Crawford Henry never lost a match in high school and won the National High School tournament in 1955.
10 Facts About Crawford Henry
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Crawford Henry went on to Tulane University where he was a two-time first-team All American in 1959 and 1960, and second-team All-American in 1957.
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Crawford Henry helped Tulane win the NCAA team title in 1959, and reach the finals in 1957.
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Crawford Henry paired with Ronald Holmberg to win NCAA doubles titles in 1957 and 1959.
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Crawford Henry reached the singles final of the tournament in Cincinnati in 1960, falling to Miguel Olvera of Ecuador.
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Crawford Henry was enshrined into Tulane's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983, as well as the ITA Collegiate Men's Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Crawford Henry was the head tennis coach at North Carolina State University for 16 years.
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Crawford Henry played in Wimbledon twice in the early 1960s and reached the ranking of No 10 in the US and World No 18.
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Crawford Henry reached as high as US No 4 in doubles.
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In 1961, Crawford Henry defeated Roy Emerson who was ranked No 1 in the world at the time.