Chi Chi Rodriguez was proof that stats alone don’t make someone a hall of famer. Rodriguez, who died Thursday at age 88, was a trailblazer — becoming the first Puerto Rican to play on the PGA Tour — and one of the most charismatic golfers the sport has seen.
Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez, known as much for his on-course showmanship as for the talent that led to his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame, died on Thursday at age 88 in Clearwater, Fla.