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- Birth nameArthur Worth Collins Jr.
- Bud Collins was born on June 17, 1929 in Lima, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Psych (2006), The Rites of Passage: The John McEnroe Story (1981) and Class of... (2002). He was married to Anita Ruthling Klaussen, Mary Lou Barnum and Palmer Collins. He died on March 4, 2016 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpousesAnita Ruthling Klaussen(1994 - March 4, 2016) (his death)Mary Lou Barnum(1986 - 1990) (her death)Palmer Collins (divorced, 1 child)
- Coached tennis at Brandeis University (1959-1963). Among his pupils was Abbie Hoffman.
- 1994 International Tennis Hall of Fame Enshrinee as a journalist.
- Longtime tennis analyst for NBC and the Boston Globe. Has written three editions of the Bud Collins Tennis Encyclopedia.
- Collins was the recipient of the Red Smith Award, America's most prestigious sports writing honor, and was inducted into the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame in 2002.
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