On August 12, 1973, American golfer Jack Nicklaus won the
Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) championship for his
14th major title, surpassing Bobby Jones’ record of 13 major championships. Nicklaus shot a seven-under-par 277 at
Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, to win $45,000 and
his third PGA National championship. He went on to win 18
major tournaments, a record that still stands today.

Nicklaus’ victory was immortalized when son Gary,
4, unexpectedly ran onto the green and into his
father’s arms. It became one of the Golden Bear’s
favorite images.

Jack William Nicklaus turned 82 in January.

ROSS SIMPSON

Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye)
(November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998)

Rogers was a co-founder of the Sons of the
Pioneers who went on to became one of the
most popular Western stars of his era. Known
as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in
over 100 films and numerous radio and television
episodes of The Roy Rogers Show.

Roy Rogers on his palomino horse Trigger.

ED DANAHUE

SANDY KOZEL

Theodore (Ted) Samuel Williams
(August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002)

SANDY KOZEL

On this day in 1970, an oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13,
preventing a planned moon landing.