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Arnold Daniel Palmer was an American golfer, architect, aircraft pilot, and athlete. Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1929, he was educated at Wake Forest University and spoke English. He competed in the sport of golf as a player.
Palmer received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal, and induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He died in Pittsburgh on September 25, 2016, from cardiovascular disease due to natural causes.
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Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA
Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a professional career in 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed "The King", Palmer was one of golf's most…
Known for
- Spirit of Golf — Self (archive footage)2023
- Perfection at Pebble — Self (archive footage)2019
- Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk — Self (archive footage)2019
- Tiger and Rocco — Self (archive footage)2018
- Arnie — Self2014
- The Arnold Palmer — Self2012
- Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open — Self2008
- Chicken Soup: Conversations for the Golfer's Soul — Self2007
- Tiger — Self2004
- Shanks for the Memory1994
via TMDB
Key facts
- 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 ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; died 1999 ) Kathleen Gawthrop ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 )
- College
- Wake Forest College
- Former tours
- PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour
- Pga tour
- 62 ( 5th all-time )
- Masters tournament
- Won : 1958 , 1960 , 1962 , 1964
- Pga championship
- T2: 1964 , 1968 , 1970
- U s open
- Won : 1960
- The open championship
- Won : 1961 , 1962
- World golf hall of fame
- World Golf Hall of Fame 1974 ( member page )
- Pga tour money list winner
- 1958 , 1960 , 1962 , 1963
- Pga player of the year
- 1960 , 1962
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Golf
- Position
- Golfer
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Official website
Arnold Palmer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arnold
- Family name
- Palmer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Latrobe
- Place of death
- Pittsburgh
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- golf
- Official website
- www.arnoldpalmer.com
- Image
- YN3ArnoldPalmer.jpg
- Height
- 178
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- Commons category
- Arnold Palmer
- date of birth
- 1929-09-10
- topic's main category
- Category:Arnold Palmer
- date of death
- 2016-09-25
- birth name
- Arnold Daniel Palmer
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a professional career in 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed "the King", Palmer was one of golf's most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s.
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