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Sam Snead

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Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades, having won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events across six decades, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

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Birth Year
1912 1
Birth Date
1912-05-27 1
Death Year
2002 1
Death Date
2002-05-23 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
Won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events across six decades and is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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Golf, Sports
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    Samuel Jackson Snead ( SNEED; May 27, 1912 - May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades (having won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events over six decades) and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
  • Lead paragraph, career and legacy clause
    one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades (having won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events over six decades) and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence, dates and nationality clause
    Samuel Jackson Snead ( SNEED; May 27, 1912 - May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer.
  • Wikipedia or cited reference, description lead (competition-category)
    Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades, having won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events across six decades, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
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