Golf King Arnold Palmer Has Died on 25th September 2016

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A champion golfer Arnold Palmer (nick name King) has died on 25th September 2016. He was a charming, handsome and one of the leading players of 1950s and 1960s. He was also an experienced businessman and his championing woven him millions, so he was considered an excellent businessman beyond sports such as the Arnold Palmer drink made equal elements lemonade & iced tea. The combination of matinee-idol looks, blue-collar background and charisma of Palmer made him a superstar at the time of golf helped in the television era. He became the favorite pitchman of Madison Avenue by receiving an array of ratification deals that generated millions of U.S dollars in his income in various areas from licensed sportswear, motor oil and even Japanese tearooms.

Golf King Arnold Palmer Has Died on 25th September 2016

Most of the credit goes to an agent Mark McCormack; he sold the personality of Palmer and he represented values instead of his status as a tournament winner. He collected a Presidential Medal of Freedom in the year 2004. Palmer was the 6th athlete winning the Congressional Gold Medal and this award was given to him in 2012. These two awards have considered the highest honors in the United States for a civilian. He also bought Latrobe Country Club; this club was built by his father with his own hands. The business of Palmer grew by including a course-design company, car dealerships, ownership of Bay Hill Resort & Lodge and a chain of dry cleaners in Orlando.