Herb Fitzgibbon

Herb Fitzgibbon was a nationally ranked tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s. He played tennis at Princeton University. Fitzgibbon won the 1964 Cincinnati singles title, a top tournament in the amateur era, and also finished second at Cincinnati in 1963 and 1965. His best finish at a Grand Slam event was reaching the fourth round of the 1968 French Open.

At the 1968 Olympic exhibition events held at Guadalajara, Fitzgibbon finished third in singles and won the mixed doubles, alongside Julie Heldman. Fitzgibbon was also a top platform tennis player, winning the US doubles championship in 1974, 1977, and 1978. He authored the book The Complete Racquet Sports Player.