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'''Herb Fitzgibbon''' (born July 14, 1942 in ], New York) was a nationally ranked tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s. '''Herb Fitzgibbon''' (born July 14, 1942, in ]) was a nationally ranked tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s.


Fitzgibbon played four years of high school tennis for ] and never lost a match. He played collegiate tennis at ], and was a gold and bronze medalist at the ] in Mexico City in 1968 (tennis was a demonstration sport). Fitzgibbon played four years of high school tennis for ] and never lost a match. He played collegiate tennis at ] and was a gold and bronze medalist at the ] in ] in 1968 when tennis was a demonstration sport.


He won the singles title at the ] in 1964, and was a two-time singles finalist (1965 and 1963) there as well. He also reached the Cincinnati doubles final with Butch Newman in 1965. That year, he also won the Long Island Championships and the Eastern Clay Court title. He won the singles title at the tournament in ] in 1964 and was a two-time singles runner-up (1965 and 1963) there as well. He also reached the Cincinnati doubles final with Butch Newman in 1965. That year, he also won the Long Island Championships and the Eastern Clay Court title.


He would go on to be an outstanding platform tennis player, winning platform national doubles titles in 1974 with ] and again in 1977 and 1978 with Hank Irvine. He also was a platform tennis player, winning national doubles titles in 1974 with ] and in 1977 and 1978 with Hank Irvine.


Fitzgibbon authored the book ''The Complete Racquet Sports Player''. Fitzgibbon authored the book ''The Complete Racquet Sports Player''.

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Herb Fitzgibbon (born July 14, 1942, in Garden City, New York) was a nationally ranked tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s.

Fitzgibbon played four years of high school tennis for Garden City High School and never lost a match. He played collegiate tennis at Princeton University and was a gold and bronze medalist at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 when tennis was a demonstration sport.

He won the singles title at the tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1964 and was a two-time singles runner-up (1965 and 1963) there as well. He also reached the Cincinnati doubles final with Butch Newman in 1965. That year, he also won the Long Island Championships and the Eastern Clay Court title.

He also was a platform tennis player, winning national doubles titles in 1974 with John Beck and in 1977 and 1978 with Hank Irvine.

Fitzgibbon authored the book The Complete Racquet Sports Player.

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