He and Lornie Kuhle founded the Bobby Riggs Tennis Club and Museum in Encinitas, California to increase awareness of the disease and house his memoirs/trophies.

Mar 25, 2026 · Bobby Riggs, American tennis player best known for the 1973 Battle of the Sexes match, which he lost to Billie Jean King.

Dec 27, 2025 · On 20 September 1973, an estimated 90 million people around the world watched Billie Jean King beat self-proclaimed chauvinist Bobby Riggs in a best-of-five match at the Houston …

American tennis legend Bobby Riggs is a 1967 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee.

Riggs, Robert Larimore (“Bobby”) (b. 25 February 1918 in Los Angeles, California; d. 25 October 1995 in Leucadia, California), world champion tennis player who contested Billie Jean King in the most …

What is often forgotten is that Bobby Riggs was at one time the Number One tennis player in the world and a former Wimbledon and United States champion. He was reputed to have bet on himself to win …

Jul 19, 2023 · Bobby Riggs left a lasting legacy in the world of tennis, characterized by his early successes, his post-retirement hustling and gambling activities, and his iconic “Battle of the Sexes” …

The World No. 1 for three years, he won three major tournaments. Riggs is best known though for competing against Billie Jean King in "The Battle of the...

Oct 25, 1995 · Robert Larimore Riggs was an American tennis champion who was the world No. 1 amateur in 1939 and world No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional …

Apr 2, 2014 · Bobby Riggs was an American tennis champion best known for facing women's star Billie Jean King in the 1973 'Battle of the Sexes.'