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Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer (English: Arnold Daniel Palmer, September 10, 1929 - September 25, 2016), American professional golfer. Since 1955, he has won dozens of PGA Tour and Champions Tour championships. Since the popularity of television sports programs in the 1950s, Palmer was the first widely known sports star in the United States. His superb skills and charming demeanor attracted a large number of fans and earned him the nickname "The King." At the same time, during the promotion of golf, he, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player were known as the "Big Three" of golf. As early as 1974, Palmer was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame and won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
- Category
- Athletes
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1929-09-10
- Died
- 2016-09-25
- Wikidata
- Q9434