The latter illustrates the simultaneously real and surreal 1973 matchup known as the “Battle of the Sexes” between tennis Hall of Famers Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. September 20 marks ...
His grandfather, Bobby Riggs, famously challenged and lost to Billie Jean King in the "Battle of the Sexes" match in 1973, a landmark event in women's sports. Bobby Riggs is a 3-time Grand Slam ...
The world of tennis is this week celebrating the 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King beating Bobby Riggs in the historic "Battle of the Sexes". The exhibition match between King, who was 29 and ...
Aside from his remarkable championship successes, Bobby Riggs is also widely recognized for the 'Battle of the Sexes' match against another tennis icon, Billie Jean King. Bobby Riggs ...
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 crushed Bobby Riggs in straight sets (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) in 1973's "Battle of the Sexes." Yet of all her victories, the one that is remembered most is her beating a 55-year-old man.
Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles ... But what is remembered most about her is that she humbled Bobby Riggs. Let's get that match out of the way. Riggs, a 1939 Wimbledon champion turned ...
Daniel James is president of Team Riggs Inc., a private tennis training company. Bobby Riggs also became famous for his famous battle against Billie Jean King. In 1973, at the age of 55, he returned ...
NEW YORK (AP) Billie Jean King believes Caitlyn Jenner ... King was 29 when she defeated former professional tennis player Bobby Riggs, 55, in the famed ''Battle of the Sexes'' match in 1973 ...
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.” ...