Stars of the 70s: Then & Now

Billie Jean King

A sports legend of the ’70s, Billie Jean King rose to stardom when she won the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match against male competitor Bobby Riggs. King has had several marks of fame on her record in the ’70s and ’80s: In addition to her defeat of Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987, and she was one of the first female sports stars to come out as gay. King’s story was made into a big-screen movie in 2017, titled Battle of the Sexes.