"of Fame. Jersey Joe Walcott Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), best known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. He held the world heavyweight title from 1951 to 1952, and broke the record for the oldest man to win the title, at the age of 37. That record would eventually be broken in 1994 by 45-year-old George Foreman. After retiring from boxing, Walcott did some acting, playing small parts in a few movies and television shows. He also refereed several boxing matches, but after the controversial ending"
"champion at age 51, is the oldest to win in the senior tour era, which began in 1980. Charlie Sifford competed in 1961, and became the first African American permitted to play in a PGA-sponsored event in the South. He led after the first round, and tied for fourth. In 2007, the event was renamed the Wyndham Championship when Wyndham Hotels & Resorts took over from DaimlerChrysler as title sponsor, and dropped ""Greensboro"" from the title. It moved from an autumn date to mid-August and is the last PGA Tour event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs, as one last chance"
"Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (; ; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American actor, filmmaker, businessman, investor, author, philanthropist, activist, politician, and former professional bodybuilder and powerlifter. He served two terms as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at the age of 15. He won the Mr. Universe title at age 20 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest seven times, remaining a prominent presence in bodybuilding and writing many books and articles on the sport. The Arnold Sports Festival, considered one of the best professional bodybuilding competitions in recent"
"by Bill Anderson. He went on to win again in 1983 in Carmunnock and the next four consecutive titles, making him the most successful competitor ever in terms of titles. He set world records in many disciplines, including the 56 lb weight over the bar and brick lifting. As a Highland competitor he was dubbed Geoff Dubh Laidir, translated as Black Strong Geoff. ""According to Capes himself."" Capes went on to coach many rising stars in both athletics and strength athletics. Adrian Smith later took fifth spot at the World's Strongest Man under the combined coaching of Capes and Bill"
"Festival. Pearl is 5' 9"" tall. He currently lives in Phoenix, Oregon. Source: Bill Pearl William Arnold ""Bill"" Pearl (born October 31, 1930) is an American retired professional bodybuilder and athlete. During the 1950s and '60s, he won many titles and awards, including winning the Mr. Universe contest five times, and was named ""World's Best-Built Man of the Century."" He became an expert trainer and author on bodybuilding. Pearl was born in Prineville, Oregon. His first major victory was in the 1953 Amateur Mr Universe contest, in which he beat out a then 23-year-old Sean Connery. He actively competed until"
"Luis Cream Luis Cream (born December 2, 1982) in Camden, New Jersey is a rising professional welterweight boxer managed by Chuck Diesel. Diesel Fit Boxing Professional Sports Management and Consultant Services group out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the grandson of the former World Heavyweight boxing champion Jersey Joe Walcott, who later served as New Jersey Athletic Commissioner. Cream, also referred to as 'The Young Jersey Joe Walcott' has won all of his professional bouts so far, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey. While not bigger, taller or with superior reach over his opponents, his style has"
"Championship, and the fifth of his seven major titles. At age 39, he was the oldest at the time to win the PGA Championship, passing his old record of two years earlier. Burkemo won the title in 1953 and was runner-up again in 1954. Defending champion Chandler Harper lost in the first round to Jim Turnesa in a match that went to 23 holes. Turnesa, the runner-up to Snead back in 1942, won the title following year in 1952, and displaced Snead as the oldest champion by a few months. Snead's win was the last by a former champion for"
"Bill Pearl William Arnold ""Bill"" Pearl (born October 31, 1930) is an American retired professional bodybuilder and athlete. During the 1950s and '60s, he won many titles and awards, including winning the Mr. Universe contest five times, and was named ""World's Best-Built Man of the Century."" He became an expert trainer and author on bodybuilding. Pearl was born in Prineville, Oregon. His first major victory was in the 1953 Amateur Mr Universe contest, in which he beat out a then 23-year-old Sean Connery. He actively competed until his retirement in 1971, when he won the Mr. Universe title one last"
