Rookie defeats "Army"...
With another U.S. Open underway let's turn the calendar back to June 17, 1962 when one of the biggest upsets in Open history took place. For the first time, a golfer won the U.S. Open in his initial season as a pro. It happened on this date at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.
22-year old Jack Nicklaus attacked and defeated Arnie's Army, led by the number one seeded golfer in the land, Arnold Palmer. The Golden Bear would win the tournament by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff despite one of Palmer's characteristic rallies.
Despite the encouragement of the highly partisan gallery of 11,000, Arnold Palmer would get no closer than 1 stroke to Nicklaus who would hole out on his final putt to finish with a par 71 to Palmer's 74.
What music were we listening to on this date in 1962 ? The top 5 songs:
1) I Can't Stop Loving You-Ray Charles
2) Playboy-Marvelettes
3) The One Who Really Loves You-Mary Wells
4) The Stripper-David Rose
5) I Love You-Volumes
More June 17 Memories...
1963) "Sukiyaki" becomes the only Japanese tune to top the charts...
1967) Barbra Streisand performs in Central Park...
1968) "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" goes gold...
1972) Looking Glass releases "Brandy"...
1972) Democratic Party HQ buglarized at Watergate...
1972) "The Candy Man" is #1...
1994) O.J. Simpson's Ford Bronco chased (very slowly) by LAPD...
Happy Birthday...
1946) Barry Manilow...
1951) Joe Piscopo...
1964) Greg Kinnear...
1980) Venus Williams...
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Memories...
1948) Columbia Records unveils the 33 1/3 LP...
1960) Arnold Palmer comes from 7 strokes behind to win the U.S. Open...
1977) Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson square off in Yankee dugout...
1979) Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager for the 2nd time...
1979) Carter and Brezhnev sign Salt II strategic arms agreement...
1983) Sally Ride becomes 1st U.S. woman in space...
2000) Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open by 15 strokes...
Happy Birthday...
1939) Lou Brock...
1942) Paul McCartney...
1952) Carol Kane...
1952) Isabella Rossellini...
Sunday, June 19, 2005...
Memories...
1846) First baseball game is played in Hoboken, N.J...
1910) Father's Day celebrated for the first time...
1934) The FCC is created...
1956) Martin and Lewis break up...
1964) Civil Rights Act is passed...
1970) Jim Bouton's controversial "Ball Four" is published...
2000) Phil Jackson coaches the Lakers to his 7th NBA title in 9 seasons...
Happy Birthday...
1936) Gena Rowlands...
1942) Singer Spanky MacFarlane...
1948) Phylicia Rashad...
1950) Ann ("Heart") Wilson...
1954) Kathleen Turner...
1962) Paula Abdul...
1974) Met first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz...
Commentary...
There are 3 things mentioned earlier in the report that have profoundly affected me. They are, in order:
1) The celebration of Father's Day. No Father could ever be more proud of their children as I am. Lynn and Robert Phillips have brought a lot of joy into my life and seeing them today as successful adults is the ultimate gift any Dad can receive for Father's Day...
2) The founding of the FCC created guidelines, rules and regulations that I discovered for the first time when I received my third class operator's license, required at the time to take transmitter readings. It was much like prepping yourself for your first driver's test. You looked at the booklet for 5 minutes, took the test and got your license. If you didn't have your "third-class ticket" back then, you didn't have a radio job...
3) The unveiling of the first 33 1/3 LP, done by the innovative, best in the business record company around, Columbia Records. I spent some of the best years of my life at subsidiary Epic, and later CBS International Records...
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE DADS...
