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Richard Dove Williams Jr. (born February 14, 1942) is a former American tennis coach and the father of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams.
- 49(V)-73(S) (122 titles)
- Richard Dove Williams Jr.
- 21(S-V)-2(V)-5(S) (28 titles)
- February 14, 1942 (age 81), Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Nov 19, 2021 · TRUE STORY. King Richard: Understanding the Real Richard Williams, Father and Coach to Venus and Serena. The Williams family cooperated with Will Smith and King Richard ’s filmmakers to...
Nov 22, 2021 · We speak with tennis coach Rick Macci about the true story behind 'King Richard', where Richard Williams hired him to train Venus and Serena Williams.
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Nov 20, 2021 · Sat 20 Nov 2021 01.09 EST. T he first surprise came when he climbed into the battered Volkswagen van. “I get in the passenger side and I sit down in the front seat and I get harpooned in the...
Nov 16, 2021 · Played by Will Smith, Richard Williams was coach, dad, and promoter of the girls, training with them on broken-down public courts in 1990s South Los Angeles, collecting discarded balls, and...
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Nov 17, 2021 · The new movie "King Richard" tells the story of how Richard Williams, a Black man who grew up in the Jim Crow South, forced the white world of tennis to pay attention to his daughters,...
Nov 19, 2021 · Williams, father to tennis legends Venus and Serena, coached his daughters to become two of the most accomplished athletes in sports history. Get to know the visionary, who was inducted...