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Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones (Golf. Born, Atlanta, GA, Mar. 17, 1902; died, Atlanta, GA, Dec. 18, 1971.) Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., was the golf equivalent of Babe Ruth, Bill Tilden and Jack Dempsey during America’s “Golden Age of Sports” in the 1920s and 1930s. Bobby Jones was also the first man ever to win golf s “Grand […]
Paul Gallico
Paul Gallico (Sports editor. Born, New York, NY, July 26, 1897; died, Monte Carlo, Monaco, July 15, 1976.) Among the most renowned sportswriters of the “Golden Age of Sports” was Paul William Gallico, sports editor and columnist of the Daily News from 1924-36. Gallico joined the News in 1922 as a movie critic but was […]
Johnny Farrell
Johnny Farrell (Golf. Born, White Plains, NY, Apr. 1, 1901; died, Boynton Beach, FL, June 14, 1988.) After a career that lasted some 15 years as a touring pro, Johnny Farrell achieved additional fame as the home pro at the fabled Baltrusol club in Springfield, N.J., for 38 years. Farrell first hit the touring circuit […]
Bobby Cruickshank
Bobby Cruickshank (Golf. Born, Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland, Nov. 16, 1894; died, Delray Beach, FL, Aug. 27, 1975.) Leaving his native Scotland in 1921, Robert Allan Cruickshank came to New Jersey as the pro at Shackamaxon. Cruickshank was a member of the P.G.A. tour from 1921-50, but some of his best years came late in his career, […]
