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Bobby Riggs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Larimore "Bobby" Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No. 1 or the co-World No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1941, t...
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The Battle of the Sexes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As an idiom, the Battle of the Sexes refers to the competition, disagreements and general discord between men and women. It may also refer to: •The Battle of the Sexes (tennis) is a 1973 exhibition ...
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Information about Bobby Riggs ... A collection of news and information related to Bobby Riggs published by Tribune Company sources. ... The lights at Bobby Riggs Stadium had been turned off and the cheering had subsided Friday night when Forest Hill coach Lamar Powell had a few moments to reflect on what had just happened.
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Though he had little of the power of Don Budge and Jack Kramer, and though his physique was hardly comparable to that of these six-footers, right-hander Bobby Riggs was one of the smartest, most calculating and resourceful court strategists tennis has seen, particularly in his defensive circumventions.
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bobbyriggs.com is your authoritative resource for information about Bobby Riggs ... Robert Larimore "Bobby" Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No. 1 or the co-World No.
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Bobby Riggs, 77, a former Wimbledon and U.S. Open tennis champion who helped make women's tennis a major spectator and money sport by losing a widely promoted 1973 match to Billie Jean King, died of prostate cancer Oct. 25 at his home in Leucadia, Calif.
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Wimbledon equalizes the prizes for men and women. How revolutionary... ... At the time Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in 1973’s circus-like “Battle of the Sexes,” Ms. King, as women’s Wimbledon singles champion, earned about 40 percent of what her male counterparts did at the same tournament.
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But what is remembered most about her is that she humbled Bobby Riggs. ... Riggs, a 1939 Wimbledon champion turned hustler, had already massacred Court on Mother's Day 1973. So King, who previously had rejected Riggs' advances ... Riggs was wheeled in on a rickshaw pulled by sexy models in tight outfits, "Bobby's Bosom Buddies."
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On September 20, 1973, in front of a crowd of more than 30,000 spectators at the Houston Astrodome, female tennis star Billy Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in a much publicized "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match.
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