Pancho Gonzales
Ricardo Alonso Gonzlez , also known as Richard Gonzales, and usually as Pancho Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He was the World No.tennis player for an all time record eight years from 1952 to 1960. He wonMajor singles titles includingPro Slams andGrand Slams.
Gonzlezs parents, Manuel Antonio Gonzlez and Carmen Alire Alonso, migrated from the Mexican state of Chihuahua to the U.S. in the early 1900s. Gonzlez was born in 1928, the eldest of seven children. Kramer writes that Gorgo was not the poor MexicanAmerican that people assumed. He didnt come from a wealthy family, but from a stable middleclass background, probably a lot like mine. He had a great mother and there was always a warm feeling of family loyalty. If anything, he might have been spoiled as a kid. Its a shame he suffered discrimination because of his Mexican heritage. However, according to other sources, Gonzaless father worked as a housepainter and he, along with his six siblings, were raised in a workingclass neighborhood. In his autobiography, Gonzlez states, We had few luxuries at our house. Food wasnt abundant but it was simple and filling, and we never went hungry. Our clothes were just clothes inexpensive but clean.
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