King distinguished herself as a tennis champ at Cal State Los Angeles, winning Wimbledon doubles while enrolled<\/p>\n
When Billie Jean King left college in 1964, she had a purpose. Within a few years, she had become the top-ranked tennis professional in the world. Over a trailblazing career, she won 39 championships, a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a congressional Medal of Honor \u2013 all while pushing publicly for gender and pay equality.<\/p>\n
Last year, she finally returned to finish the degree in history she started more than six decades ago. On Monday, she graduated, at 82 years old.<\/p>\n
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