Robert (Bob) Briner (28 August 1935 – 1999) was a leading figure in professional

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-winning

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, and president of ProServ Television. Briner was the first Western sports executive to enter

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after the

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and introduced

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games to Chinese television. He developed major tennis tournaments in several countries including Israel, Cuba, South Africa and the Soviet Union. Briner earned a bachelor's degree in business and English from

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. Briner was also a prolific writer, regularly contributing to the

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and

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. His books include ''Roaring Lambs'', ''Lambs Among Wolves'', and ''The Management Methods of Jesus''. Briner finished his final book, ''The Final Roar'', shortly before dying of abdominal cancer in 1999. Briner was a devout

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and in 2003 was

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inducted into the

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''Society of World Changers'' as its first member.News and Events
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