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Jul 10, 2015 · To celebrate the anniversary of his birth today, on July 10th, it’s only fitting to look back at his life and how he influenced the world. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was born in Richmond, Virginia to Arthur Sr. and Mattie C. Ashe. In 1947 his father took a post at Brook Field, a segregated blacks-only playground, which came with a house located ...
Ashe, Arthur Robert. Ashe, Arthur Robert, 1943–93, American tennis player, b. Richmond, Va. Ashe rose from his hometown's public courts to become the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis. He won the 1965 intercollegiate singles championship while at the Univ. of California at Los Angeles.
Apr 8, 2018 · Apr 8, 2018. RICHMOND, Va. — Greg Rogers hadn’t even been born yet when one of the nation’s most prolific athletes — Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. — died. But Rogers, who grew up in Richmond — the city where Ashe began practicing his craft at the age of 7 — has aspirations of following in his hero’s footsteps. Arthur Ashe.
May 31, 2024 · Davis Cup (1968) (Show more) On the Web: ATP Tour - Arthur Ashe (May 31, 2024) Arthur Ashe (born July 10, 1943, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.—died February 6, 1993, New York, New York) was an American tennis player, the first Black winner of a major men’s singles championship. Ashe began to play tennis at the age of seven in a neighbourhood park.
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr, was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia, and began playing tennis before his 7th birthday. He was taught to read at 4 years of age by his mother Mattie and became an avid reader and a straight-A student. Unfortunately, his mother died of complications from pre-eclampsia when he was 7 years old. Arthur and his younger brother Johnnie were raised by their father ...
Ashe, Arthur Robert. Ashe, Arthur Robert, 1943–93, American tennis player, b. Richmond, Va. Ashe rose from his hometown's public courts to become the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis. He won the 1965 intercollegiate singles championship while at the Univ. of California at Los Angeles.
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 ...
