The National Senior Games Association is holding its 2023 games in Pittsburgh this year, where players ages 50 and older play in 20 sports across the city. When the national competition last came to Pittsburgh in 2005, Oakland resident David Steinbach competed in singles tennis and golf. Now 83, Steinbach is headed back to the games to compete — and he’s not alone. Bob Katzen, a lifelong friend, is joining him to play doubles tennis. Steinbach and Katzen met more than 70 years ago and are nearly inseparable. They both attend Temple Sinai in Squirrel Hill, they play golf together at Green Oaks Country Club and their offices even are in the same building. Steinbach and Katzen have both played tennis and golf for decades. Of the two sports, Katzen’s favorite is tennis, but Steinbach said he doesn’t have a preference. “Just so I can put a P.S. in there, of all of our contemporaries David is the best golfer and the best tennis player,” Katzen added. “So, it’s hard for him to choose being top banana in both sports. He likes both. So, it’s very easy for me to choose. I like tennis better.”

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