1. Allison "Al" Danzig was an American sportswriter who specialized in writing about tennis, but covered college football, squash, many Olympic Games, and rowing.
10 Facts About Allison Danzig
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Allison Danzig covered every tournament in the Grand Slam, the US Open, the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the French Open, as well as many others.
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In 1968, Allison Danzig was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, becoming the first journalist in the Hall.
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Allison Danzig was born on February 27,1898 in Waco, Texas, and grew up in Albany, New York.
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Allison Danzig briefly played football for the Cornell Big Red while weighing just 125-pounds.
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Allison Danzig joined The New York Times in 1923, after a stint at the Brooklyn Eagle, and remained there until his retirement in 1968.
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Allison Danzig wrote several books, including: The Racquet Game, a history of racquet sports; The Fireside Book of Tennis ; and Oh, How They Played The Game, about the early days of American football.
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Allison Danzig is credited with coining the term "ace" to describe a serve in which the opposing player fails to get their racket on the ball.
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Allison Danzig lived most of his adult life in Roslyn Estates, New York, with his wife, two daughters, and one son.
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Allison Danzig retired to Bergen County, New Jersey, where he died on January 27,1987, at age 88.