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Victor Kenneth Braden, Jr. (August 2, 1929 – October 6, 2014) was an American tennis player, instructor and television broadcaster for the sport. ==Biography== Braden was one of eight children born to Victor (1904-1973) and Mildred (née Mayes) Braden (1906-1968); both were natives of Claiborne County, Tennessee.〔("Victor Braden, Sr." ''Find a Grave'' ) 3 July 2011〕 Introduced to tennis at age 12, he became good enough to earn invites to play in River Forest, Illinois and in Milwaukee. He told ''Sports Illustrated'' in a 1976 interview that he once hitchhiked to Detroit to watch Don Budge play Bobby Riggs because he wanted to learn how Budge hit his backhand. Braden attended Kalamazoo College, where he was captain of the tennis team, and won the league title in singles. He was awarded an honorary degree by his alma mater in 2008. Vic Braden died of a heart attack on October 6, 2014 at the age of 85.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vic Braden, tennis instructor, dies at 85 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vic Braden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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