Bob Curtis, Class of 2015

During the years he called Colorado home, Bobby firmly cemented his place in the state’s tennis history. Born and raised in Houston, TX, he dominated on the courts, winning the University Interscholastic League Texas State Boys’ Championship singles title in 1936, ’37 and ’38 — each of the three years he played.

While at Rice University, Bobby won the Southwest Conference doubles championship three times in all and captured the NCAA national doubles title in 1947 with partner Sammy Match. He was inducted into the Rice University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 and Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in 1992.

In 1950, Bobby and Clayton Benham took home the National Public Parks Championship doubles crown, and in 1951 he beat Bill Talbert in the Good Neighbor Championship. He’s titleholder of one Denver City Open singles crown (1951), four doubles titles (1951, ’58, ’60, ’61), one mixed doubles title (1951) as well as two USTA Intermountain doubles championships (1950, ’52).