Watson Washburn
Tennis Player
1894 – 1973
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Who was Watson Washburn?
A New Yorker and a Harvard man, Watson McLean Washburn had a hand early on in the U.S. record run of seven Davis Cups that began in 1920. Watty played in the first defense, at Forest Hills in 1921, where he and Dick Williams won the Cup-clinching match over Japan's Zenzo Shimidzu and Ichiya Kumagae, 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.
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- Born
- Jun 13, 1894
New York City - Also known as
- Watty Washburn
- Watson McLean Washburn
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Dec 2, 1973
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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