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Damien Mudge will be inducted into the United States Squash Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The ceremony will occur at a special luncheon at noon at the Arlen Specter ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Center in Philadelphia.

Mudge, an Australian, came to the U.S. in 1998 to work at the University Club of New York. He soon launched a doubles career without precedent. Since the first professional tournament in 1938, no one has come close to dominating like Mudge. Over the next twenty years, he played on both walls and partnered with (in order) Kenton Jernigan, Gary Waite, Viktor Berg, Ben Gould and Manek Mathur. With a rare combination of speed, finesse and outright power, he won 142 pro titles, by far the most in history (no other player has topped 100). His record at individual tournaments was breathtaking: he captured seventeen Johnsons, fourteen North American Opens, ten Kellners—all the way down to a dozen one-off tournament wins. He notched five undefeated seasons.

For more on Damien Mudge, you can read an in-depth cover profile by James Zug from the April 2020 issue of Squash Magazine:

The U.S. Squash Hall of Fame was founded in 2000 at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. In 2006 it moved to Yale’s Payne Whitney Gymnasium. After sixteen years in New Haven, it relocated back to Philadelphia in April 2022 when the elegant Peggy & Leo Pierce Family U.S. Squash Hall of Fame space opened at the Arlen Specter ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Center.