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A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.

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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
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