1943
Billie Jean King was 17 when she won her first Wimbledon title in doubles in 1961.
Billie Jean King
On September 20, 1973 Billie Jean King played a tennis match against Bobby Riggs. The match was called "The Battle of the Sexes". The match was played in Texas at the Houston Astrodome. Riggs had publicly stated that women's tennis was inferior to men's tennis and that no women could beat him in tennis. The prize money for the match was $100,000 with the entire amount going to the winner. King easily defeated Riggs and became a hero in women's tennis.
it is recorded from 1981-1982.
1982/1983.
1972 Billie Jean King Tennis Three major titles1972 John Wooden College basketball NCAA champion coach
Billie Jean was on Michael Jackson's Thriller album which was released on 1982. It is generally considered a song from 1983, however, since this is when it achieved number one status.
Recorded in 1982 and released in 1983.
1983
It first aired in 1983.
I am not for sure about the 23 year rein on Wimbledon. But Billie Jean King beat Bobbie Riggs in three straight sets in 1973.
Jean Stapleton was born on January 19, 1923.