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The Lasting Anger of Charlie Sifford

The Lasting Anger of Charlie Sifford

Update: 2024-02-19
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If there's a Jackie Robinson of golf, the title goes to Charlie Sifford, the first black man to be a full member of the PGA Tour. Every part of his journey was difficult, from the obstacles that kept him from competing with the best players in the world until he was almost 40, to the virulent racial hatred he faced once he got there. But unlike some of his fellow athletic pioneers, Sifford never softened, even in his later years as the world tried to make it right by showering him with awards. As he told one reporter, "If you'd been through what I've been through, you wouldn't be smiling either." This is his story.

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The Lasting Anger of Charlie Sifford

The Lasting Anger of Charlie Sifford

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