page_title: Bob Falkenburg
hierarchical_section_title: Bob Falkenburg
caption_attribution_description: English: Bob Falkenburg with his Jaguar XK120 in front of the first Bob's ice-cream shop at rua Raimundo Correa, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro in 1952
context_page_description: Robert Falkenburg is a former American amateur tennis player and businessman. He is best known for winning the men's singles at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships. He also won the 1944 U.S. National Championships and 1947 Wimbledon doubles. He later introduced soft ice cream and American fast food to Brazil in 1952. He is the founder of the Brazilian fast food chain Bob's.
  Falkenburg was born in Manhattan, New York.
context_section_description: Robert Falkenburg (born January 29, 1926) is a former American amateur tennis player and businessman. He is best known for winning the men's singles at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships. He also won the 1944 U.S. National Championships and 1947 Wimbledon doubles. He later introduced soft ice cream and American fast food to Brazil in 1952. He is the founder of the Brazilian fast food chain Bob's.
  Falkenburg was born in Manhattan, New York.
caption: Falkenburg in Rio de Janeiro, 1952
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