Alice Marble
Alice Marble (Tennis. Born, Plumas County, CA, Sept. 28, 1913; died, Palm Springs, CA, Dec. 13, 1990.) Perhaps the forerunner of the modern woman tennis player, Alice I. Marble introduced an athletic...
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Jack Kramer (Tennis. Born, Monticello, CA, Aug. 1, 1921; died, Bel Air, CA, Sept. 12, 2009.) Rated as the brightest star in men’s tennis in the years immediately following World War II, John Albert...
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Billie Jean King (Tennis. Born, Long Beach, CA, Nov. 22, 1943.) Long in the forefront of women’s tennis, Billie Jean King was a pioneer among women pro players and accomplished many significant...
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Dave Klein (Sportswriter. Born, Newark, NJ, Mar. 10, 1940.) Three times in six years, David S. Klein had his work chosen as the No. 1 submission to the Best Sports Stories anthology. Klein was...
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Bobby Riggs (Tennis. Born, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 25, 1918; died, Leucadi, CA, Oct. 25, 1995.) At age 12, Robert Larimore Riggs began taking tennis lessons and, within six years, was the fourth-ranked...
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