Bud Collins
Bud Collins was born in Lima, Ohio, United States on June 17th, 1929 and is the Sportscaster. At the age of 86, Bud Collins biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 86 years old, Bud Collins has this physical status:
Career as a journalist
As a Boston University undergraduate, Collins began writing for the Boston Herald as a sports writer. He joined The Boston Globe in 1963 and began delivering tennis commentary for Boston's Public Broadcasting Service outlet WGBH. He served with CBS Sports from 1968 to 1972, before retiring to NBC Sports in 1972 in time for Wimbledon coverage. He has also collaborated with Donald Dell to schedule tennis matches for PBS television from 1974 to 1977.
Collins covered many sports, athletes, and teams for the Boston Globe, including the Boston Red Sox during their 1967 season's "Impossible Dream."
During Collins' time with The Boston Globe, he served as both a general and political columnist and also wrote for the paper's travel section. In 1967, he ran for mayor of Boston.
Collins revealed that NBC had declined to renew his deal after 35 years with the network during the 2007 Wimbledon tournament. He denied that he did not want to resign and that he would continue to cover tennis for The Boston Globe. Bob Ryan, a Boston Globe sports writer, mocked NBC's decision on ESPN's The Sports Reporters. Ryan said that the 78-year-old Collins "still has his fastball" and that he applauded the Boston Globe for holding Collins.
Collins was hired by ESPN on August 7, 2007. He worked with former NBC partner Dick Enberg to cover Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, and Australian Open coverage. For XM Satellite Radio, he also covered the US Open.
Collins was named by Associated Press Sports Editors in 1999, the nation's highest sportswriting award.
In 2002, Collins was inducted into the National Sportswriters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.
Collins is credited with coining the word 'Bagel' to describe a set of tennis that scores 6–0, after Harold Solomon coined it.
Playing career
Despite Collins' description of himself as a "hacker," the tennis legend was an excellent tennis player. In 1961, he won the US indoor mixed-doubles championship (with Janet Hopps) and was a finalist in the French senior doubles (with Jack Crawford) and was a champion in the French senior doubles (with Jack Crawford).