B5711

Sport Balls

Golf - Arnold Palmer

Subscriber Only Edition

Cover Announcement 

This is the third of four special Sports Balls cachets that are being produced just for subscribers. Since other Collins collectors and topical collectors can't order them, they are very scarce items and rarely find their way to the open market. It is my way of saying "Thank You" for being a subscriber.

Arnold Daniel Palmer was an American pro golfer who was one of the greatest players in the sport's history. His friendly demeanor and charismatic personality made him one of golfs most-liked players. Large crowds always followed him during tournaments, and they were known as "Arnie's Army." His nickname was "The King" and he was the first golf superstar during the game's early television era which began in the 1950s.

Palmer's humble background and plain-spoken popularity helped change golf from a game for the rich and elite to a more populist sport which included the middle class. During the 1960s, Arnie along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player were known as the "Big Three" and they are credited with popularizing golf around the world.

During his career, he won 62 PGA Tour titles. In 1974 this amazing athlete was one of the 13 charter members inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Just for my subscribers, the cover for Amold Palmer is now ready. "The King" of Golf - Collins #B5711 at $13.50.