Bob Greene Jr. has never won a Super Bowl, a World Series or an NBA championship.

He’s a humble man from Massachusetts, who loves Rangeley (he has a home there), skiing and the outdoors, and has an impeccable sense of humor.

And he’s a tennis professional — a very good tennis professional.

Greene plies his trade at the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, N.H., where he is the director of tennis.

Last week, the United States Professional Tennis Association honored Greene with the Alex Gordon Award for the Professional of the Year.

“It was a surprise, a big surprise,” Greene said. “People who’ve won this in the past are typically some very notable tennis people, like Nick Bollettieri and people like that. I wasn’t even planning on applying for the award, but the president of the USPTA New England division encouraged me to do so. I applied, but didn’t think much of it until i went to my P.O. Box in Rangeley and got the letter. I had to read it three times.”

In his acceptance speech at the organization’s annual conference on Marco Island, Fla., Greene likened winning the award to the honors bestowed upon New England’s better-known sports teams in recent years, and as only he could, added a touch of humor.

“It’s really quite something to be from New England and be recognized for this award,” Greene said in the speech. “This will put me right up there with the Patriots, the Celtics and the Red Sox, and I can honestly tell you I did not secretly videotape the other candidates for this award, and I did not use steroids.”

According to the USPTA, the professional of the year is judged in seven areas, including contributions to the USPTA and USTA, as a teaching professional, player and coach, education, research and publications, organizational affiliations, and contributions to the community.

Greene is a former USPTA New England Division president and served on the National Executive Committee from 1998-2001. He is also currently on the USPTA New England Division Testing Committee. In addition, he is highly involved with the USTA. He has served as the chair of the USTA Olympic Tennis Committee since 2006. He has also served as president of the USTA New England Section and served on several committees.

Most recently, Greene traveled to Beijing with the U.S. Olympic tennis team, serving as the chairman of Olympic tennis for the USTA. That position included governance over the Olympic teams, the country’s team for the Pan-Am Games and the top Paralympians.

“That was a high point in my career,” Greene said. “China’s quite a place. It was a great experience, and I had a lot of fun.”

Greene is also committed to giving back through the community. He has held USPTA Free Lesson Days at numerous pro events, including the Pilot Pen in New Haven, Conn., and the ATP grass court tournaments. He also created and hosted the world’s largest free tennis lesson for Girl Scouts at the Pilot Pen and serves as a volunteer coach with the Tenacity Program in Boston.

“Tennis has been very, very good to me, and it’s a great lifetime sport,” Greene said. “I’ve always met a lot of great people through the game and made a lot of friends, so I’ve always been willing to give back my time to the game in a variety of capacities.”

As a player, he has held several New England rankings with a career-high No. 3 national ranking in USPTA men’s doubles. As a coach, he has worked with several world-ranked players and currently coaches some of New England’s top junior prospects.

Previous accolades include receiving the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Educational Merit Award in 2003, the USPTA New England Division Pro of the Year award in 1995 and 2008, the USTA Gardner Chase bowl for contributions to New England Tennis, and being named five-time USPTA New England Division Tester of the Year.

Going forward, Greene said he plans on giving more of his time to worthy charitable causes. He’s also coaching a rising New England junior player, and plans on working closely with the New England chapter of the USTA.

“I’ve been around tennis for a long time, and I’ve been fortunate enough to receive some awards and other recognitions as well,” Greene said. “It seems like each time I get one, I get more excited to go out and do things. That’s basically the story, blind dog finds bone again.”