Hess was born in Cleburne, Texas and attended Central High School, Fort Worth, Texas. After winning a state high school singles championship, Hess played varsity tennis for Rice Institute in Houston and as a senior won the 1935 national intercollegiate singles title.[1] He reached the singles fourth round of the 1935 U.S. National Championships and had a best national ranking of 16th.[2]
An investment banker by profession, Hess was a 1988 inductee into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. His elder brother Jake was a tennis player for Rice, as well an All-American in basketball.[3]
wilbur, hess, wilbur, eugene, hess, january, 1913, january, 1992, american, tennis, player, full, namewilbur, eugene, hesscountry, sports, united, statesborn, 1913, january, 1913cleburne, texasdiedjanuary, 1992, 1992, aged, harris, county, texasheight5, playsr. Wilbur Eugene Hess January 15 1913 January 27 1992 was an American tennis player Wilbur HessFull nameWilbur Eugene HessCountry sports United StatesBorn 1913 01 15 January 15 1913Cleburne TexasDiedJanuary 27 1992 1992 01 27 aged 79 Harris County TexasHeight5 ft 5 in 165 cm PlaysRight handedSinglesGrand Slam singles resultsUS Open4R 1935 Hess was born in Cleburne Texas and attended Central High School Fort Worth Texas After winning a state high school singles championship Hess played varsity tennis for Rice Institute in Houston and as a senior won the 1935 national intercollegiate singles title 1 He reached the singles fourth round of the 1935 U S National Championships and had a best national ranking of 16th 2 An investment banker by profession Hess was a 1988 inductee into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame His elder brother Jake was a tennis player for Rice as well an All American in basketball 3 References edit Wilbur Hess National Collegiate Net Champ Fort Worth Star Telegram July 1 1935 Wilbur Hess Texas Tennis Museum To Be Like My Brother Gives City Another Net Star Fort Worth Star Telegram July 31 1930 External links editWilbur Hess at the Association of Tennis Professionals Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilbur Hess amp oldid 1189842671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
