Jack Kramer
Jack Kramer
John Albert Kramerwas an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s. A World No. 1 player for a number of years, and one of the most important people in the establishment of modern men's "Open"-era tennis, he was the leading promoter of professional tennis tours in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a relentless advocate for the establishment of Open Tennis between amateur and professional players. An International Tennis Federationproposal to introduce Open tennis lost by five votes in...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth1 August 1921
CityLas Vegas, NV
I'm thinking I've seen this a million times, ... The blocking was outstanding.
We all understood why they called the game. If that happened to one of our players, we wouldn't have really had the mindset to play -- we wouldn't have even cared -- so I'm glad they didn't make the Crimson Tide players go through that. It was understandable, and we had no problem with it. It was the right decision.