# AAU national four-wall handball championships

In: [Learn](https://handball.theperfectship.com/learn.md) > [History](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history.md) > [Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships.md) > AAU national four-wall handball championships

AAU national four-wall handball championships: 32 contests on record, 1919 to 1950. Track: American four-wall.

Run by [Amateur Athletic Union of the United States](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/organizations/aau.md).

64 results shown.

Championship results from the U.S. Handball Association's National Champions list (ushandball.org), used with permission; credit: U.S. Handball Association. Link: https://www.ushandball.org/about/national-champions/.

## Results by year

### 1919

- Doubles: champion: [Bill Ranft](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/people/bill-ranft.md) and Joe Lacey
- Singles: champion: [Bill Ranft](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/people/bill-ranft.md)

### 1920

- Doubles: champion: George Klawiter and George Retzer
- Singles: champion: [Max Gold](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/people/max-gold.md)

### 1921

- Doubles: champion: Stan Spiegel and Wilfred Asselin
- Singles: champion: [Carl Haedge](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/people/carl-haedge.md)

### 1922

- Doubles: champion: Maynard Laswell and [Max Gold](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/people/max-gold.md)
- Singles: champion: Art Shinners

### 1923

- Doubles: champion: Joe Bathe and Russ Serrenberg
- Singles: champion: [Joe Murray](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/people/joe-murray.md)

### 1924

- Doubles: champion: Lane McMillin and Jack Donovan
- Singles: champion: Maynard Laswell

### 1925

- Doubles: champion: William Kamman and Herm Dworman
- Singles: champion: Maynard Laswell

### 1926

- Doubles: champion: Lane McMillin
- Singles: champion: Maynard Laswell

### 1927

- Doubles: champion: William Kamman and Herm Dworman
- Singles: champion: George Nelson

### 1928

- Doubles: champion: William Kamman and Al Schaufelberger
- Singles: champion: Joe Griffin

### 1929

- Doubles: champion: Al Banuet and Lane McMillin
- Singles: champion: Al Banuet

### 1930

- Doubles: champion: Al Banuet and Woody Paynter
- Singles: champion: Al Banuet

### 1931

- Doubles: champion: Joe Bathe and Herm Dworman
- Singles: champion: Al Banuet

### 1932

- Doubles: champion: Angelo Trulio
- Singles: champion: Angelo Trulio

### 1933

- Doubles: champion: Joe Goudreau and John Endzvick
- Singles: champion: Sam Atcheson

### 1934

- Doubles: champion: Henry Herz and Leo Manka
- Singles: champion: Sam Atcheson

### 1935

- Doubles: champion: Andy Berry and Joe Gordon
- Singles: champion: Joe Platak

### 1936

- Doubles: champion: Andy Berry and Joe Gordon
- Singles: champion: Joe Platak

### 1937

- Doubles: champion: Joe Platak and Bob Weiller
- Singles: champion: Joe Platak

### 1938

- Doubles: champion: Frank Coyle and Ed Linz
- Singles: champion: Joe Platak

### 1939

- Doubles: champion: Frank Coyle and Ed Linz
- Singles: champion: Joe Platak

### 1940

- Doubles: champion: Joe Gordon and Joe Goldsmith
- Singles: champion: Joe Platak

### 1941

- Doubles: champion: Frank Coyle and Ed Linz
- Singles: champion: Joe Platak

### 1942

- Doubles: champion: Joe Gordon and Harold Smith
- Singles: champion: Jack Clements

### 1943

- Doubles: champion: Joe Gordon and Harold Smith
- Singles: champion: Joe Platak

### 1944

- Doubles: champion: Joe Platak and Robert Quinn
- Singles: champion: Frank Coyle

### 1945

- Doubles: champion: Sam Atcheson and Walt Detwiller
- Singles: champion: Joe Platak

### 1946

- Doubles: champion: Frank Coyle and Ed Linz
- Singles: champion: Angelo Trulio

### 1947

- Doubles: champion: Sam Haber and Joe Samson
- Singles: champion: Gus Lewis

### 1948

- Doubles: champion: Frank Gluckler and Dave Pahl
- Singles: champion: Gus Lewis

### 1949

- Doubles: champion: Gus Lewis and Sam Haber
- Singles: champion: Vic Hershkowitz

### 1950

- Open Doubles: champion: Frank Coyle and Bill Baier
- Open Singles: champion: Ken Schneider

## Sources

- [US Handball Association, "National Champions" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.ushandball.org/about/national-champions/)

## Other championship series

[All championship series](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships.md)

- [A.A.U. national amateur handball championship (singles)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/aau-handball-championship.md)
- [USHA national four-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-four-wall-championships.md)
- [USHA national one-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-one-wall-championships.md)
- [Queen of the Courts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/queen-of-the-courts.md)
- [Wallball Open Irish Nationals](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-wallball-open-irish-nationals.md)
- [King of the Courts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/king-of-the-courts.md)
- [Wallball Senior Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-wallball-senior-championship.md)
- [World Wallball Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/world-wallball-championships.md)
- [AAU national three-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/aau-national-three-wall-championships.md)
- [USHA national three-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-three-wall-championships.md)
- [All-Ireland 60x30 Softball Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-60x30-softball.md)
- [All-Ireland Hardball Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-hardball.md)
- [All-Ireland 4-Wall Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-4-wall.md)

## Corrections

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