(Reuters) - Bill Tilden's star shone brightly during the golden age of American sports in the 1920s but his legacy as the most dominant tennis player of his generation remains overshadowed by his ...

If Novak Djokovic wins the US Open, he will draw level with Bill Tilden on 10 Grand Slam singles titles. Here are 10 facts about Tilden, the biggest tennis star of the 1920s and 30s. 1. Tilden had a ...

"Any man who is a star in one sport with practice can become an exceptionally good player in any game except football," said William Tilden in a CRIMSON interview yesterday. "Every sport requires a ...

Pen Densham has been set to direct “Big Bill,” a feature about the self-destructive tennis legend Bill Tilden. Gil Dennis (“Walk the Line”) wrote the script, based on the Frank Deford book “Big Bill: ...

When four of the world’s best tennis players in 1940 converged on Palm Beach for a friendly court battle at the private Everglades Club, hundreds of spectators, including members of the public, filled ...

Life on a California prison farm was a humbling experience for Big Bill Tilden. During his 7½ months in jail (for “contributing to the delinquency of a minor”) he worked in the kitchen scouring pots & ...

MATTAPOISETT — As Bill Tilden reflects on his 16 years as Old Rochester’s athletic director, he has a lot to be proud of. Not only did the Bulldogs capture eight state championships and a slew of ...

Producer Howard Baldwin is serving up a feature about tennis legend Bill Tilden. Baldwin Entertainment has teamed with GlennIris Entertainment to option “Big Bill,” a screenplay Frank Deford has ...

(Reuters) - Bill Tilden's star shone brightly during the golden age of American sports in the 1920s but his legacy as the most dominant tennis player of his generation remains overshadowed by his ...