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Ilana and Billie Jean met in 1966, soon after Billie Jean married attorney and real estate broker Larry King, People reports.

Outside the lines is where the dialogue around Billie Jean King usually plays out. And why not? After all, the case can be made that no single athlete has accomplished more beyond the playing field.

Billie Jean King won a dozen Grand Slam singles titles ... In 1966, King (by now she had married law-student Larry King) won her first singles Wimbledon title and was ranked No.

Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles championships ... In 1966, King (by now she had married law-student Larry King) won her first singles Wimbledon title and was ranked No.