Danny Seemiller is a United States table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 player.

Danny began playing serious table tennis as an early teenager. By 1972, he was the number one qualifier on the U.S. World Team. He has won five U.S. Men's Singles Championships (in 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, and 1983). He was once ranked #19 in the world.

From 1990 to 1995, he served as President of the United States Table Tennis Association (now called USA Table Tennis

USA Table Tennis

USA Table Tennis, colloquially known as USATT, is the non-profit governing body for table tennis in the United States and is responsible for cataloging and sanctioning tournaments within the United States. It was founded in 1933 as the United States Table Tennis Association. In addition to...

). He was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995.

In 1996, he moved to New Carlisle, Indiana

New Carlisle, Indiana

New Carlisle is a town in suburban St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. It is located in Olive Township. The population was 1,861 at the 2010 Census...

 and became a coach at the South Bend Table Tennis Club. At South Bend, he has developed such players as Mark Hazinski

Mark Hazinski

Mark "Haz" Hazinski is an American professional table tennis player. He was born on in South Bend, Indiana and grew up in Mishawaka, Indiana. Hazinski started playing table tennis at the age of nine and is the youngest player to make the US Men's National Table Tennis Team at the age of 15...

, who is currently the top player in the country.