Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer has died. According to his family,
Palmer died Sunday at his home in Pennsylvania. Arnold Palmer was a
7-time major championship winner and became the most beloved figure
associated with the golf in the 60s. Arnold Palmer, was a champion
golfer whose full-bore style of play, thrilling tournament victories and
magnetic personality inspired an American golf boom, attracted a
following known as Arnie’s Army and made him one of the most popular
athletes in the world.
A spokesman for his business enterprises, Doc Giffin, said the cause of
death was complications from heart problems. Paul Wood, a spokesman for
the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, confirmed that Palmer died
Sunday evening at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh.
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