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This people article needs cleanup. Please review , especially the standard format of people articles , to determine how to edit this article to conform to the current standard . Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943 - February 6, 1993) was a prominent...


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Name: Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.
Birth Date: July 10, 1943
Death Date: February 6, 1993
Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Place of Death: New York, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Occupations: tennis player, teacher, social activist

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Biography of Arthur Ashe
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Arthur Ashe was one of the world's greatest tennis players and made history in 1968 by becoming the first African American male to win the U.S. Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments (the three other tournaments are the Australian Open, French...
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World champion athlete, social activist, teacher, and charity worker, Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (1943-1993) was the first African American player to break the color barrier in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. After early...


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Ashe, Arthur (1943-1993) Summary
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Tennis great and social activist Arthur Ashe is memorialized on a famous avenue of his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, by a bronze statue that shows him wielding a tennis racquet in one hand and a book in the other. Children sit at his feet, looking up...
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Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was a prominent African American tennis player who was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his playing career, he won three Grand Slam titles. Ashe is also remembered for his...


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The Washington Post
Arthur Ashe
02/08/1993: 477 words, approx. 2 pages
TO HAIL Arthur Ashe as a tennis giant who rose to world fame from a segregated life in Richmond is to miss the larger point of his life. He was, to be sure, a world-class athlete, sitting on top of the tennis world in...
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The Boston Globe
Honoring Arthur Ashe
07/17/1995: 341 words, approx. 1 pages
The controversy over the venue for an Arthur Ashe memorial cries out for the grace and humanity Ashe himself would have brought to the matter. What was conceived as a tribute by Richmond, Va., to one of its most notable native son has been...
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Vibe.com
Run Athletics Launches Arthur Ashe-Inspired Shoe
11/28/2005: 280 words, approx. 1 pages
The Legacy and Arthur Ashe sneakers will feature classic designs with modern updates, with a portion of the proceeds from the Ashe sneaker benefiting the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, founded by tennis star Ashe shortly before his death in 1993 from AIDS contracted...
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Chargers' Tomlinson wins 4 ESPY awards
7/12/2007: 602 words, approx. 2 pages
LaDainian Tomlinson won four trophies at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, including male athlete of the year for his record-setting season with the San Diego Chargers.Tomlinson defeated LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Tiger...
 


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A summary of the life of tennis great Arthur Ashe, including comparisons with the author's own life.


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