PEORIA, Ariz. — Bud Collins was known for bow ties and loud pants, for bringing tennis to the masses, first through the written word, later in front of a camera.
"In my lifetime, which covers the start of television and goes back to radio, there are only two people nationally, sports voices, that dominated their sport for six decades: Don Dunphy in boxing and Bud Collins in tennis," Dick Enberg said. "His passion for tennis was very real. He wrote the encyclopedia; he was the walking encyclopedia of tennis. He wrote the book, the whole big book. He was as colorful as his trousers.