Bud Muehleisen

Bud Muehleisen (October 15, 1931 to September 8, 2024) was an American dentist, racquetball and paddleball player from San Diego, California. A left handed player, he was part of the first class inducted into the Racquetball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was inducted into the World Outdoor Racquetball Hall of Fame in 2015. He is considered the best racquetball player and the best paddleball player of the 1960s and one of the best finesse players in the history of either game. He began playing paddleball in 1962, won four national titles, then took up paddle rackets in 1969 and edged out Charlie Brumfield to win one of the first national championships in the sport that became racquetball. He won an unprecedented 41 national titles, served on the International Racquetball Association board as the first rules committee chairman, and worked with equipment manufacturers on rackets and balls.