Don Budge Death
Don passed away on January 26, 2000 at the age of 84.
When did Don Budge die?
January 26, 2000How old was Don Budge when died?
84
Don Budge Birthday and Date of Death
Don Budge was born on June 13, 1915 and died on January 26, 2000. Don was 84 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 13, 1915
Date of Death: January 26, 2000
Age at Death: 84
Don Budge - Biography
John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie") Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis champion who was a World No. 1 player for five years, first as an amateur and then as a professional. He is most famous as the first player, male or female, and only American male to win in a single year the four tournaments that comprise the Grand Slam of tennis and second male player to win all four Grand Slams in his career after Fred Perry, and is still the youngest to achieve that feat. He won 10 majors, of which six were Grand Slams (consecutively, male record) and four Pro Slams, the latter achieved on three different surfaces. Budge was considered to have the best backhand in the history of tennis, at least until the emergence of Ken Rosewall in the 1950s and 1960s.
