Bud Collins
US sports journalist and tennis player (1929-2016)
Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins, Jr. (June 17, 1929 – March 4, 2016) was an American journalist and television sportscaster. He was best known for his tennis commentary. Collins was born in Lima, Ohio. For several years with the Boston Globe, he was a general and political columnist. In 1967, he was a candidate for mayor of Boston.
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| Born | June 17, 1929 |
| Died | March 4, 2016 (aged 86) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Sports columnist TV commentator |
Collins died on March 4, 2016 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was aged 86.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Bud Collins, Who Covered Tennis With Authority and Flash, Dies at 86". New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
Other websites
change- Bud Collins on IMDb
- Bud Collins WGBH Alumni Profile
- Interview with Tennis-Prose spanning the life and career of Bud Collins
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