Julius Heldman
Julius Heldman (May 9, 1919 – September 22, 2006) attended
Life and career
Heldman was a
While working for Shell Oil, he continued to play tennis. Heldman was ranked #1 in Men's Singles by the Southern California Tennis Association in 1947. He won the U.S. Senior (45-over) Indoor titles in both 1964 and 1965, and was also the 1964 Outdoor Clay Court Champion. During the late 1960s, he got to the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Senior Doubles three different times.[2] In his tennis career he had wins over
In 1997 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
Family
Heldman was married to Gladys Heldman, the founder of World Tennis magazine, and was the father of Carrie and Julie Heldman.
Death
He died in 2006 at the age of 87 at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque.[3] He had esophageal and stomach cancer.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home".
- ^ a b c "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home". scjewishsportshof.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ a b c "A Court Like No Other". www.nnmta.usta.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ Fontaine, Barbara La. "BUSIEST VOICE IN A BUSY, BUSY CLAN". Vault. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "ABQJOURNAL: Former Manhattan Project Scientist Dead at 87". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.