Pickleball played on the Goodyear Blimp at 1,500 feet high?

Pickleball played on the Goodyear Blimp at 1,500 feet high?

A few months back, representatives from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company came onto an article about the growing popularity of pickleball.

said Julianne Roberts, the Director of Global External Communications for the organization. Dougherty grinned and said to Devilliers, "I heard your outrageous claim 

According to her, the piece wondered whether the sport was "Blimpworthy," or significant enough to justify the famous Blimp above.

The Goodyear Blimp has been providing overhead views for major broadcast sporting events including the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR for 70 years.

All of a sudden, Goodyear became interested in pickleball and contacted the PPA, the top professional circuit in the sport.

Six PPA players were sent to Seattle in 2022 for a pickleball demonstration on the top of the Space Needle. That equates to 605 feet.

He was the sole male professional on board, so it felt reasonable to say that. However, the co-pilot, Michael Dougherty, left the cockpit shortly after making that statement. (At this junct

Roberts, who works at Goodyear’s corporate headquarters in Akron, Ohio, recalled the story Wednesday while standing at the Goodyear

In the short minutes that Dougherty and Parenteau spent rallying with the borrowed gear, Dougherty performed well and went back to the cockpit.

Devilliers, also referred to as the "Flying Frenchman," is a Frenchman who is currently placed seventh in the PPA rankings for men's singles.

When he was rallying with Parenteau, who was rated second in the women's singles, he seemed like he was soaring high.