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Birth Name: Robert Larimore Riggs
Born: 25 February 1918 Died: 25 October 1995
Country of origin: 
United States
Height: 5' 7"
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Bobby Riggs was probably most famous for losing to Billie Jean King in the famous September 20, 1973 Battle of the Sexes match at the Houston Astodome. What is often forgotten is that Bobby Riggs was at one point the number 1 tennis player in the world and a former Wimbledon and United States Champion. He was reputed to have bet on myself to win the singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles in the 1939 Wimbledon. The story goes that if he won all 3 titles that he would win $108,000. It is the part of the Rigg's mythology and may or may not be true. What is definitely true is that he did win the singles, men's doubles and mixed do
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1. The Odd Couple (1970)
| Rating: | 116 Watched |
2. Today (1952)
| Rating: | 99 Watched |
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
| Rating: | 93 Watched |
4. Good Morning America (1975)
| Rating: | 93 Watched |
5. 60 Minutes (1968)
| Rating: | 91 Watched |