"events for the forthcoming season. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara (2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010) and Germany's Tony Martin (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016) have won the most competitions with four each. Australia's Michael Rogers (2003, 2004 and 2005) comes in next in terms of victories, with three wins; Rogers and Martin are the only people to take 3 wins in successive years. Bradley Wiggins is the oldest winner; he was 34 years and 149 days old when he won in 2014. The youngest winner is Rogers; he was 23 years and 293 days old when he won in 2003. Germany's Michael"
"Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed The King, he was one of golf's most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s. Palmer's social impact on behalf of golf was perhaps unrivaled among fellow professionals; his humble"
"By taking the win, be became the championship's oldest ever race winner at the age of 48. His season finished badly after contact with James Thompson caused him to crash heavily, causing him to spend a few days in hospital. Mike Jordan (racing driver) Michael ""Mike"" Jordan (born 17 February 1958 is a British racing driver who competed in various classes of saloon and sportscar racing. He has won three British titles and spent three years competing in the BTCC against many drivers less than half his age, including his son and teammate Andrew. In 2006 he became the oldest"
"into the promotion in 1963. The inaugural champion was Buddy Rogers, and there have been 50 different official champions overall and 11 vacancies. The longest reigning champion is Bruno Sammartino, who held the title from May 17, 1963 to January 18, 1971, for a total of 2,803 days (7 years, 8 months, and 1 day); Sammartino also holds the record for longest combined reign at 4,040 days. André the Giant is the shortest reigning champion, officially holding the title for 1 minute, 48 seconds. The youngest champion is Brock Lesnar, who won the title at the age of 25, while"
"other sporting events, the Arena was best remembered as a boxing venue, where many champions across multiple weight classes got their start in their early professional careers. Among the many other household names who would fight in the ring, were Beau Jack, Willie Pep, Kid Kaplan, Lou Ambers, Billy Petrolle, Jack Delaney, Frankie Genaro, Sandy Saddler, Rocky Graziano, Ike Williams, and Ernie Schaaf. Jersey Joe Walcott, best known as the oldest man to ever win the world heavyweight championship title at the age of 37 (prior to George Foreman's win at 45 in 1994), also fought in the Arena for"
"magician."" It was Boros' first win on the PGA Tour at the age of 32; just three years earlier he reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur. Boros won 17 more times as a professional, including a second U.S. Open in 1963. Five years later he won the PGA Championship in 1968 at age 48, the oldest ever to win a major championship. Hogan regained the title in 1953 for four U.S. Open wins in five attempts (he won his first in 1948 and did not enter in 1949 due to a near-fatal automobile accident). Through 2015, Willie Anderson remains"
"Joseph Borg, Alabama 2001:Deborah R. Bortner, Washington 2000: Bradley W. Skolnik, Indiana 1999: Peter C. Hildreth, New Hampshire 1998: Denise Voigt Crawford, Texas 1997: Mark J. Griffin, Utah 1996: Dee Riddell Harris, Arizona 1995: Philip A. Feigin, Colorado 1994: Craig A. Goettsch, Iowa 1993: Barry Guthary, Massachusetts 1992: Lewis W. Brothers, Jr., Virginia 1991: Doug Mays, Kansas & John R. Perkins, Missouri 1990: Susan E. Bryant, Oklahoma 1989: John C. Baldwin, Utah 1988: James C. Meyer, Tennessee 1987: F. Daniel Bell, III, North Carolina 1986: Royce O. Griffin, Colorado 1985: H. Wayne Howell, Georgia 1984: Michael Unger, Massachusetts 1983: Richard"
"of being the oldest driver to ever win the 500 at 47 years old (1987), breaking the previous record set by his brother Bobby. Unser won two 500-mile races at Pocono (in 1976 and 1978) and two more at Ontario (in 1977 and 1978) bringing his total of 500-mile race wins (including four Indianapolis 500s) to eight. Unser was the 1978 IROC champion. He also competed in the 1968 Daytona 500 and four other NASCAR Winston Cup & Grand National races, all held on road courses with a best finish of fourth (twice). Al Unser Alfred ""Al"" Unser (born May"
"Mike E. Smith Michael Earl Smith (born August 10, 1965) is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. Thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003, and has won the most Breeders' Cup races of any jockey with 26 Breeders' Cup wins. Smith is also the second leading jockey of all time in earnings with over $312 million. In 2018, Smith rode Justify to the Triple Crown, becoming the oldest jockey to win the title at age 52. Smith was born to"
