Sid Williams didn’t take up the sport of racquetball until 1966 at age 30, but the excellent workout he received and the great fun he had eventually led to long and continuing success in regional and national competitions. Williams, who was born in Tacoma in August 1936, participated in basketball and boxing at the Tacoma Boys Club on South 25th Street. While working as a civilian employee at McChord Air Force Base, Williams began playing racquetball at the base gym. Along with Art Redford and Dan Bueler, Williams formed the Washington Racquetball Association, and Williams was elected president. Within a year the organization had grown to 46 players, and in 1971 it hosted a Canadian team in its first international competition. Soon, many local and international tournaments were held at McChord AFB. His success led to a 27-year playing sponsorship from Ektelon, and as the American Amateur Racquetball Associations (AARA) regional director, he was responsible for hosting racquetball events in Alaska, Montana, Oregon and Washington states. He also developed a program to teach inner-city youth how to play the game. In 1995, Williams and Ace Utaland won the men’s National 55+ Masters Doubles title at the Gresham (Ore.) Racquetball Club in Oregon. In February 2007, less than four years removed from back surgery, the 70-year-old Williams teamed with Kris Kaskawal to finish second in the Hawaii World Outdoor One-Wall men’s “A” division Doubles Racquetball Championships. In his racquetball-playing career, Williams has won numerous senior, masters and golden masters titles on a local, state, regional and national level.