▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : 1 9 0 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁death s ▁Category : G erman ▁military ▁personnel ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Friedrich ro da ▁Category : G ay ▁royal ty ▁Category : L GB T ▁Naz is ▁Category : Ro yal ty ▁in ▁Naz i ▁Party <0x0A> </s> ▁Juan ▁F arrow ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁African - American ▁tennis ▁player ▁and ▁coach . ▁He ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁his ▁tennis ▁career ▁by ▁a ▁neighbor ▁in ▁Lyn ch burg , ▁Virginia , ▁Dr . ▁Robert ▁Walter ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁also ▁ment ored ▁Arthur ▁As he ▁and ▁Al the a ▁Gib son . ▁ ▁Biography ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four ▁Juan ▁F arrow ▁began ▁hitting ▁tennis ▁balls ▁inter min ably ▁against ▁a ▁wall ▁with ▁a ▁bro om st ick , ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁his ▁neighbor , ▁Dr . ▁Johnson . ▁Since ▁African - Amer icans ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁on ▁the ▁public ▁courts ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁Johnson ▁sent ▁F arrow , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁As he , ▁to ▁Sum ner ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁to ▁learn ▁under ▁the ▁co aching ▁of ▁Richard ▁Hud lin , ▁a ▁tennis ▁star ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁who ▁helped ▁break ▁down ▁ra cial ▁bar riers . ▁Hud lin ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁vac ated ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Arm ory ▁while ▁hosting ▁the ▁best ▁young ▁tennis ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁area ▁to ▁h one ▁their