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Jan 18, 2007 · Arthur Robert Ashe Jr., legendary tennis player, human rights activist, and educator, was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia, to Arthur Sr. and Mattie Cunningham Ashe. At the age of four, he began playing tennis at Brook Field, a black-only park where his … Read MoreArthur Ashe (1943-1993)
Aug 24, 2018 · When Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Okker of the Netherlands on Sept. 9, 1968, he became the first black man to win the United States Open and was embraced as a beacon of possibility for many. Like ...
On July 10, 1943 Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was born to parents Arthur Sr. and Mattie C. Ashe in Richmond, Virginia. Arthur began learning tennis from an early age, in part because his father took a post at Brook Field in 1947. The position came with a house that was located in the middle of the blacks-only playground at Brook Field, which was an ...
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. ( 10. heinäkuuta 1943 Richmond, Virginia – 6. helmikuuta 1993 New York) [2] oli menestyksekäs yhdysvaltalainen tennispelaaja. Uransa aikana hän voitti Grand Slam -turnauksen kolmesti: US Openin vuonna 1968, Australian avoimet 1970 sekä Wimbledonin 1975, sekä sijoittui toiseksi kolmesti Australiassa ja kerran ...
Jun 19, 2022 · Arthur Ashe d. Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 1975 Wimbledon Men’s Final. We know that Icarus flew too close to the sun and was burned, but did Tarzan ever swing too high and lose sight of the ...
Jun 25, 2022 · Arthur Ashe balletically leaps across the grass court, his gold chain peeking from behind his white polo shirt. He serves unreturned aces and then returns low forehand volleys as his opponent ...
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