Researching Roscoe Tanner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6719 people with the Tanner surname? In that year Tanner was ranked number 607 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Roscoe means "from the deer forest" and is of Scandinavian origin.
Records of Roscoe Tanner on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roscoe Tanner and the Tanner Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 7920 people with the Tanner surname in the UK? Tanner is now ranked number 748 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner
Leonard Roscoe Tanner (born October 15, 1951) is a retired American tennis player, who turned professional in 1972 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 on July 30, 1979.
Tanner was famous for his big left-handed serve, which was clocked at 153 mph at Palm Springs in 1978 during the final against Raúl Ramírez.He is also known for winning the men's singles title at the first of two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Tanner won the tournament held in January, Vitas Gerulaitis won the December tournament. Tanner reached the Wimbledon final in 1979, losing to Björn Borg in five sets.
After his retirement, Tanner received media attention in the 2000s for legal problems that included stretches of imprisonment, arrests for missing child support payments, allegations of financial misdeeds, and bankruptcy.
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