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Black Golf Legend Bill Powell Dead (Black Voices)

By On January 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Filed under: Golf & Tennis It’s not a name that resonates with American sports fans like Jackie Robinson or Joe Louis, but black golf pioneer William “Bill” Powell blazed his own trails on the fairways, sand traps and putting greens of our nation’s sports scene. Powell, the first black man to build, own and operate a golf course, died at the age of 93 in Canton, Ohio, after a stroke. Powell …

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