1952 - Joe Louis Belts an Uppercut on the PGA
Former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis broke the color barrier in golf and then ascended further
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TUCSON, AZ - February 2, 1952
The Sports Time Traveler™ has gone back in time exactly 72 years, to watch the 72 holes at the 1952 Tucson Open, a PGA event here at the El Rio Golf & Country Club.
The purse is $10,000 with $2,000 going to the winner. That’s the …