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fullname	Joseph Kevin Keegan
dateofbirth	February 14, 1951
cityofbirth	Armthorpe, Doncaster
countryofbirth	England
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years4	1980–1982
years5	1982–1984
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clubs3	Hamburger SV
clubs4	Southampton
clubs5	Newcastle United
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caps2	230
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caps3	90
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caps4	68
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caps5	78
goals5	48
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nationalteam1	England
nationalcaps1	63
nationalgoals1	21
manageryears1	1992–1997
manageryears2	1998–1999
manageryears3	1999–2000
manageryears4	2001–2005
manageryears5	2008
manageryears6	2010–
managerclubs1	Newcastle United
managerclubs2	Fulham
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managerclubs4	Manchester City
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Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951) is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United.

As a player in the 1970s and 1980s, he has been described as "arguably the first superstar English player to attract the modern media spotlight". He began his playing career at Scunthorpe United in 1968, before moving to Liverpool of Division One in 1971. At Liverpool, Keegan won three First Division titles, two UEFA Cups, one FA Cup and the European Cup. He also gained his first England cap in 1972, and moved to German top-flight club Hamburger SV in the summer of 1977. At Hamburg he was crowned European Footballer of the Year in both 1978 and 1979, won the Bundesliga title in 1978–79, and reached the European Cup final the following year. Keegan moved to Southampton that summer, and spent two seasons at the club before a transfer to second-tier Newcastle United in 1982. He helped Newcastle to promotion in his second season, and retired from football in 1984, having been capped 63 times for England, scoring 21 goals.

He moved into management at Newcastle in 1992, again returning the club to the top flight, as First Division champions. After promotion, Keegan's Newcastle finished second in the Premier League in 1995–96, after leading the table most of the season. After a spell at Fulham, he took charge of the England team in 1999 but resigned in the autumn of 2000, following a loss against Germany in World Cup qualification (this was also the last game at the old Wembley Stadium). He then became manager of Manchester City in 2001 and spent four years at the club before resigning in 2005. He had been out of football for almost three years when he returned to Newcastle United for a second spell as manager in January 2008. This spell lasted only eight months, however, as Keegan resigned on 4 September 2008 following days of speculation regarding a dispute with the club directors. In March 2011, Kevin was announced as one of eleven industry experts for npower’s What’s Your Goal campaign, designed to showcase the vast and varied roles and responsibilities found in football to an age group of 12- 16 and inspire them to start thinking about their future careers.

Early years

Keegan was born in Armthorpe in Doncaster to English parents of part Irish ancestry and attended his local school, Armthorpe Comprehensive, Armthorpe, South Yorkshire in Doncaster. As a schoolboy Keegan had a trial for league side Coventry City, under manager Jimmy Hill. Despite being one of two players kept on for an extra six-week period, the club did not offer Keegan a contract. At the age of 16, Keegan was spotted playing at amateur level for Pegler, his employer at the time, and signed by Division 4's Scunthorpe United – one of just two professional sides in the division.

Playing career

Scunthorpe United (1966–1971)

Making his debut against Peterborough United at the age of 17, he made 29 league starts in his first season. Keegan became a regular in the first team by the 1969–70 season, playing all 46 league games for the club. Although in a side who consistently finished in the bottom four of the division, this season also saw the team reach the fifth-round of the FA Cup, beating Football League First Division side Sheffield Wednesday along the way. Keegan played regularly in a creative right midfield role for the Scunthorpe United first team despite his age – he scored 18 goals in 124 games for the club. In 1971 he attracted the attention of Liverpool's head scout Geoff Twentyman, who's opinion was held in high regard by manager Bill Shankly. He was transferred to Liverpool for £35,000 in 1971, at the age of 20.

