Mark Talbott
In August 2004, Mark Talbott, widely considered the greatest player in American history became program director of Stanford Squash. Before coming to Stanford, Talbott coached the 2003-2004 Yale Women's squash team to an undefeated season that included both the Ivy League and National title. Inducted into the Squash Hall of Fame in 2000, Talbott was recognized for his unmatched tournament record during a twelve year reign as the #1 ranked squash professional in North America. During that time, Talbott won 70 percent of the tournaments he entered, was the World Professional Squash Association Player of the Year eight times (1983, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92) and an Olympic Athlete of the Year on three occasions (1991, '92, '95). In addition, he captained the first USA Team to compete in the Pan Am Games (1995), earned the Sharif Khan Award for Sportsmanship (1991) and won the USSRA President's Cup (1989). He was featured in numerous magazines during his illustrious playing career, among them Gentlemen's Quarterly, New Yorker, Esquire and twice in Sports Illustrated. His major titles among more than 200 career tournament victories include five North American Opens, six World Professional Championships, three Canadian Opens, two U.S. Opens, three Boston Opens, three S.L. Green Softball Nationals and a pair of North American Open Doubles titles.