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  1. Jean René Lacoste (2 July 1904 – 12 October 1996) 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.

  2. Jean René Lacoste (dit Le Crocodile, ou L'Alligator), né le 2 juillet 1904 à Paris et mort à Saint-Jean-de-Luz au Pays basque le 12 octobre 1996, est un champion de tennis, industriel, ingénieur et designer français, fondateur de la marque Lacoste.

  3. May 10, 2018 · You may have heard that its founder, René Lacoste, was a professional tennis player in the early 20th century, but you probably aren't aware that he also created the tennis ball machine. Read on...

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  4. René Lacoste was a French tennis player who was a leading competitor in the late 1920s. As one of the powerful Four Musketeers (the others were Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet, and Jacques Brugnon), he helped France win its first Davis Cup in 1927, starting its six-year domination of the cup.

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  5. www.lacoste.com › us › lacoste-heritageLacoste Heritage

    When René Lacoste joined forces with André Gillier to launch the polo shirt, it was not by chance. The industrialist was an expert in special " hosiery " knitwear, what is now called " underwear ". So in flexibility, comfort and movement.

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  6. Sep 11, 2014 · In the space of just four years, Rene Lacoste would become one of the most famous tennis players in France's history.

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  8. Learn about the life and career of René Lacoste, one of the Four Musketeers who dominated tennis in the 1920s and 1930s. He won 10 majors, including seven singles titles, and invented the crocodile logo and the steel racquet.

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