New York University alumnus, Desmond Margetson, a 1948 graduate with a bachelor's degree in engineering, has been inducted into the NYU Athletics Hall of Fame. Margetson, who currently resides in Manhattan, is best known for his invention of the indoor tennis bubble, which was widely responsible for the growth of indoor tennis as a nationwide athletic activity.

A three-year member of the Violets' varsity tennis team, Margetson led the team to an 8-3 record while playing at #1 singles in 1948. He went on to attain the round of 16 in the indoor championships four times in the 1950's. Margetson holds the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Lifetime Achievement Award and has won national age group titles in the steeplechase (1986), high jump (1983) and the indoor 3,000-meter run (1998). He also earned the 1992 World 8K Cross Country Championship title.

Currently, Margetson is an engineer with the New York City Department of Design and Construction in Long Island City, and he participates in masters and veterans track and field athletics, as well as tennis. Margetson is also involved with the NY Interagency Engineering Committee.

Margetson, along with fellow NYU alumni, Harold Bogrow (1941-track), Donna Layne (1994-basketball), and Michael Watt (1988-swimming), were inducted into New York Universityıs Hall of Fame on October 21, 2000. The four athletes were honored for their collegiate and lifetime accomplishments, along with their commitment to NYU Athletics.