Liverpool (1971–1977)

On 14 August 1971, Keegan made his Liverpool debut against Nottingham Forest at Anfield, scoring after 12 minutes. Although originally signed as a midfielder, his ability soon prompted manager Bill Shankly to employ Keegan upfront as a partner for John Toshack. His move to Liverpool also alerted England to his presence, and the forward made his debut at under-23 level later in 1971. His full debut came 12 months after arriving in Liverpool, in a World Cup qualifier against Wales at Ninian Park. Keegan's first goal for his country also came in a game against Wales in Cardiff. This time it was a British Home Championship match that England won 2–0 on 11 May 1974, his third full cap.

In 1973, Keegan won his first domestic honours. Playing alongside John Toshack, Keegan helped Liverpool win their first League championship in seven years as well as the UEFA Cup. Keegan scored twice in the first leg of the final as Liverpool overcame Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 on aggregate.

The following year Keegan was again a frequent scorer but Liverpool lost the League title to a Leeds United team who had gone unbeaten for a then-record 29 games at the start of the season. However, Liverpool progressed to the FA Cup final. Their campaign in the competition had started with a tie against the club which had rejected Keegan, Doncaster Rovers, and it was Keegan who scored both Liverpool goals in a 2–2 draw. Liverpool won the replay and Keegan scored twice more on the way to Wembley, including a lob-volley over the head of England colleague Peter Shilton in the semi-final against Leicester City at Villa Park. In the final, Keegan scored two as Liverpool beat Newcastle United 3–0. It was the first brace in an FA Cup final since Mike Trebilcock scored twice for Everton in 1966.

Keegan's next visit to Wembley was three months later in the Charity Shield game, the traditional curtain-raiser to a new season between the League champions and the FA Cup winners. However, Keegan was sent off, along with Leeds captain Billy Bremner, after a scuffle on the pitch. Both players removed their shirts in protest, with Keegan visibly shaken by the decision. The fight was shown that night on BBC television and both were fined £500, with Keegan being suspended for three games and Bremner eight.

The next year saw Keegan scoring goals and representing his club and country, but 1975 was a trophyless season for Liverpool and England failed to qualify for the 1976 European Championships. There were numerous honours for Keegan over the next two years, however, as Liverpool again won the League championship and UEFA Cup. Keegan scored in both legs of the UEFA Cup final against FC Bruges, although he had only scored once previously during Liverpool's run in the competition.

In 1977, Keegan helped Liverpool progress towards an unprecedented "treble" of League championship, League Cup and European Cup, though midway through the season he announced his intention to leave in the summer to play abroad. Nevertheless, Keegan was irrepressible as Liverpool clinched the title and reached the finals of both Cup competitions. Keegan's last appearance in a Liverpool shirt on home soil, however, saw Liverpool lose the FA Cup final to bitter rivals Manchester United, ending the possibility of the "treble". The European Cup final in Rome against Borussia Mönchengladbach was four days later. Keegan did not score, but he did make a late run which led to a foul inside the penalty area by Berti Vogts. This led to a penalty which was successfully converted by Phil Neal, sealing a 3–1 win.

After 323 appearances and exactly 100 goals, Keegan left Liverpool as promised. He had been made offers from clubs across Europe, and chose to join Hamburg SV in the West German Bundesliga for £500,000. Liverpool replaced him with Kenny Dalglish. Of his time in Liverpool, Keegan later said, "The only thing I fear is missing an open goal in front of the Kop. I would die if that were to happen. When they start singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' my eyes start to water. There have been times when I've actually been crying while I've been playing."

Hamburg (1977–1980)

Keegan's transfer to Hamburg was agreed between the FA Cup final and the European Cup final of 1977, although Keegan had negotiated a maximum transfer fee the season before. On his arrival in Germany, Keegan was the highest paid player in the country, and was built up by the press and club as the "saviour" of Hamburg. He scored in pre-season friendlies against Barcelona FC and former club Liverpool, but the club suffered defeat in the European Super Cup against the Merseysiders, and Keegan was sent off in a mid-season friendly against VfB Lübeck after knocking out an opposition player with a punch. An unhappy first few months at the club gave way to a more successful season. Although the club finished tenth in the league in 1977–78, Keegan's 12 goals helped him pick up a personal honour, the France Football European Footballer of the Year award for 1978.

