Golden, Grant : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum

Golden, Grant

Golden was ranked in the U.S. top ten in 1953, 1956, and 1957. In 1953, Grant was ranked No. 2 in doubles. That year, he competed in the Maccabiah Games and captured three gold medals in the men's singles (over South African Sid Levy), the men's doubles with partner Pablo Eisenberg, and the mixed doubles with partner Anita Kanter.

Birth and Death Dates:
unknown

Career Highlights:
Grant was most successful as a doubles player, winning the United States National Indoor Doubles championship in 1957 and 1958, and the United States National Clay Court Doubles championship in 1952, 1953, and 1959.

Origin:
Wilmette, Illinois


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References:
encyclopedia of JEWS in sports, by Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, and Roy Silver (New York: Bloch Publishing Co, 1965)
New York Times, September 24, 1953