Purple Jesus

Max Manthou , known colloquially as Purple Jesus, is a professional pickleball player from Tacoma, Washington. He played tennis at the University of Washington, served in the Peace Corps in Indonesia, and then received his master's degree in anthropology from Illinois State University. Manthou has also competed in several other sports, including captaining his high school's state champion basketball team and qualifying for the collegiate nationals in table tennis and poker. For hobbies, he...See more

Max Manthou , known colloquially as Purple Jesus, is a professional pickleball player from Tacoma, Washington. He played tennis at the University of Washington, served in the Peace Corps in Indonesia, and then received his master's degree in anthropology from Illinois State University. Manthou has also competed in several other sports, including captaining his high school's state champion basketball team and qualifying for the collegiate nationals in table tennis and poker. For hobbies, he enjoys reading, listening to music, hiking, traveling, and playing with cats. He speaks four languages and thinks Iron Maiden is the greatest band of all time. See less