Arnold palmer golfer and coastguardsman
Arnold palmer golfer and coastguardsman
Arnold Palmer.
Arnold Palmer
American professional golfer (1929–2016)
This article is about the American professional golfer. For the golf tournament, see Arnold Palmer Invitational. For the drink, see Arnold Palmer (drink).
For the British real tennis player, see Arnold Palmer (tennis).
| Arnold Palmer | |
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Palmer while in the U.S. Coast Guard, 1953 | |
| Full name | Arnold Daniel Palmer |
| Nickname | The King |
| Born | (1929-09-10)September 10, 1929 Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 2016(2016-09-25) (aged 87) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Sporting nationality | United States |
| Spouse | Winifred Walzer (m. 1954; died 1999)Kathleen Gawthrop (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| College | Wake Forest College |
| Turned professional | 1954 |
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