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Vintage Spalding Wood Tennis Racket Pancho Gonzales Autograph Model W/ Press
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Description Brand: Spalding Racquet Type: Tennis Model: Pancho Gonzales Autograph Racquet Cover: Wood Press Included MPN: Does Not Apply Strings: Strung But Some Are Broken
This great looking tennis racket would make a great gift or wall display . Vintage wood racket with wood protective cover. Spalding brand Richard " Pancho" Gonzales Autograph Model Handle says for championship play. It is not in condition for actual play currently as one of the large strings are broken as are some of the fine strings. See photos. This racket is in overall very good condition! Fun Collectable. Here's a little history on Pablo Gonzales from Wikipedia.... Ricardo Alonso González (May 9, 1928 – July 3, 1995), also known as Richard Gonzales, and usually as Pancho Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He was the World No. 1 tennis player for an all-time record eight years from 1952 to 1960. He won 17 Major singles titles, including 15 Pro Slams and 2 Grand Slams. Largely self-taught, Gonzales was a successful amateur player in the late 1940s, twice winning the United States Championships. He is still widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game.[1] A 1999 Sports Illustrated article about the magazine's 20 "favorite athletes" of the 20th century said about Gonzales (their number 15 pick): "If earth was on the line in a tennis match, the man you want serving to save humankind would be Ricardo Alonso Gonzalez." The American tennis commentator Bud Collins echoed this in an August 2006 article for MSNBC.com: "If I had to choose someone to play for my life, it would be Pancho Gonzales."
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| Brand: | Spalding | Racquet Type: | Tennis |
| Model: | Pancho Gonzales Autograph | Racquet Cover: | Wood Press Included |
| MPN: | Does Not Apply | Strings: | Strung But Some Are Broken |
This great looking tennis racket would make a great gift or wall display . Vintage wood racket with wood protective cover. Spalding brand Richard " Pancho" Gonzales Autograph Model Handle says for championship play. It is not in condition for actual play currently as one of the large strings are broken as are some of the fine strings. See photos. This racket is in overall very good condition! Fun Collectable. Here's a little history on Pablo Gonzales from Wikipedia.... Ricardo Alonso González (May 9, 1928 – July 3, 1995), also known as Richard Gonzales, and usually as Pancho Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He was the World No. 1 tennis player for an all-time record eight years from 1952 to 1960. He won 17 Major singles titles, including 15 Pro Slams and 2 Grand Slams. Largely self-taught, Gonzales was a successful amateur player in the late 1940s, twice winning the United States Championships. He is still widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game.[1] A 1999 Sports Illustrated article about the magazine's 20 "favorite athletes" of the 20th century said about Gonzales (their number 15 pick): "If earth was on the line in a tennis match, the man you want serving to save humankind would be Ricardo Alonso Gonzalez." The American tennis commentator Bud Collins echoed this in an August 2006 article for MSNBC.com: "If I had to choose someone to play for my life, it would be Pancho Gonzales."