Marty Reisman was born on 1 February 1930 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Yoshiko. He died on 7 December 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Won 22 major table tennis titles from 1946 to 2002, including two United States Opens and a British Open. Many consider him one of the 10 best ever to play the game. In 1997, at 67, he became the oldest player to win a national championship in a racket sport by winning the United States National Hardbat Championship.
