Riggs, Bobby
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 25 February 1918 at 01:00 (= 01:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Los Angeles CA, USA, 34n03, 118w14 | ||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   05°58'   00°14 Asc. 07°29'
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Biography
American tennis player and champion of the Wimbledon Men's Singles in 1939. In 1946 he established himself as the world's top tennis player. Perhaps he will always be remembered as much for his championships as for his loss to women's champion Billie Jean King in the famous Battle of the Sexes tournament on September 20, 1973 in the Houston (TX) Astrodome when he was 55. He died of prostate cancer on October 25, 1995 in San Diego, CA.
Events
- Work : Prize 1939 (Wimbledon Men's Singles championship)
- Death by Disease 25 October 1995 (Of prostate cancer, age 77)
Source Notes
Frank C. Clifford quotes B.C., Data Plus July/1998
Categories
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship (Wimbledon Men's Singles)
- Vocation : Sports : Tennis (Singles pro and champion)
- Lifestyle : Work : Travel for work (International competition)
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Prostate cancer)
