New book on Bobby Riggs coincides with 30th anniversary of "Battle of Sexes" tennis match

Tom LeCompte, author of The Last Sure Thing, a biography of Bobby Riggs, is available for interviews and features

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If I cant play for big money, I play for a little money. And if I cant play for a little money, I stay in bed that day." -Bobby Riggs

August, 2003 -- He lived by his own rules, and more often than not he broke them. Bobby Riggs was the original bad boy of tennis. Forever remembered as the motormouthed antagonist of Billie Jean King in the famous Battle of the Sexes" tennis match in September 1973, he had a nose for action and an insatiable appetite for competition. He was a hardscrabble kid in a highbrow, sissy" game; the son of a fundamentalist minister who was a compulsive gambler; a self-proclaimed male chauvinist whose only mentors in the game were women; a short, wispy-haired fellow with a squeaky voice, a bad haircut, and horn-rimmed glasses who became, somehow, a sex symbol.

With the release of The Last Sure Thing-The Life & Times of Bobby Riggs (Black Squirrel Publishing, September 2003), the amazing story of Bobby Riggs at last comes to light. Writer Tom LeCompte depicts the life of one the games truly great players and genuine characters. Indeed, Riggs life reads like a history of the modern game of tennis. He played and beat legends such as Bill Tilden and Don Budge; rose up the amateur ranks to Wimbledon and world champion; barnstormed on the early pro tours; and then, by sheer force of his personality, became the center of the biggest spectacle in tennis history, a match that transcended sports to become one of the iconic events of its generation.

The Last Sure Thing, proclaims one critic, captures Riggs life in all its hilarity, vulgarity, and unexpected poignancy." This summer, as the tennis season gets into full swing and the nation prepares to mark the 30th anniversary of Riggs vs. King, LeCompte is making himself available for interviews to discuss the book. Should you be interested in speaking with the author or receiving a review copy of the book, please contact Steve Powers at (817) 426-2735 or at spowers@tigerbyte.net

For more information, please check out www.bobbyriggs.com.