Touring Pros Turn Golf Into The World Stage Of Theatre
The touring golf pros blend athleticism with show business as they chase a $200,000 National Airlines Open. Prominent figures like Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Gary Player, and others are profiled for their celebrity, flamboyant habits, and business ventures.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Miami
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Ken Venturi
National Airlines
Doug Sanders
Georgia
Lee Trevino
Phoenix
Trevino
Arnie
Jack
Arnold Palmer
Annie
Palmer
Birdie
Hollywood
Jack Nicklaus
Golden Bear
Big Jack
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Andy Williams
Hollywood Pulsepounders
Bill Casper
Bill
Los Angeles
Gary Player
South Africa
U.S
Nicklaus
Gene Sarazen
Johannesburg
Player
al Geiberger
Bob Lunn
Tomato Co
Jack Murphy
Ken
George Archer
Terry Dill
Muleshoe
Tex
Lionel Herbert
Gardner Dickinson Jr
Hogan
Hayes Leaves Rayville Sparked by Big City Dream
Elvin Hayes recalls leaving Rayville Louisiana for Houston to join the San Diego Rockets a year ago and becoming the NBA scoring champion. He reflects on small town limits, a speech impediment, and his drive to improve as he contrasts his success with Westley Unseld and the Rockets’ rough road to a playoff berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Elvin Hayes
Louisiana
Rayville
Houston
San Diego Rockets
Elvin
Hayes
University of Houston
National Basketball Association
Wilt Chamberlain
Grambling
Southern
Westley Unseld
Baltimore
Rockets
Bullets
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Jackie Gleason
Joe Namath
By Murray Chass
Monroe
Loughery
Scott
Don Kojis
Bill Brussell
Oscar Robertson
Main
Greensboro
Danville
Winston-Salem
Deansgate
Bankameri
Cannon Fetzer Co
S. Main ST
Kingswood
ASTRO
N.C
N. Main St