C4C-Ref- NCAC - Plaque At Flamingo Park Tennis Center Memory Of Jerry Moss -MalMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
Joy V. W. Malakoff, Commissioner
January 27, 2014
Referral to Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee
Please place on the February 12, 2014 City Commission agenda a request for referral to
the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee for discussion of placing a plaque at
Flamingo Park Tennis Center in memory of Jerry Moss,
The first National Tennis Champion from Miami Beach.
Jerry Moss won the Orange Bowl 12 and under, and 15 and under championship. He
was captain of the Miami Beach Senior High School Tennis Team. In 1951, he won the
15 and under National Championship of the United States and the Junior National
Championships of the United States and Australia in 1954. He was a member of the
United States Junior Davis Cup Team in 1954. In that year, he was the top 18 and
under tennis player in the world. He was also captain of the University of Miami Tennis
Team and an All American in 1958 and 1959. He came from a very poor family and
did this with virtually no support system. No family member ever attended his
championship matches.
My request is that the plaque read "In Memory of Jerry Moss, the First National Tennis
Champion from Miami Beach."
Please contact my office at ext. 7106 if you have any questions.
JVWM
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