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Also Known As Pancho Gonzalez • Richard Alonzo Gonzalez • Richard Alonzo Gonzales
Born May 9, 1928 • Los Angeles • California
Died July 3, 1995 (aged 67) • Las Vegas • Nevada
Awards And Honors U.S. Open • Davis Cup (1949)

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