![Former tennis players French Jean Borotra and René Lacoste, Roland Garros, France 1990 Stock Photo - Alamy Former tennis players French Jean Borotra and René Lacoste, Roland Garros, France 1990 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GN5122/former-tennis-players-french-jean-borotra-and-ren-lacoste-roland-garros-france-1990-2GN5122.jpg)
Former tennis players French Jean Borotra and René Lacoste, Roland Garros, France 1990 Stock Photo - Alamy
![French Tennis Star of the 1920s, Jean Rene Lacoste, visits Bendix, September 1964 | Ann Arbor District Library French Tennis Star of the 1920s, Jean Rene Lacoste, visits Bendix, September 1964 | Ann Arbor District Library](https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/photos/N012_1258_001.jpg)
French Tennis Star of the 1920s, Jean Rene Lacoste, visits Bendix, September 1964 | Ann Arbor District Library
Scorpion Shoes - Jean René Lacoste (1904-1996) was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his tenacity on the court; he is also known
![OTD 2 July 1904 Jean René Lacoste was born. He became a tennis champion winning numerous Grand Slams in the amateur area. He is most famous for the Lacoste tennis shirt. : r/FrenchHistoryPodcast OTD 2 July 1904 Jean René Lacoste was born. He became a tennis champion winning numerous Grand Slams in the amateur area. He is most famous for the Lacoste tennis shirt. : r/FrenchHistoryPodcast](https://preview.redd.it/2-july-1904-jean-ren%C3%A9-lacoste-was-born-he-became-a-tennis-v0-xx134krurk9b1.jpg?auto=webp&s=c465a8ab1cdc3c16d2e8a6fc107da12d6afcee83)