René Lacoste
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 29 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 2,1904 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Paris |
| France | |
| Date of died | October 12,1996 |
| Died | Saint-Jean-de-Luz |
| France | |
| Nationality | French |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1976 (member page) |
| Country (sports) | France |
| Parents | Jeanne-Marie Magdeleine Larrieu-Let |
| Jean-Jules Lacoste | |
| Nickname | The Crocodile |
| Spouse | Simone de la Chaume |
| Children | Bernard Lacoste |
| Catherine Lacoste | |
| Michel Lacoste | |
| Grandchildren | Jacques Lacoste |
| Maxime Lacoste | |
| William Lacoste | |
| Victoria Lacoste | |
| Antoine Lacoste | |
| Books | Tennis |
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| ID | 791818 |
René Lacoste Life story
Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" because of how he dealt with his opponents; he is also known worldwide as the creator of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929, and eventually founded the brand and its logo in 1933.