The Battle of the Sexes

Author

Richard C. Crepeau, University of Central FloridaFollow

Keywords

Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Battle of the sexes, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, Tennis, Sexism

Subjects

Tennis; Battle of the sexes (Game); King, Billie Jean; Riggs, Bobby, 1918-1995; Sexism

Introduction

I am a bit mystified by the amount of attention that is given to the Billie Jean King defeat of Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes.” I remember it well, and it seemed to me to be some sort of fraud being perpetrated on the American public by a fifty-five-year-old con man in tennis shorts. Bobby Riggs was a hustler, and the “Battle of the Sexes” may have been the biggest hustle he ever pulled.

Publication Date

9-22-2017

Document Type

Commentary

Type

Text

Format

application/pdf

Source Title

Sport and Society for Arete

Language

English

Collection

On Sport and Society

Publication Version

Author's version

Copyright Status

Author retained

College

College of Arts and Humanities

Department

History

Creator (Linked Data)

Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)

Recommended Citation

Crepeau, Richard C., "The Battle of the Sexes" (2017). On Sport and Society. 815.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/815