new game for their kids to play.
With that, pickleball was born.

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