"Billy Arnold (racing driver) Richard William Arnold (December 16, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois – November 10, 1976 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) won the 1930 Indianapolis 500 after leading all but first two laps of the race, the most ever by a winner of the race. He won by a margin of 7 minutes and 17 seconds. He was 24 years old at the time. In 1931 he led 155 laps but crashed on lap 162 while holding a five-lap lead, suffering serious injuries along with his riding mechanic Spider Matlock. A tire came off the car, bounced over the fence"
"47 plus 1948 A. “Wally” Cunneen (Myrtleford) 64 plus 1949 A. “Wally” Cunneen (Myrtleford) 52 plus 1951 Lex Nicholl (Whorouly) 37 plus 1952 Doug Ferguson (Eldorado) 75 1954 Gerald O’Neill (Chiltern) 87 1955 John Farmer (Tarrawingee) 86 plus 1956 Ron Howes (Chiltern) 103 1957 Ron Howes (Chiltern) 71 1959 Ivan Chant (Chiltern) 54 1960 Ted McSweeney (Whorouly) 62 1961 Ted McSweeney (Whorouly) 71 1962 Maurie Hogan (Greta) 96 1963 Maurie Hogan (Tarrawingee) 78 1964 John Farmer (Tarrawingee) 68 1965 Brian McDonald (Beechworth) 63 1966 Bob Stone (Tarrawingee) 73 1967 Bob Stone (Tarrawingee) 57 1968 Bill Cassidy (Chiltern) 76 1969 Bob"
"Mr New York City - AAU, Winner Mr New York State - AAU, 5th 1953 Mr Eastern America - AAU, Winner Mr New York State - AAU, 5th 1954 Junior Mr America - AAU, East , Did not place Leroy Colbert Leroy Colbert (born May 9, 1933 NY, USA - died November 20, 2015 age 82) was an American bodybuilder. He is notable as being credited as the first man to develop 21"" circumference arms. He was a traditionalist using full body workouts. Colbert famously was sceptical about the effects of steroids and never used the substance in an era"
"by 1953 champion Walter Burkemo, 5 & 3. Blue Hill was not highly regarded as a championship venue and calls increased for a change in format to stroke play. Also, a five-year membership in the PGA of America was necessary to compete in the PGA Championship at the time; this excluded young professionals Arnold Palmer, Dow Finsterwald, Gene Littler, and Mike Souchak. Burke was the second to win the Masters and PGA Championship in the same calendar year, following Sam Snead in 1949. Through 2016, it has only been accomplished four times, with the latter two by Jack Nicklaus in"
"1977—Billy Waddy; 1978—Frank Corral; 1979—Kent Hill; 1980—Johnnie Johnson. 1951—Jim Winkler; 1952—Andy Robustelli; 1953—Andy Robustelli; 1954—Tom Fears; 1955—Bud McFadin; 1956—Bud McFadin; 1957—Duane Putnam; 1958—Del Shofner; 1959—Bob Fry; 1960—Jim Phillips (O), John LoVetere (D); 1961—Frank Varrichione (O), Lamar Lundy (D); 1962—Frank Varrichione (O), Deacon Jones (D); 1963—Frank Varrichione (O), Jack Pardee (D); 1964—Marlin McKeever (O), Deacon Jones (D); 1965—Tommy McDonald (O), Deacon Jones (D); 1966—Charlie Cowan (O), Deacon Jones (D); 1967—Joe Scibelli (O), Merlin Olsen (D); 1968—Joe Scibelli (O), Merlin Olsen (D); 1969—Ken Iman (O), Merlin Olsen (D) 1970—Tom Mack (O), Merlin Olsen (D); 1971—Joe Scibelli (O), Coy Bacon (D); 1972—Joe Scibelli"
"(Whorouly) 1951 Jock Gardner (Milawa) 1952 Doug Ferguson (Eldorado) 1953 Ray Warford (Moyhu) 1954 Tim Lowe (Beechworth) 1955 Ray Warford (Moyhu) 1956 Ray Warford (Moyhu), Tim Lowe (Beechworth) and Greg Hogan (Moyhu) 1957 Bill Pinder (King Valley) 1958 Clem Goonan (Whorouly) 1959 K. Spink (Whorouly) 1960 Colin Barnes (Greta) 1961 Colin Barnes (Greta) 1962 Ken Dixon (Chiltern) 1963 Ron Critchley (Whorouly) 1964 Eddie Hooper (Greta) 1965 Rob Comensoli (Moyhu) 1966 Les Butler (Bright) 1967 Rob Comensoli (Moyhu) 1968 Bill McAuliffe (Whorouly) FIRST CLYDE BAKER MEDAL 1969 Alan McDonald (Moyhu) 1970 Stuart Elkington (Whorouly) 1971 Garry Holmes (King Valley) 1972 Mick"
"a short time later. He was 38. Ted Horn Ted Horn (February 27, 1910 – October 10, 1948), born Eylard Theodore Von Horn, was an American racecar driver. He won the AAA National Championship in 1946, 1947 and 1948 and collected 24 wins, 12 second-place finishes and 13 third-place finishes in 71 major American open-wheel races prior to his death at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds at the age of 38. Ted Horn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Horn's family moved several times during his childhood, finally settling in Los Angeles. At 15 years of age he found work at the"
"- 73 - W.F. Rodgers 1971 - 72 - T.F. Dunlop 1969 - 71 - L.M. Hunter 1966 - 69 - T. Johnston 1965 - 66 - D.H.Bell 1964 - 65 - J. Hanna 1963 - 64 - J.J. Kyle 1962 - 63 - S.W. Lindsay 1961 - 62 - T. Johnston 1960 - 61 - R.J. Anderson 1958 - 60 - D.E.K Boyd 1957 - 58 - S.W. Lindsay 1956 - 57 - W. Neagle 1955 - 56 - K.H. Clarke 1953 - 55 - J.F. Davidson 1951 - 52 - J.D.W. Mills 1949 - 51 - J.B. Mills"
