Robert R Kingsbury, multiple winner in tennis and paddle and APTA President

Bob and Clare Kingsbury
Bob and Clare Kingsbury
Bill Pearce, VP of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York, presents past president Bob Kingsbury and the APTA with the Robert Sticker platform tennis painting
Bill Pearce, VP of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York, presents past president Bob Kingsbury and the APTA with the Robert Sticker platform tennis painting

Bob Kingsbury, the son of FMTC President Ollie Kingsbury (1965-1966) captured an enviable number of club tennis and platform tennis crowns.

In tennis he won the Singles five times – 1966-1967, 1969-1970 and 1975, and the same number in Doubles – 1962 (with his brother) and 1969-1971 (with Zan Carver). In Mixed Doubles he won six championships all with his wife, Clare – 1968, 1970-1973, and 1975-1976.

Teamed with Zan Carver, Kingsbury won the club Men’s platform tennis title five years running, from 1968 to 1972, and the Mixed Doubles six times, again all with Clare – 1970-1974 and 1976.

In APTA National championships, he and partner John Mangan of Manursing Island Club were Men’s Doubles runners-up in 1970 and 1971 before clinching the title in 1972 at Fox Meadow, and again in 1973 in Cleveland.

Kingsbury served as APTA President from 1978-80 and was inducted into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.

Bob Kingsbury making one of his great "gets" Bob Kingsbury making one of his trade-mark “gets”