The 1978–79 season saw a vast improvement on the club's 1978 finish. New manager Branko Zebec imposed a tough training regime, and Keegan's increasing grasp of the German Language, coupled with the newly imposed discipline meant that Hamburg finished as league champions for the first time in nineteen years. The club's success also translated into individual recognition for Keegan, who picked up the European Footballer of the Year award for a second consecutive year, as well as the nickname ''Mighty Mouse'' from the fans, after the cartoon superhero.

Hamburg's European campaign of 1979–80 saw Keegan score two goals to help Hamburg past FC Dinamo Tbilisi, Soviet champions who had beaten Liverpool to reach the latter stages. The club lost to Nottingham Forest in the final in Madrid, however, and this was coupled domestically with being beaten to the Bundesliga title by Bayern Munich. Having negotiated a maximum transfer fee of £500,000 in his contract the year before and agreeing a move in February, Keegan left Hamburg for Southampton in the summer of 1980.

Southampton (1980–1982)

On 10 February 1980, Lawrie McMenemy called a press conference at the Potters Heron hotel, Ampfield to announce that the European Footballer of the Year would be joining Southampton F.C. in the forthcoming summer. The news caused surprise throughout the world of football and around the city of Southampton, as Southampton were a relatively small club. The club were beginning to become established in the top division, but this signing showed how persuasive their manager could be, especially when Keegan captained England in the 1980 European Championships in Italy.

Keegan made his Southampton debut at Lansdowne Road in a pre-season friendly against Shamrock Rovers on 23 July 1980.

Keegan's two seasons at The Dell saw him as part of a flamboyant team also containing Alan Ball, Phil Boyer, Mick Channon and Charlie George and in 1980–81 Saints scored 76 goals, finishing in sixth place, then their highest league finish.

In the following season, Keegan was able to produce some of his best form and at the end of January 1982 Southampton sat at the top of the First Division table, but a run of only three wins from the end of February meant a rather disappointing 7th place finish. Despite this, Keegan was voted the PFA Player of the Year, and awarded the OBE for services to Association Football. Keegan had scored 26 of the team's 72 goals and was voted the club's Player of the Year.

He finally reached a World Cup in 1982 when England got to the finals in Spain. He was duly named in the squad for the tournament but was suffering from a chronic back injury and was unfit to play in all of England's group games. In a last, desperate effort to play in a World Cup (he knew that he would not be around for the 1986 competition) he secretly hired a car and drove from Spain to a specialist he knew in Germany for intensive treatment. It worked to the extent that he came on as a substitute for a crucial second round pool game against the host nation which England had to win. Unfortunately, his 20 minutes of World Cup football saw him miss a point blank header which he directed wide.

When Bobby Robson became the new England coach after that World Cup, Keegan was left out of his first squad, a decision he learned of from the media rather than Robson himself. Keegan expressed his public displeasure and never played for his country again. He won a total of 63 caps in a period in which England had failed to qualify for three major tournaments and scored 21 goals. He captained his country 31 times.

Keegan had fallen out with McMenemy over the manager's failure to strengthen Southampton's defence (which conceded 67 goals in 1981–82) whilst the team was at the top of the table. There were also rumours that McMenemy had charged the whole team of cheating after a 3–0 defeat by Aston Villa in April 1982 to which Keegan took great exception. Although Keegan joined Saints' next pre–season tour, he had already decided to move on to seek a new challenge, and a few days before the start of the 1982–83 season he signed for Second Division Newcastle United for a fee of £100,000.

Newcastle United (1982–1984)

Keegan joined Newcastle United and spent two seasons there, during which time he was extremely popular with the supporters. He played 78 times, scored 48 goals and helped them to promotion from the Second Division in 1984, within a team which also contained Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle and Terry McDermott. His contribution to Newcastle's promotion, which ended their six-year absence from the First Division, earned him iconic status on Tyneside. The move of a player of his stature to a Second Division Club was unheard of, which caused euphoria on Tyneside. So much so, the television series, 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet' used a newspaper clipping about Keegan moving to Newcastle, to persuade Oz to go back to Tyneside.

