Arnold Palmer Dies At 87, Made Golf Popular for Masses
Arnold Palmer in his heyday.
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(AP) -- Arnold Palmer charged across the golf course and into America's living rooms with a go-for-broke style that made a country club sport popular for the everyman. At ease with presidents and the public, he was on a first-name basis with both.
Through his remarkable life, he never lost that personal touch. That's what made him the King.