Riggs is the grandson of Bobby Riggs, the former men's tennis champion best known for losing against women's tennis great Billie Jean King in the famed 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" match.
Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles championships and four U.S. Open titles. She was ranked No. 1 in the world five years. She defeated such magnificent players as Martina Navratilova ...
Bobby Riggs during the “Battle of the Sexes” in 1973. Focus on Sport via Getty Images Bobby is most famously remembered for losing to Billie Jean King in the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes.” ...
as “the grandson of former world champion Bobby Riggs,” known for his famous “Battle of the Sexes” against fellow legend Billie Jean King in 1973. According to a criminal complaint ...