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Remembering The King: The lesser-known tales of Arnold Palmer

You know about "Arnie's Army.'' The charging style. The four green jackets. The "Arnold Palmer'' beverage. The seven majors. Driving the green at Cherry Hills. The playoff defeats. The iconic signature. The 62 PGA Tour titles. The rivalry and friendship with Jack Nicklaus. Flying his own plane, designing golf courses, founding hospitals.

But here are a few things you might not have known about Arnold Palmer on what would have been his 90th birthday.

  • He won three ACC titles at Wake Forest but dropped out of school after his roommate, Bud Worsham, was killed in a 1951 car accident.