"Al Unser Jr. Alfred Unser Jr. (born April 19, 1962), nicknamed ""Little Al"", ""Al Junior"", or simply ""Junior"", is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. Unser was born into a racing family in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is the son of Al Unser and the nephew of Bobby Unser, both Indianapolis 500 winners themselves. By the age of 11, Al Junior was racing sprint cars. After high school, he was already in the World of Outlaws series of sprint car racing. He soon moved into road racing, winning the Super Vee title in 1981 and"
"Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle (10), Larry Mize (9), Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler (9,11,12,13), Tom Watson (9,10), Ian Woosnam (13), Fuzzy Zoeller (9,10) Hale Irwin (9,10), Scott Simpson (9,10), Payne Stewart (4), Curtis Strange Mark Calcavecchia (9,12), Ian Baker-Finch (9,13) John Daly (13), Wayne Grady, Larry Nelson (10), Jeff Sluman (13) Mitch Voges (a), Manny Zerman (a) Gary Wolstenholme (a) David Berganio, Jr. (a) Jim Stuart (a) Steve Elkington (12,13), Jim Gallagher, Jr. (10,11,13), Peter Jacobsen, Andrew Magee (12,13), Billy Mayfair, Mark McCumber, Rocco Mediate (13), Jodie Mudd, Tommy Nakajima, José María Olazábal (10,12), Steve Pate (11,12,13),"
"finally become world heavyweight champion, at the relatively old age of 37. This made him the oldest man ever to win the world heavyweight crown (a distinction he would hold until George Foreman won the title at age 45 in 1994). Walcott retained the title with a 15-round decision victory against arch-enemy Charles. On September 23, 1952, he defended his title for the second time. His opponent was the undefeated Rocky Marciano. In the first round Marciano was knocked down for the first time in his career, with a left hook from Walcott. Walcott was clearly ahead in the scoring"
"until 2014, and Gyles Brandreth since then, and held at Simpson's-in-the-Strand. The awards celebrate lifetime achievement, as well as ""oldie"" achievements and/or notoriety over the previous year, the whole ceremony being very much tongue-in-cheek. Past winners include Olivia de Havilland, Ian Paisley, David Hockney, Eileen Atkins, Stanley Baxter, Peter Blake, Glenda Jackson and Moira Stuart. At the magazine's 2011 awards, Prince Philip was named Consort of the Year; Oldie of the Year was Barry Humphries. In 2015, Oldie of the year was Ken Dodd. In 2017, David Cameron's mother, Mary Cameron, was honoured with a 'Mother knows best' award in"
"people have won the award multiple times: athlete Sonia O'Sullivan won the award five times, including a record three successive awards, and golfers Pádraig Harrington, with three wins, and Rory McIlroy, who won it twice. The oldest recipient of the award is Christy O'Connor Jnr, who won in 1989 aged 41. Rory McIlroy, who first won in 2011, aged 22, is the youngest winner. Ten sporting disciplines have been represented; golf has the highest representation, with seven recipients. Eamonn Darcy, Ronan Rafferty and Des Smyth, who won the Alfred Dunhill Cup in 1988, are the only non-individual winners of the"
"won the World Featherweight (126 lbs) title from Petey Sarron on October 29, 1937, the World Welterweight (147) title from Barney Ross on May 31, 1938, and won the World Lightweight Title (135 lbs) in his next fight, on August 17 against Lou Ambers. Armstrong then immediately vacated the Featherweight Title because he could no longer make the weight. Wilfred Benítez was the youngest ever champion at any weight. Benitez first won the WBA Light Welterweight (140 lbs) Title from Antonio Cervantes on March 6, 1976, at age 17. He moved up in weight to win the WBC Welterweight (147"
"Wyndham Championship The Wyndham Championship is a professional golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in Greensboro, and was originally the ""Greater Greensboro Open."" Founded in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open, it was usually played in April or May, until a schedule change in 2003 moved it toward the end of the season. Less than two months shy of age 53, Sam Snead set PGA Tour records in 1965 for his eighth win at an event and as the oldest winner of a tournament; both records still stand. Davis Love III, the 2015"
"creation in 2010 and has been defended in both Mexico and in Japan. Volador Jr. was the shortest reigning champion, holding the title for 45 days in early 2012, while La Sombra currently holds the record for the longest reign, 953 days or over two-and-a-half years. When La Sombra defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. to win the championship during the ""Fantastica Mania 2013"" show in Bunkyo, Tokyo, it marked the first time the championship changed hands outside of Mexico. With his victory on August 31, 2015, Último Guerrero became the oldest wrestler to win the championship, being 43 years, 183 days"