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RufusTFirefly

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5. His tennis analogies were a lot like his pants

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 08:03 PM

Mar 2016

But he was still a fixture of my youth.

I have fond memories of watching "Breakfast at Wimbledon" with Collins describing the scene in his one-of-a-kind way.

Rest in peace, Bud!

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The great tennis historian and journalist Bud Collins is dead [View all] malaise Mar 2016 OP

He knew his stuff and loved the game joeybee12 Mar 2016 #1

He was light years ahead of the pack malaise Mar 2016 #2

RIP bigwillq Mar 2016 #3

Here's a nice link malaise Mar 2016 #4

His tennis analogies were a lot like his pants RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #5

As in colorful malaise Mar 2016 #6

Yes he was a driving force in the popularity of tennis underpants Mar 2016 #7

a great one... dhill926 Mar 2016 #8