Pancho Segura, Tennis Great Of The ’40s And ’50s, Dies At 96

RICHARD GOLDSTEIN, New York Times: Obituaries
Sun, 11/19/2017 - 12:19pm

A crowd-pleaser on the court, Segura flourished as a player for two decades and then coached Jimmy Connors in Grand Slam events in the 1970s.

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Pancho Segura, Tennis Great Of The ’40s And ’50s, Dies At 96

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