Chauncey Steele Jr. Explained

Chauncey Steele Jr.
Nickname:Chum
Birth Date:26 October 1914
Usopenresult:3R (1937, 1939)

Chauncey Depew Steele Jr. (October 26, 1914 – May 14, 1988)[1] was a tennis player from the United States.[2] Steele made 15 singles appearances in the U.S. National Championships during his career.[2] Steele enjoyed golf and tennis at the Briarcliff Lodge, where his father Chauncey Depew Steele served as manager from 1923 to 1933.[3]

His son, Chauncey Steele III, would also compete in the U.S. National Championships, as well as Wimbledon.

Notes and References

  1. Boston Globe, "Obituary: Chauncey Depew Steele Jr., 73; Businessman, Tennis Champion", May 17, 1988
  2. http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=1747 Tennis Archives: Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
  3. Book: Yasinsac, Robert. Images of America: Briarcliff Lodge. Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, South Carolina. 978-0-7385-3620-0. 2004. 57480785.