Keegan announced his retirement prior to the end of the 1983–1984 season. His last league game came against Brighton and Hove Albion, scoring in a 3–1 victory.

Keegan's final appearance for Newcastle came in a friendly against Liverpool some days later, leaving the pitch in a helicopter whilst still dressed in his kit.

He moved with his family to Spain, stating that he would never enter football management, although he did carry out occasional work as a football pundit for British television.

International career

Keegan made his England debut on 15 November 1972 in a 1–0 World Cup qualifying win over Wales. Keegan appeared in only the two matches against Wales during this campaign as England failed to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

He scored his first international goal in his third appearance, also against Wales, on 11 May 1974. He scored 21 goals in total for his country in 63 games. He was given the captaincy by manager Don Revie in 1976 after Gerry Francis fell from favour. He retained the captain's armband until his international retirement after the 1982 World Cup.

He managed only one World Cup appearance though, after England failed to qualify for both the 1974 and 1978 tournaments. His World Cup experience was limited to just 26 minutes after injury wrecked his chance in England's 1982 campaign. He recovered sufficiently to appear as a substitute in their final game against hosts Spain, during which he famously missed a headed chance to break the deadlock.

Following the successful start to the 1982–83 season with Newcastle United, there was much controversy when newly appointed England manager Bobby Robson did not select him for the national side.

Managerial career

Newcastle United

On 5 February 1992, almost eight years after his final game as a player, Keegan returned to football as manager of Newcastle United. They had been relegated from the top flight in 1989 and narrowly missed out on promotion in 1990, but in 1991 they had failed to make the playoffs and at several stages in 1991–92 they had occupied bottom place in the Second Division. Following the dismissal of previous manager Ossie Ardiles, Keegan was appointed to prevent Newcastle from being relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time.

Survival was achieved and Newcastle would be playing in the new Division One for the 1992–93 season. Most observers tipped Newcastle to finish higher than the 20th position they had occupied the previous season, but an 11–match winning start to the season saw them establish themselves as most people's favourites for the Division One title by October. They led the league virtually all season, and the club record signing of Bristol City striker Andy Cole in February further strengthened their side; Cole netted 12 goals in his first 12 games for the club. The addition of Charlton Athletic's Robert Lee bolstered the midfield.

Newcastle were promoted to the Premier League as Division One champions.

Top scorer David Kelly and influential midfielder Gavin Peacock were both sold during the close season, and Keegan brought striker Peter Beardsley back to Newcastle from Everton, six years after he had been sold by Newcastle to Liverpool.

1993–94 was an enormous success for Newcastle as they finished third in the Premier League and qualified for the UEFA Cup, bringing European football to the club for the first time since the 1970s. Andy Cole was the Premier League's top scorer with 34 goals from 40 games, and managed a club record total of 41 goals in all competitions.

Keegan then strengthened his side by signing Swiss World Cup defender Marc Hottiger, Belgium's defensive midfielder Philippe Albert, and Norwich City's quick winger Ruel Fox.

Newcastle won their first six games of the 1994–95 season to top the league and they appeared capable of winning their first league title since 1927. But the shock departure of Andy Cole to Manchester United in January weakened their attack, and finished the season sixth place in the final table; not enough for even another UEFA Cup campaign.

Keegan made several important additions to the Newcastle side in the summer of 1995; Reading goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, Paris St Germain's French winger David Ginola, QPR striker Les Ferdinand and Wimbledon defender Warren Barton.

