DON BUDGE - TYPESCRIPT SIGNED - HFSID 201130
Sale Price $342.00
Reg. $380.00
DON BUDGE
Don Budge signs typescript of an excerpt from "Whatever Became of..."by Richard
Lamparski
Typescript signed: "Don Budge", 1½p, 8½x11. Excerpt from
Whatever Became Of...? By Richard Lamparski. In part: "In
1938 he created a record that has never been equaled. He won the Australian,
French, Wimbledon, and United States (Forest Hills) singles championships, which
in the world of tennis is a 'grand slam.'...." Tennis great Don Budge
(1915-2000) was the first player ever to win tennis' Grand Slam:
Wimbledon, the U.S., French and Australian Opens (1938). He then turned
professional and played mostly head-to-head matches, as there was no
professional tour at that time. Budge wasranked No.1 in the world for
five years. He joined the U.S. Army Air Force to serve in WWII, and in 1943,
tore a shoulder muscle that did not hinder his military service but effectively
ended his reign as tennis' No. 1. After his
retirement, he coached and conducted tennis clinics for children. The Associated
Press named Don Budge 1937's "Athlete of the Year", and he became the
first tennis player to ever be voted the James E. Sullivan Award as America's
top amateur athlete.Budge was inducted into the International Tennis
Hall of Fame in 1964. Creased margins. Staple holes at upper left
corners.
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