Bud Collins was born on June 17, 1929 in Lima, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Psych (2006), Class of... (2002) and The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999). He was married to Anita Ruthling Klaussen, Mary Lou Barnum and Palmer Collins. He died on March 4, 2016 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.
1994 International Tennis Hall of Fame Enshrinee as a journalist.
Longtime tennis analyst for NBC and the Boston Globe. Has written three
editions of the Bud Collins Tennis Encyclopedia.
Coached tennis at Brandeis University (1959-1963). Among his pupils was
Abbie Hoffman.
Collins was the recipient of the Red Smith Award, America's most prestigious sports writing honor, and was inducted into the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame in 2002.