From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Bryan Morel Bitsy Grant Jr December 25 1909 Atlanta Georgia June 5 1986 was an American professional tennis champion At 5 feet 4 inches 162 cm and 120 lbs 54 kg Grant was the smallest American man to win a championship on the international tennis circuit A righthanded retriever he was able to beat heavyhitting greats such as Don Budge and Ellsworth Vines even when playing on grass His nickname was Itsy Bitsy the Giant Killer At a young age Grant was already a star in football basketball and tennis at local Atlanta schools In 1929 he won the Georgia state GIAA tennis title Grant had gained national stature in tennis long before his graduation from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1933 During World War II he served in the Pacific Islands around New Guinea His letters to his future wife attest that he fought out of a foxhole for several months and saw heavy and repeated firefights Grant was also a member of the Piedmont Driving Club and had the privilege of escorting Olivia de Havilland to the Atlanta opening of Gone with the Wind He also acted briefly having a minor role in the campy 1959 film Teenagers from Outer Space Grant died of cancer at the age of 75 Description above from the Wikipedia article Bryan Grant licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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