Moe Norman - RIP

[Evil Chris]

Moe Norman, regarded by many as the best ball striker ever, died this past Saturday of heart failure at age 75.

Ask the average person to name the best golfer who has ever lived and you'll hear names like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Ask if they've heard of Moe Norman and the response is likely to be, "Who's Moe Norman?"

Never mind that many pros consider him to be the greatest ball-striker in history; never mind that Moe's shot-making prowess is legendary; never mind that he's the most colorful golf personality ever to play professionally. The sad truth is that the 70-year-old Norman has achieved only a small fraction of the recognition he deserves. When he joined the U.S. PGA Tour in 1959, the sky seemed to be the limit. But openly rejected by many fellow pros, Moe abruptly quit the tour after less than two seasons, never to return.

http://www.failuremag.com/arch_sports_moenorman.html

[Nickatilynx]

I have heard of him.

In fact people have thought I was taught by him as my swing is errr....different. ;-)))

Plus he spoke like a pikey.
;-)))


""Ah that balls 230 , maybe 235...easy 5 ...short swing aye..230 maybe 235""

A very eccentric but amazingly gifted guy.

I heard one time he played the masters and slept in a bunker prior.

There should be a movie about him

[Evil Chris]

Nick, he did have a very unique swing, and no follow-through at all. To watch him practice swing, you'd think he could not hit the broad side of a barn, yet he was one of the best players to ever pick up a club.

He quit the PGA because he was chastised and often ridiculed by the other players on the tour. He wasn't the most elegant or stylish man, and didn't care to become one just to please others. As a result, he was mostly ignored by many on the tour.

So he went back to the Canadian circuit, dominating it so thoroughly that it was dubbed the "Moe Norman Tour." Despite 55 career victories, it has been speculated that he often let other players win to avoid the spotlight of the trophy presentation.

[Mary34D]

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