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Francis Xavier Alexander Shields Sr. (November 18, 1909 – August 19, 1975) was an American amateur tennis player of the 1920s and 1930s, and an actor known for Hoosier Schoolboy (1937). He was ranked world No. 2 in 1931, and U.S. No. 1 in 1933.
Shields, a self-taught player who had a booming first serve, was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 eight times from 1928 to 1945, rising to No. 2 in 1930 and No. 1 in 1933. He appeared in the finals of three U.S. National Championship events but was snake bitten and unable to seize one title. He lost the 1930 singles final to John Doeg, 16-14 in the ...
Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi (grandfather) Mary Elsie Moore (grandmother) Francis Alexander Shields Jr. (May 16, 1941 – April 25, 2003) was an American businessman and an executive at Revlon in New York City. [1] [2] He was the father of actress Brooke Shields. [3]
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Who remembers Francis X. Shields? For tennis buffs, the record book offers ample reason to do so: He was a finalist at Forest Hills in 1930 when he was 21, a Wimbledon finalist in 1931 and...
Official tennis player profile of Frank Shields on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
Aug 20, 1975 · Frank X. Shields, a former tennis star and captain of the United States Davis Cup team in 1951, died suddenly yesterday, appatently of a heart attack, in a taxicab after dining in a Manhattan...
Francis Xavier Alexander Shields Sr. (November 18, 1909 – August 19, 1975) was an American amateur tennis player of the 1920s and 1930s, and an actor known for Hoosier Schoolboy (1937). He was ranked world No. 2 in 1931, and U.S. No. 1 in 1933.
