SportsCentury Greatest Athletes #29: Arnold Palmer
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2018
- Originally aired in 1999. This was the 30-minute version that aired as part of the SportsCentury countdown.
Subsequent airings have been the one hour documentary version.
I saw Arnold Palmer in St Louis towards the end of his life... I've never seen 50 60 70 year old men in awe like that... the true king of golf.
He was my husbands hero for all his golfing life. even with the money and accomplishments being made these days in Pro Golf, he doesn' t believe that anyone will pass his accomplishments as he had. He met the 'King' several times and watched Mr. Palmer win tournaments from the first tee.
A man's man and a true hero. A beloved Icon of the great game of golf.
I WORKED FOR ARNOLD'S GOLF CLUB COMPANY PRO GROUP OUT OF CHATTANOOGA FROM 1974-1986 AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. HE WAS ALWAYS CARING AND CONSIDERATE OF EVERYONE! HE ALWAYS MADE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE HIS BEST FRIEND!
Excellent
Growing up ,Mr. Palmer was one of my heros , and still is. In about 1996 Mr. Palmer came to Mesquite Nevada to endorse a new golf course for the players island Casino/hotel. That weekend we were doing our annual S.C.S. golf tournament at Southgate Golf Course. I called the Players Island Casino and they connected me to Mr. Palmer's room. I missed him by 10 minutes and I believe it was true that I really missed him because he was not the kind of man to slough someone off or dodge anyone.
I never met you but I love and miss you Mr. Palmer
My brother and I saw Arnold in Seattle at a senior event. In fact my brother called him out, he had hooked a drive near the gallery ropes. Palmer assessed his lie on the par 5 buried in the rough, and said to his caddie “How am I going to get home from that lie.” My brother said “Well if anybody can.” Palmer eyed my brother pulled a fairway wood, and lashed a screamer 10 yards short. We politely clapped , Arnold winked and moved on. I cried when he played his last US Open, and felt a longing despair when he passed.
We the people loved Arnold Palmer when he wasn’t even competitive anymore it didn’t matter people loved to just watch him play & walk up 18 at Augusta a part of us the people died when Arnold Palmer died. He put golf on the map.
Who had a bigger impact in their sport? The real "King"
Legend
Born in 1970..this is the type of man I aspired to be …one of the few men outside of my family I looked up to
Omg. And Hogan not being a dick( love him)!
Once Palmer got the yips, he was done
Yep. He was actually a much better ball-striker from 1966 onwards and it was definitely the loss of his putting touch that did him in.
Not the greatest golfer of all time. But the most influential golfer of all time.
Arnold had a hell of a hog, my uncle blew him behind the pantry in the kitchen at the Ligonier Country Club back in the early 70’s. He said he was packing a driver at all times… A real American hero!
Just the KING !!!
A wonderfull person who earned everything he had, i hope he is reincarnated as a golf pro again
NO GOLFERS AND NO WOMEN SHOULD BE ON THIS LIST.