BOBBY JONES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Q&A: Walker Inman Jr., First Augusta Native to Play in Masters
In 1956 Walker Inman Jr. made a memorable trip downMagnolia Lane. (Pocketwiley/Flickr)“He put his hand on my head, and he said, ‘Walker, are you going to be a golfer like your Daddy?’ I said, ‘No sir, Mr. Jones. I want to be a golfer like you.’” ?Walker Inman Jr.Walker Inman Jr. was a 1950s PGA Tour pro and longtime club professional. This is an excerpt from my 2007 interview...
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April 06, 2009
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No Need to Be Ridiculous
Sometimes our love and expectations of Tiger Woods can get the best of us. We sit in our comfy little couches thinking up new and interesting ideas about what Tiger can do (I heard he can lift a Mini Cooper with one arm!) and a lot of the time, they are even incredibly ridiculous even for Woods.Damon Hack of Sports Illustrated had a shot of over-Tigering Tiger in his latest article...
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April 01, 2009
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April 01, 2009
Real NBA: Last Night at the Spectrum
On Wednesday night, NBA TV aired "Real NBA: Last Night at the Spectrum," a retrospective look at the final 76ers game played at the arena that hosted the team from 1967-1996. The 76ers made it to the Finals four times (1977, 1980, 1982-83) during the Spectrum era, led on each occasion by the spectacular all-around play and high flying exploits of the incomparable Dr. J...
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March 26, 2009
2009 Masters Tournament Guide
Near the bottom right of this photo, you’ll see a ball skipping across the pond that fronts Augusta’s 16th green. The ball-skipping is a Masters practice tradition. (Photo: Jerry Trainer/Flickr)TOO EARLY FOR MASTERS MANIA? I think not. In fact, I’ve been thinking about the year’s first major for quite a while and have put together a free 44-page guide to the 2009 Masters...
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March 22, 2009
The Day Before the Spectrum Became a Dream
March 13th, 2009. The Sixers close the Spectrum down with a 104-101 win against the young Bulls.
Memorable evening.
Doc, Moses, Bobby Jones, Franklin Edwards, Clemon Johnson, Earl Cureton, Wally Jones, Mark Ivaroni–they all were there. I wrote it. I wrote it long. I wanted to thoroughly document the moment like no one could. Rock the piece on SLAM by clicking on the Spectrum pic.
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March 16, 2009
Tiger Bests One Jones, But Another on Horizon
When Tiger got his draw for the Accenture Match Play Championship, an event he's won 3 times in his career, I had to laugh. Not only was he matched up against B. Jones, but he was in the Bobby Jones
The symbolism is easy to
While Tiger dispatched the far more contemporary Jones in ...
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February 27, 2009
Al Bianchi: Dr. J's First Pro Coach
While covering this year's Legends Brunch at All-Star Weekend, I had the opportunity to interview Al Bianchi, Julius Erving's first pro coach. I'd never met or spoken with Bianchi before but in a sense I felt like I had known him almost my whole life; I initially heard about him when I was just a young kid and first read about the early years of Erving, who was, is and will always...
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February 24, 2009
Kevin Loughery Talks About Coaching Dr. J
I wish Steve Smith a speedy recovery from his stomach flu but the good news about Smith's illness is that it led to Kevin Loughery being a guest studio analyst on NBA TV on Saturday night. Loughery, a 15.3 ppg career scorer who twice averaged more than 20 ppg during his 11 season NBA career, coached the New York Nets to two championships (1974, 1976) in the ABA. Of course, the...
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December 07, 2008
Today's Date in NBA History
(Boulder-CO) Today's date is November 7th, and on this day: '86- The Philadelphia 76ers retired uniform #24 in honor of forward Bobby Jones.'91- Earvin "Magic" Johnson retired from the NBA after disclosing that he had tested positive for the HIV virus. Johnson, who helped lead the Lakers to five ...
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November 07, 2008
Ok, Tiger isn't Soft!
What I saw yesterday at the US OPEN was ridiculous. The shots that Tiger Woods were making weren't real, they were right out of Tiger Woods 08' collectors addition. For those of you that aren't avid golfers or rarely play the game the chances of these putts and chips going in, are about as common as Danica Patrick winning on the IRL circuit. I mean these 60 foot bombs...
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June 15, 2008
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