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Gonzales, Doreen

Richard "Pancho" Gonzales: Tennis Champion

(4) YA Hispanic Biographies series. Mexican-American Pancho Gonzales became a world champion tennis player in the 1950s at a time when other champions were whites from wealthy backgrounds. The author writes of Gonzales's working-class background and emphasizes the discrimination he overcame to win recognition and respect. The poorly reproduced black-and-white photographs add little to an otherwise readable biography. Bib., ind.

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