Fifty years have now passed since Ashe stunned Connors in four sets to become the first – and to this day only – Black man to ...

1991 Netpro Legends Tennis #17 Arthur Ashe BGS 9.5 sold for $.99 on June 10, 2011 on Fanatics Weekly (formerly PWCC). The same card recently sold for $59.99 on February 14, 2024 on eBay. / Card Ladder ...

1991 Netpro Legends Tennis #17 Arthur Ashe BGS 9.5 sold for $.99 on June 10, 2011 on Fanatics Weekly (formerly PWCC). The same card recently sold for $59.99 on February 14, 2024 on eBay. | Card ...

But to many people like Mathabane - who in 1978 became the first black South African to earn a tennis scholarship to a US university - Arthur Ashe's legacy was his activism, not his tennis.

Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe fight for Wimbledon success and global social change. ... ♪ We were both young, upcoming players, you know, with great futures ahead of us.

Arthur Ashe was only 49 years old when he passed away in 1993, but the tennis superstar accomplished so much in his life—from becoming the face of tennis to the face of activism. Ashe was also ...

Young tennis sensation Ben Shelton stands on the brink of history at Wimbledon, poised to match Arthur Ashe's legendary victory from 50 years ago. Can he achieve this monumental feat?

Two nights before he played one of the most important tennis matches of his life, Arthur Ashe had dinner with three of his best friends. It was in London in 1975, and Ashe was scheduled to play ...

Arthur Ashe Institue for Urban Health Sportsball at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on Oct. 17, 2024. Photo courtesy of the Arthur Ashe Institute In the final months of his life, Ashe, a prominent ...