Arnold Palmer
Golf
Inducted: 1983
- Born in Latrobe, PA, 1929
- Attended Wake Forest University, winning numerous amateur titles, including the 1954 U.S. Amateur
- Arguably the most popular golfer of all time with a charismatic, hard-charging style that helped popularize pro golf in early 1960s
- Winner of 60 PGA Tour events, including 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964 Masters
- Won the 1960 U.S. Open and 1961 and 1962 British Open
- PGA’s leading money winner in 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964
- Famous for last-round comebacks
- Pioneer in sports marketing
