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COLLINS, Bud

COLLINS, Bud. (Arthur Worth, Jr). American, b. 1929. Genres: Sports/Fitness. Career: Boston Herald, Boston, MA, sports writer, 1955-63; Boston Globe, sports and general columnist, 1963-. Freelance writer, 1955-. Sportscaster for PBS, 1963-84, NBC, 1964-, CBS, 1968-72. Varsity tennis coach at Brandeis University, 1959-63. Publications: (with R. Laver) The Education of a Tennis Player, 1973; (with E. Goolagong) Evonne! On the Move, 1975; My Life with the Pros, 1989. EDITOR: (with R. Laver) Rod Laver's Tennis Digest, 1973; (with Z. Hollander) Bud Collins' Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis, 1980, 3rd ed., 1997. Address: c/o Sharf Marketing Group Inc, 822 Boylston St Ste 203, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, U.S.A.

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