| Bill Tilden AKA William Tatem Tilden II Born: 10-Feb-1893
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 5-Jun-1953
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure [1]
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Gay [2]
Occupation: Tennis Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Winner of 21 Grand Slam titles
[1] Coronary thrombosis.
[2] David Drake, "The Trouble with Big Bill", The Advocate, 17 February 2004: "Twice convicted of engaging in sex with teenage boys in the late '40s, Tilden all but vanished from the public consciousness -- and died broke and alone in Hollywood at the age of 60 in 1953. Because of his proclivities, Tilden's story has proved difficult for the gay rights movement to claim."
High School: Germantown Academy, Germantown, PA
University: University of Pennsylvania (dropped out)
Winner, US Open (mixed doubles) 1913
Winner, US Open (mixed doubles) 1914
Winner, US Open (men's doubles) 1918
Winner, US Open (men's singles) 1920
Winner, Wimbledon (men's singles) 1920
Winner, US Open (men's singles) 1921
Winner, US Open (men's doubles) 1921
Winner, Wimbledon (men's singles) 1921
Winner, US Open (men's singles) 1922
Winner, US Open (men's doubles) 1922
Winner, US Open (mixed doubles) 1922
Winner, US Open (men's singles) 1923
Winner, US Open (men's doubles) 1923
Winner, US Open (mixed doubles) 1923
Winner, US Open (men's singles) 1924
Winner, US Open (men's singles) 1925
Winner, US Open (men's doubles) 1927
Winner, Wimbledon (men's doubles) 1927
Winner, US Open (men's singles) 1929
Winner, Wimbledon (men's singles) 1930
Winner, French Open (mixed doubles) 1930
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor 23-Nov-1946 (7mo prison)
Violating Probation 28-Jan-1949
International Tennis Hall of Fame 1959
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