Gardnar Mulloy
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Gardnar Putnam ("Gar") Mulloy (born November 22, 1913, in Washington, D.C.) is a tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Bill Talbert. The pair won the U.S. men's doubles title in 1942, 1945, 1946, and 1948. Mulloy, who served as the commanding officer of LST 32 during WWII in the Mediterranean Theater, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1972. A 1936 graduate of the University of Miami, he also is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.
As of 2006, he was still participating in and winning senior matches.
