'Battle of the Sexes' actors Bill Pullman, Elisabeth Shue on Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs matchup
almost 8 years in Washington Times
Some 90 million people worldwide tuned in May 13, 1973, to watch 29-year-old Billie Jean King accept a challenge from 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, the loudmouth former men's champ who claimed he could beat any woman in a tennis match — even the best one. The story of that fateful contest ...