Reginald Weir

Reginald Storum Weir (30 September 1911 - 22 August 1987) was an African-American tennis player and physician.[1][2] He was captain of the City College of New York men's tennis team and was ATA national champion in 1931, 1932, 1933, 1937, and 1942.[1] His appearance in the formerly all-white United States Lawn Tennis Association's (USLTA) national indoor tournament in 1948 was a monumental landmark in US black sporting history.[3][4]

Biography

He was born on 30 September 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia. He died on 22 August 1987 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

References

  1. 1 2 Kirsch, George B.; Harris, Othello; Nolte, Claire Elaine (April 30, 2000). Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-313-29911-7. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ Andrews, David L.; Jackson, Steven J. (2001). Sport Stars: The Cultural Politics of Sporting Celebrity. Taylor & Francis Group. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-415-22119-1. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ Edelson, Paula (January 1, 2002). A to Z of American Women in Sports. Infobase Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-4381-0789-9. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ Jr., Robert L. Harris,; Terborg-Penn, Professor Rosalyn (October 6, 2008). The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939. Columbia University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-231-13811-6. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
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