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Bobby Riggs. Robert Larimore Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) [4] was an American tennis champion who was the world No. 1 amateur in 1939 and world No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. [3] He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941.
Aug 25, 2023 · Nearly 50 years after her historic match against Bobby Riggs, Billie Jean King says she immediately knew it was a monumental moment. On Sept. 20, 1973, King, who was the No. 1 women’s player in...
Apr 2, 2014 · Bobby Riggs became the world's No. 1 amateur tennis player after winning the singles, doubles and mixed-doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1939, and he later claimed three U.S....
May 9, 2024 · Bobby Riggs, American tennis player best known for the 1973 Battle of the Sexes match, which he lost to Billie Jean King.
Oct 27, 1995 · The irrepressible chauvinist Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon champion who in 1973 reached a dual zenith of tennis fame and infamy as the 55-year-old braggart who was throttled by Billie Jean...
Oct 26, 1995 · Onetime national tennis champion Bobby Riggs, a Wimbledon winner at 21, died Wednesday night. He was 77. Discovered eight years ago to have prostate cancer, Riggs died about 9:30 p.m. at his...
Jan 8, 2024 · Here's the incredible true story of the 1973 exhibition match between feminist icon Billie Jean King and retired tennis legend Bobby Riggs.
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