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A golden honor for the Golden Bear: St. Andrews crowns a legend

By Quin Hillyer
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A golden honor for the Golden Bear: St. Andrews crowns a legend


Golfer Bobby Jones was the beau ideal, in the fullest and best sense, of the amateur sportsman. Benjamin Franklin was, well, Benjamin Franklin. It is a testament to the character of golfer Jack Nicklaus that this week, he joined those two luminaries as the only Americans ever named honorary citizens of the town of St. Andrews, Scotland.

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