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Chuck McKinley's 1963 Wimbledon Victory and Its Impact on Tennis in San Antonio
After former Trinity University student Karen Hantze Susman won Wimbledon in 1962, Chuck McKinley was able to follow in her footsteps when he won Wimbledon the following year while still a student at Trinity. For McKinley's 1963 Wimbledon Championship, he won it without dropping a set, something only a handful of male players in Wimbledon history have accomplished.
We spoke to two of McKinley's former Trinity teammates, brothers Butch and John Newman, who shared what it was like to have a Wimbledon champion as a classmate.
It's just incredible to have someone like him on the team, Butch said. He put Trinity University tennis and the entire university on the map when he won Wimbledon in 1963 without dropping a set.
I wasn't even a very good player and he treated me like I was just his teammate and training partner and you got better just by being around him, John said.
After McKinley's 1963 victory, the support of the private section in San Antonio and the financial assistance of John R. McFarlin helped to promote tennis in the Alamo City. McFarlin, along with the help of John H. Braubach, built a foundation for tennis in more ways than one.
Braubach's son, Bob Braubach, told us about the lasting legacy of how sports, private investment and urban development helped build facilities for future tennis players who came to San Antonio and Trinity University to develop their skills.
That all started, in 1968, the NCAA National Championship was held at Trinity, Braubach said. The planning for McFarlin Tennis Center began in 1970, it opened in 1974, the McFarlin Foundation was established by Mr. McFarlin and my father, John Braubach, and that continues today.
McFarlin’s financial generosity has helped generations of tennis players learn and play the game, while supporting the Trinity tennis program in its early stages. The teamwork of Trinity Tennis, McFarlin, and the City of San Antonio has helped tennis remain a mainstay of local activities for San Antonio residents.
No one can say what would have happened if he (McKinley) hadn't been here, John said. We would have been an OK team, but not one of the elite teams in the world and we were grateful for him and his life and what he represented as a tennis player and as a human being.
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