Dan T. Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 By Adam Schupak Arnold Palmer, a seven-time major winner who brought golf to the masses and became the most beloved figure in the game, died Sunday, a source close to the family confirmed to Golfweek. He was 87. Reaction poured in from “Arnie’s Army” of admirers in the world of golf. “We loved him with a mythic American joy,” said Palmer biographer James Dodson. “He represented everything that is great about golf. The friendship, the fellowship, the laughter, the impossibility of golf, the sudden rapture moment that brings you back, a moment that you never forget, that’s Arnold Palmer in spades. He’s the defining figure in golf.” No one did more to popularize the sport than Palmer. His dashing presence singlehandedly took golf out of the country clubs and into the mainstream. Quite simply, he made golf cool. http://www.golfweek.com/2016/09/25/arnold-palmer-passes-away-at-87/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 RIP. Tough day for Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 WOW! R.I.P. Mr. Palmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long n Left Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 A truly sad day. As a long time, and still active, competitive golfer, Arnie will always be one of the icons of the sport. An exemplary human being by anyone's account. RIP King. You always will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 RIP to a golf legend. Everyone have an Arnold Palmer drink this week. 2016 is the year of death. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 11 hours ago, pjfootballer said: RIP to a golf legend. Everyone have an Arnold Palmer drink this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 So long to a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 A legend in his own time. The gold standard. America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I am so sick of this year. RIP Mr. Palmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 My wife and I just watched a special on him on the golf channel 2 weeks ago. One of the few big time sports celebrities that seemed like a genuinely good dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornaSkinsFan83 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 2016 continues to suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 My first memories as a kid was my dad (after preaching on Sunday mornings) watching Arnie & telling me, "It'll always be Arnie & Jack. The kings of golf." Very sad to hear, but he's a champion for us all, and as tshile has already said, "a really good dude". (That SportsCenter commercial was one of the very best ever.) Hail, and RIP, Arnie. ( Keep movin' your feet. I never knew how you got a steady shot, but you always did. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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