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Sifford, Charlie, 1922-2015

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Personal name headingSifford, Charlie, 1922-2015
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Variant(s)Sifford, Charles Luther, 1922-2015
LocatedBrecksville (Ohio)
Birth date19220602
Death date20150203
Place of birthCharlotte (N.C.)
Place of deathCleveland (Ohio)
Field of activityGolf
Profession or occupationGolfers
Found inHis Just let me play, 1992: CIP t.p. (Charlie Sifford) galley (first Black professional golfer) data sheet (b. 06/02/22)
New York times (online), viewed Feb. 5, 2015 (in obituary published Feb. 4: Charlie Sifford; b. Charles Luther Sifford, June 2, 1922, Charlotte, N.C.; d. Tuesday [Feb. 3, 2015], Cleveland, aged 92; lived in Brecksville, Ohio; broke pro golf's racial barrier, becoming in 1960 the first black player in a PGA Tour event)
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