Ben Hogan Gets a New York Ticker Tape Parade

After winning the "Triple Crown" of golf Hogan received a heroes welcome on his return to America

NEW YORK CITY - July 22, 1953

I have traveled back in time, virtually, to New York City, precisely 70 years ago yesterday, to witness a spectacle that has never been again seen in the world of golf - a ticker tape parade for a golfer.

Ben Hogan arrived back in America yesterday, with the claret jug for winning the British Open.

The ocean liner that car…