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Frank Parker (agronomist)
Frank Parker may refer to: *Frank Parker (tennis) (1916–1997), American tennis player *Frank Parker (singer) (1903–1999), American singer and television personality *Frank Parker (actor) (1939–2018), American television actor *Frank Parker (United States Army officer) (1872–1947), American military general *Frank W. Parker (1860–1932), New Mexico Supreme Court justice *Frank Parker (American football) (born 1939), former American football defensive lineman *Frank Parker (sport shooter) (1866–1933), Canadian Olympic shooter, competitor at the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, 1908 Summer Olympics *Frank B. Parker, a fictional character in the television series ''Seven Days'' *Frank Parker (footballer) (1920–2017), Australian rules footballer *Frank R. Parker (1940–1997), American civil rights lawyer and voting rights activist *Frank Critchley Parker (1862–1944), Australian journalist and newspaper publisher See also *Francis Parker (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Parker (tennis)
Frank Andrew Parker (born Franciszek Andrzej Pajkowski, January 31, 1916 – July 24, 1997) was an amateur & later professional American male tennis player of Polish immigrant parents who was active in the 1930s and 1940s. He won four Grand Slam singles titles as well as three doubles titles. Early life Parker was born on January 31, 1916, in Milwaukee as Franciszek Andrzej Pajkowski and had three brothers and a sister. Franciszek changed his name to Frank Parker when the sports announcers couldn't pronounce his Polish name. He learnt to play tennis at age 10, hitting discarded tennis balls at the Milwaukee Town Club. There he was discovered by the club coach Mercer Beasley who noticed his quickness and accuracy. Aged 12, he won his first national title, the boys' indoor championship played at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York. At age 15, Paikowski become the national boys' champion in singles, defeating Gene Mako in the final, and a year later, at age 16, he won the natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |