Southern Tennis Foundation

Southern Tennis Foundation

1980

Pollard Parsons, Tennessee, 1980

Pollard Parsons, Tennessee, inducted in 1980Pollard Parsons

  • Southern tennis enthusiast and longtime tournament director.
  • Friends said Parsons was “about as informed about Nashville tennis as anyone could be.”
  • Provided the Southern Lawn Tennis Association with a foundation on which today’s programs were developed.
  • Served as an officer, committee member, and USLTA delegate during a period that lasted from 1929-1955.
  • Secretary/Treasurer of the Southern Lawn Tennis Association.
  • Vice President of the United States Lawn Tennis Association.
  • Passed away at age 88 in Tennessee.