Taken at the Harlem junior Tennis and Education Program
40 West 143rd Street, Harlem, New York, NY 10037
212-491-3738 - www.harlemjuniortennis.org


Born:06/16/1920 Chicago, Illinois. First player to break the color barrier in NCAA college tennis(quarterfinalist, 1945) .First player to break the color barrier in pro tennis(1959) . Bob was a twin.Bob's brother died as did his mother when Bob was a baby .Bob grew up in both Chicago and with his grandmother in Alabama .Bob was American Tennis Association men's singles champion (twice). Bob was a world tennis pioneer .Bob helped to break the barriers down for future pro tennis players . Bob also influenced Althea Gibson and taught Venus and Serena Williams.
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