Rest in Peace: Arnold Palmer

[bluegrass]

What a gentleman. The world lost a great one today.

 

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/09/25/report-arnold-palmer-dies-in-pittsburgh-at-87/

[Mama Carol]

[CreativeOne]

May he rest in peace.

[surepip]

Ice tea and lemonade. He will be remembered forever.

[Stonewall]

Around 1992 I was working for a contractor that did temporary power for the Pepsi Senior Challenge at Horseshoe Bend CC. We were at near the practice tees and the first hole tee box working on a disconnect. A helicopter started circling around and getting lower and lower. It finally set down on the first tee box and began to rotor down. A man got out of the back and came around to the side we were nearest. Someone in the back of the chopper started unloading golf bags and handing them to the first guy. Then the front door opened and there was no doubt who was strapped in at the controls, Arnold Palmer. He unstrapped reached in and shook the co-pilots hand (probably the pilot because the machine had dual controls even though Arnie was a licensed rotary wing pilot). He walked directly in our direction smiled and said good morning guys how is the weather looking I stuttered lots of sunshine Mr. Palmer. He smiled and said thanks and have a good day. Now that's an entrance. I will always remember that moment.

[Ugadawgs98]

He was The King. Golf, and the sports world in general, lost a legend.