- Born
- Died
- Birth nameArnold Daniel Palmer
- Nickname
- The King
- Arnold Palmer was born on September 10, 1929 in Youngstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Return to Campus (1975), Appelez-moi chef (1963) and Arnold Palmer: Course Strategy (1989). He was married to Kathleen Gawthrop and Winifred Walzer. He died on September 25, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- SpousesKathleen Gawthrop(January 26, 2005 - September 25, 2016) (his death)Winifred Walzer(December 20, 1954 - November 20, 1999) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenPeggy PalmerAmy Palmer
- ParentsMilfred PalmerDoris Morrison
- RelativesLois Jean Tilley(Sibling)
- The golf champ used to fly his own twin-engine, seven-seater plane to golf tournaments In 1973 he became the first golfer to win more than $100,000 in one year
- The Arnold Palmer Award is presented annually to the medallist at the NCAA Championships in Divisions I, II and III.
- Underwent surgery for prostate cancer.
- Daughters Peggy (26 February 1956) and Amy (4 August 1958); granddaughters Emily (27 November 1981), Katherine Anne (2 September 1982), Anne Palmer (14 September 1984) Saunders; grandsons, Samuel Palmer Saunders (30 July 1987) and William Gray Palmer Wears (16 October 1994).
- Chairman of the Board of The Golf Channel.
- The more I practice the luckier I get.
- The road to success is always under construction.
- I have a tip that will take five strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.
- What other people find in poetry, I find in the flight of a good drive.
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