";s:4:"text";s:2913:"He was one of PA's greatest ambassadors. implying that too much was made about his return from cancer. The King remained one of the most generous, lucrative, and popular golfers in the game well past his playing days. Palmer was an avid pilot and flew for 50 years until 2011.
It is the only hospital in central Florida with an emergency/trauma department dedicated solely to pediatric patients.
He trailed only Woods
Palmer married
Nicknamed "The King," Palmer won seven major tournaments, including four Masters, and was his sport's first superstar of the television era. what the drink was. majority of them are merely passengers. Palmer rallied from seven shots behind to win a U.S. Open.
Kathleen (Kit) Gawthrop in 2005. at Augusta National, Palmer once said, “Hell, I know most of them by
Arnold Palmer, of Latrobe, Pa., pulls on his glove before practice round for the PGA National Championship at Pecan Valley Country Club in San Antonio, Texas, July 17, 1968. to play some golf.”.
He continued flying his Cessna Citation 10
Arnold Palmer dies 04:54. When asked about the fans he attracted
struggled with his balance.
Palmer lived to play. With powerful hands wrapped around the golf club, Palmer would slash at
Bob Drum, a Pittsburgh sports writer. He had only been admitted three days earlier to undergo the testing on his heart.
Littler once said. Nicklaus went on to win 18 majors and was regarded as golf’s greatest champion. flags. history, and it went well beyond his seven major championships and 62 PGA Tour
He had two loves as a boy -- strapping on his holster with
Even as
God Bless. He blew a seven-shot lead on the back nine to lose a U.S. Open. “I just want
the ball with all of his might, then twist that muscular neck and squint to see
280 “won’t do you a damn bit of good.”.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. steel-wheeled tractor,” he recalled in a 2011 interview with the AP.
me as ‘The King,’” Palmer said in a November 2011 interview with The
signed every autograph, making sure it was legible. Nobody in golf had reached such heights before him, and that fame — and what it did to grow his sport — is as big a part of his legacy as his 62 tour wins.
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“I would like to think that I left them more
the British Open, later calling it one of the biggest disappointments of his
Palmer never won the PGA Championship, one major short of
good at that.
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