What is Bob Falkenburg?
[[File:BOB FALKENBRUG 1952.jpg|thumb|Falkenburg in [[Rio de Janeiro]], 1952]] '''Robert Falkenburg''' (January 29, 1926 &ndash; January 6, 2022) was an [[Americans|American]] amateur [[tennis]] player and businessman. He notably won the men's singles at the 1948 [[Wimbledon Championships]]. He also won the 1944 [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] and 1947 Wimbledon doubles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/bob-falkenburg|title=Bob Falkenburg|publisher=International Tennis Hall of Fame|access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> He later helped bring [[Soft serve|soft]] [[ice cream]] and American [[fast food]] to [[Brazil]] in 1952. He founded the Brazilian fast food chain [[Bob's]]. Falkenburg was born in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. He was married and had two children. He died on January 6, 2022, in [[Santa Ynez, California]]. He was 95.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/tennis/bob-falkenburg-tennis-star-who-gave-brazil-fast-food-dies/2022/01/10/366de4cc-726d-11ec-a26d-1c21c16b1c93_story.html|title=Bob Falkenburg, tennis star who gave Brazil fast food, dies|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|author=Fendrich, Howard|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=January 10, 2022|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111192449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/tennis/bob-falkenburg-tennis-star-who-gave-brazil-fast-food-dies/2022/01/10/366de4cc-726d-11ec-a26d-1c21c16b1c93_story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{ATP}} *{{ITF}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Falkenburg, Bob}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American tennis players]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]] [[Category:People from Manhattan]] [[Category:US Open (tennis) champions]] [[Category:Wimbledon champions]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New York City]]