Crawford Henry

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Crawford I. Henry (born May 30, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former outstanding professional tennis player.

A high school tennis star in Georgia, Henry won the high school championship as a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. He went on to Tulane University where he was a two-time first-team All American in 1959 and 1960, and second-team All-American in 1957. He helped Tulane win the NCAA team title in 1959, and reach the finals in 1957. He paired with Ronald Holmberg to win NCAA doubles titles in 1957 and 1959.

Henry also reached the singles final of the tournament in Cincinnati in 1960, falling to Miguel Olvera of Ecuador. He also reached the doubles final in 1957.

Henry was enshrined into Tulane’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983, as well as the ITA Collegiate Men's Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. He also was the head tennis coach at North Carolina State University for 16 years.

Henry played in Wimbledon 3 times in the early 60s, reaching the ranking of 10th in the U.S. and 18th in the world. In 1961, Henry defeated Roy Emerson who was ranked #1 in the world at the time.

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