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Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi (born Emanoul Aghassian; Persian: ایمانوئل آغاسيان; December 25, 1930 – September 24, 2021) was an Iranian Olympic boxer and the father and coach of American tennis player Andre Agassi. He represented Iran at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.
Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi, father and original coach of Hall of Famer Andre Agassi, has died at age 90. Mike Agassi passed away at 9:17 p.m. on Friday at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Andre...
Sep 28, 2021 · Born in Iran, Emmanuel Agassi was an Olympic boxer for his homeland in 1948 and 1952. After the Games, he followed his brother, Samuel, to Chicago. He changed his name to “Mike” upon...
Sep 30, 2021 · Mike Agassi was born in Iran as Emmanuel Agassi. He proudly represented his country in boxing at the 1948 Olympics games in London as well as the 1952 games in Helsinki. In 1963, he got settled in Las Vegas, America, and started working in Tropicana hotel & casino.
Sep 29, 2021 · Mike Agassi, the father of eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi, has died aged 90. The man who famously coached Agassi as a youngster, feeding thousands of balls to him every day, passed away at the Nathan Adelson Hosptal in Las Vegas.
Emmanuel B. Agassi, (Armenian: Agassian) more commonly known as Mike Agassi (born 25 December 1930 in Salmas, Iran), was a former Iranian boxer and is the father of tennis star Andre Agassi. Born to Assyrian and Armenian parents, Agassi represented Iran as a boxer in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.
Overview. Bio. Activity. Stats. Ranking. Personal. A player of irresistible flair, appeal and shot-making ability since appearing on the professional landscape as a 16-year-old in 1986, Andre Kirk Agassi, was the first Nevadan to make an impact on the game.
Sep 24, 2021 · He won several Iranian national championships in the 1940s and early 1950s, which led him to be selected to represent his country as a bantamweight at the 1948 London Olympics. There, he was eliminated in round one by Álvaro Vicente of Spain.
Having emigrated to the USA, Emmanuel Agassi channelled his sporting energies into the coaching his young son in tennis. Andre proved to be a natural and by the age of three, he was already playing rallies.By his 20s he was a global star, winning his first major, Wimbledon, in 1992.
Oct 26, 1987 · Emmanuel Agassi—called Mike these days—was a boxing champion, but Andre's game is tennis. On the court, he seems a curious mix as well. He's right up-to-date in grooming—we'll get to the...
