Billie Jean King plays Bobby Riggs in the so-called “Battle of the Sexes” in Texas.
September 20, 1973
King, 29, defeats Riggs, 55, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 on network television and before more than 30,000 people in the Houston Astrodome.
Sources
- Boston Globe
King, 29, defeats Riggs, 55, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 on network television and before more than 30,000 people in the Houston Astrodome.