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Rene Lacoste

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Tennis Player

The Resume

    (July 2, 1904-October 12, 1996)
    Born in Paris, France
    Birth name was Jean Rene Lacoste
    Won singles titles at the French Championships (1925,1927,1929), Wimbledon (1925,1928) and the US Championships (1926,1927)
    Won doubles titles at the French Championships (1925,1929) and Wimbledon (1925)
    Co-founder of the Lacoste apparel company (1933)
    Nicknamed 'the Crocodile'

Why he might be annoying:

    The walls of his family home had to be resurfaced each year because of the amount of time he spent hitting tennis balls against them.
    He got his nickname after he bet his Davis Cup captain he would win a match, with a crocodile skin suitcase as the stakes. (Oddly, he lost the bet, but still got 'Crocodile' as a nickname.)
    His tennis shirts became part of the stereotypical preppie uniform.
    Preppies almost always refer to the crocodile logo on their Izod-Lacoste shirts as an alligator.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was married to golfer Simone de la Chaume for 67 years until his death.
    He was the first tennis player to incorporate weightlifting into his training regime.
    He invented the first tubular steel tennis racquet (1963), which, marketed as the Wilson T-2000, became a best-seller and favorite of Jimmy Connors and Billie Jean King.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying