Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 5, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first Black ...

Some of the most historic feats in tennis have happened at Wimbledon. One of those moments came 50 years ago, when Arthur Ashe broke a barrier as the first black man to win on the hallowed grass ...

In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win Wimbledon in the gentlemen's singles draw. Fifty years later, HEAD released the Legacy Edition Arthur Ashe Competition Kit to celebrate his ...

Arthur Ashe hatches a plan on how to defeat Jimmy Connors at the 1975 Wimbledon finals. Arthur Ashe devises an unconventional game plan to topple the seemingly invincible Jimmy Connors at the 1975 ...

WIMBLEDON, England -- On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe, a heavy underdog, became the first and only Black man to date to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating defending champion Jimmy Connors, who ...

Arthur Ashe became the first — and to this day, only — Black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 in the final. Also that year ...

With its white roof silhouetted by the New York City skyline, for 25 years Arthur Ashe stadium, a cathedral of tennis and home of the U.S. Open, has hosted some of the game's greatest moments, while ...

1968: Arthur Ashe becomes the first black person to win a U.S. singles championship, beating Bob Lutz in the final of the United States Amateur Championships. RICHMOND, Va. – Arthur Ashe was only 49 ...

He won Wimbledon over the favored Jimmy Connors, who was not only suing the ATP, but also Ashe himself. By Cindy Shmerler A wowed Arthur Ashe invited a reporter to watch the Williams sisters. “Wait ...