AKA Robert Larimore Riggs

Born: 25-Feb-1918
Birthplace: Pasadena, CA
Died: 25-Oct-1995
Location of death: Encinitas, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Prostate
Remains: Cremated

Gender: Male
Religion: Agnostic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Tennis

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Winner of 1939 Wimbledon

Father: (preacher)
Brother: John
Brother: Luke
Sister: Mary Lee
Wife: Kay Fischer (div., two sons)
Wife: Priscilla Wheelan (m. 1952, div. 1971, m. 14-Feb-1991, d. 1995)
Son: Robert Jr.
Son: John
Son: Lawrence
Daughter: Dorothy
Son: William
Son: Jimmy (d., overdose)

    Winner, Wimbledon 1939 (singles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1939 (doubles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1939 (mixed doubles)
    International Tennis Hall of Fame 1967
    Heart Bypass Operation quadruple (1993)
    Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer

Author of books:
Tennis Is My Racket (1949, memoir)
Court Hustler (1973, memoir)

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