Vic Braden earned a PhD in psychology and was married twice.
11 Facts About Vic Braden
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Vic Braden had 2 children, 1 grandchild and 3 step-children.
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Vic Braden told Sports Illustrated in a 1976 interview that he once hitchhiked to Detroit to watch Don Budge play Bobby Riggs, because he wanted to learn how Budge hit his backhand.
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Vic Braden was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by his alma mater in 2008.
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Vic Braden died of a heart attack on October 6,2014, at the age of 85.
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Vic Braden was married for many years to his second wife, Melody.
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Vic Braden became a tennis professional after graduating from Kalamazoo College in 1951.
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Vic Braden moved to California in 1956 and obtained a master's degree from California State University, Los Angeles and an honorary PhD from Kalamazoo College.
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In 1961, he and Kramer started the Jack Kramer Tennis Club in Palos Verdes, CA where Vic Braden helped direct construction and sell memberships to the club and then served as the Head Tennis Professional.
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Vic Braden started Tracy Austin in tennis, and developed his "Tennis College" concept.
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Vic Braden has authored five books with Bill Bruns whom he met in 1973.