Arnold Palmer (eBook)

A Tribute to an American Icon

David Aretha, David Fischer (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
144 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-2486-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Beginning with his triumph in the 1958 Masters, Arnold Palmer took the nation by storm with his small-town charm, go for broke style, and Sunday comebacks. You finally had someone who had this charisma, said Tiger Woods. Everyone got hooked to the game of golf via TV because of Arnold.Palmer won 43 PGA Tour events in the 1960s, became the sports worlds greatest pitchman, and hobnobbed with bigwigs like Bob Hope and multiple presidents. He even guest-hosted The Tonight Show. A licensed pilot, he flew jet airplanes across the globe. As a philanthropist, he founded Arnold Palmer Medical Center, the largest facility in the country dedicated to the care of women and children.In Arnold Palmer: A Tribute to an American Icon, authors David Fischer and David Aretha relive Palmers thrilling championship moments while capturing his personal charms: his warmth, humor, and candor. Rarely seen photographs and memorabilia bring his story to life.Golfer Raymond Floyd may have summed it up best when he said that Palmer set the standard for how superstars in every sport ought to be, in the way he has always signed autographs, in the way he has always made time for everyone . . . . And man, could he play the game.

Autor

David Fischer has written for the New York Times and Sports Illustrated Kids and has worked at Sports Illustrated, National Sports Daily, and NBC Sports. He is the author of The Super Bowl: The First Fifty Years of America’s Greatest Game and Derek Jeter #2: Thanks for the Memories. He also coauthored Big Papi: Thanks for the Memories with David Aretha.David Aretha, the author and editor of dozens of sports books, coauthored Big Papi: Thanks for the Memories with David Fischer. Aretha served as editor of 20th Century Golf Chronicle, Golf Legends of All Time, Golf Almanac, Golf’s 8 Second Secret, and The Best of Golf.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.5.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 85 color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Golf
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Arnold Palmer • Ben Hogan • Bob Hope • books about golf greats • books about sports legends • books for dad • canadian open • Father's Day • father's day gift ideas • Gary Player • gift for boyfriend • gift for dad • gift for golfer • gift for golf lover • gift for her • gift for him • gift for husband • gift for men • gift for mom • gift for older man • gift for older women • gift for wife • gold pro • golf books • golf books instruction • golf club books • golfer's bible • golfer's handbook • Golf Gift • golf history • golfing • golfing books • golfing in Ireland • golfing in Washington • golfing school • golf lessons • Golf Swing • golf tactics • Green Jacket • how to golf • Master • Masters tournamnet • PGA • Pilot • Putting • putting golf • putting golf books • Sam Snead • Sports Illustrated • sportsman of the year • The King • Tiger Woods • US Open
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-2486-9 / 1510724869
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-2486-0 / 9781510724860