About Us

Down the road from Danny’s childhood home in Budapest, Hungary was a small church that had a ping pong table that was free for the neighborhood kids to use. Danny quickly grew in love with the sport and the sport of table tennis loved him back. The game gave him a way to let out his childhood frustrations, harness his competitive spirit all while advancing his skills to the point where in 1948 he was crowned the Hungarian Boy’s Table Tennis Champion. Danny was 15 and was on the road of discovery. The game of ping pong and its tournaments gave young Danny the platform to realize that there was another world outside of what he was born into, a world that he could set out to conquer.

Fast forward to 1956, Danny was 23 years old and had an appetite for freedom. He came to the United States penniless and without an understanding of the English language. All Danny had was his toothbrush, 1 change of undergarments, his ping pong paddle and 2 ping pong balls.

Despite the humble beginnings, Danny made a huge success out of himself! By 1957 he became the Ohio Table Tennis Champion. By 1958 he won the Eastern US Table Tennis Championship and by 1960 Danny was named the US Singles and Doubles US Champion of Table Tennis! Danny was a legend.

In addition to Danny’s incredible journey as a sportsman, he was also a charming entertainer! He spent nearly 2 years traveling the country and putting on table tennis exhibitions at colleges, large malls, half time shows etc. One of Danny’s most proud accomplishments is that despite his humble beginnings he was able to create a name for himself that landed him on National TV 48 times including The Michael Douglas Show and even The Tonight Show.

Once Danny decided to put his roots down and stop his constant traveling he made his home in Cleveland, Ohio. To this day if you ask him where he is from his response is always Cleveland first. He fell in love with the city and started his first business in the heart of downtown on Euclid Avenue in the former Hippodrome Building back in 1963. He opened a table tennis club first, then a pool hall and later a dedicated retail store which then grew into a small chain of 5 locations. Due to the continued significance of internet purchasing and the economic downturn of 2008 Danny once again realized that reinvention was key and therefore shifted his business to solely focus on its core, customer service!

It’s no real surprise that Danny Vegh’s has been resilient and long-standing as the company is a reflection of its founder!