Newcastle performed well in the first half of the 1995–96 season, going 10 points ahead on 23 December 1995 and holding a 12 point lead from early in January to 4 February. After a 2–0 defeat at West Ham on 21 February the lead was cut to nine points. A 1–0 defeat at the hands of fellow title challengers Manchester United cut the gap to one point on 4 March, and within two weeks Newcastle's lead was overhauled and they were unable to recover it. Newcastle's 4–3 defeat to Liverpool on 3 April is widely considered to be one of the classic Premier League games. Keegan's attacking style of play and mantra of "it doesn't matter how many we concede, as long as we score one more than you" came to a head. With the lead changing hands four times during the course of the match, Newcastle were 3–2 up with 22 minutes to go, but conceded a 68th minute equaliser and then a 90th minute winner. The iconic moment of the match is of Keegan sat in his seat, slumped forward over the advertising hoardings, distraught, as Martin Tyler commentated "Kevin Keegan hangs his head, he's devastated!" after Stan Collymore had put Liverpool 4–3 up. With two games remaining, both teams had 76 points. Newcastle only got one point in a 1–1 drawn match against Nottingham Forest on 2 May, and with a 1–1 draw for Newcastle against Tottenham on the final day of the season on 5 May handing the title to Manchester United, whose 3–0 triumph at Middlesbrough would have won them the title regardless of Newcastle's result against Tottenham.

It was during the race for the 1995–96 title that Keegan famously directed remarks at the Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson during an interview on live television. His outburst—"I will love it if we beat them! Love it!"—is frequently referred to when describing the relationship between the pair. In April 2003 it was named as Quote of the Decade in the Premier League 10 Seasons Awards. It also appears in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.

Keegan then broke the world transfer fee record by signing Blackburn and England striker Alan Shearer at the start of the 1996–97 season. Shearer made an instant impact on his native Tyneside, despite being on the losing side on his debut, a 4–0 FA Charity Shield defeat at the hands of Manchester United, and scored two months later in a 5–0 victory against United in the Premier League. Newcastle briefly topped the league at several stages in the first half of the season and Shearer led the league scoring 25 goals.

On 7 January 1997, Keegan announced his resignation as manager. A club statement following his resignation read:

"''Newcastle United Football Club today announce the resignation of manager Kevin Keegan. Kevin informed the board of his wish to resign at the end of the season, having decided he no longer wishes to continue in football management at this stage in his life. Following lengthy discussions of which the board attempted to persuade Kevin to change his mind, both parties eventually agreed that the best route forward was for the club to, reluctantly, accept his resignation with immediate effect.''"

Keegan left the club with a short statement reading:

It was my decision and my decision alone to resign. I feel I have taken the club as far as I can, and that it would be in the best interests of all concerned if I resigned now. I wish the club and everyone concerned with it all the best for the future.

On the Newcastle United DVD 'Magpie Magic', it is said that chairman Sir John Hall asked for a long term commitment as manager from him which he was unwilling to give, whilst it also states that many still rumour that the pressure and criticism of selling Andy Cole and the failed title challenge in 1995–96 took its toll on him.

He was succeeded by Kenny Dalglish, the same man who had replaced him as a player at Liverpool 20 years earlier, but Newcastle were unable to win the title and finished 2nd place in the same season, and in the following season finished outside the top ten in the Premier League, although they were FA Cup runners-up.

It was during this period that Keegan gained his most famous nickname – 'King Kev' from admiring Newcastle fans.

Fulham

Keegan returned to football on 25 September 1997 as "Chief Operating Officer" (a similar role to a Director of Football) at Division Two club Fulham F.C., with Ray Wilkins as head coach. Fulham finished sixth in the final table, but Wilkins was sacked just before the first leg of the playoff semi-final and Keegan took over as manager.

Keegan was unable to inspire Fulham to overcome Grimsby Town in the playoffs, but good form in 1998–99 – helped by the acquisition of many players who would normally have been beyond the budgets of most Division Two clubs – clinched them the Division Two title and promotion to Division One, but Keegan left at the end of the season to concentrate on his duties as England manager, having succeeded Glenn Hoddle in February 1999.

Fulham replaced Keegan with Paul Bracewell.

England

After weeks of speculation, Keegan was named as the new England coach in February 1999, succeeding Glenn Hoddle. He led the team to a winning start with 3–1 victory over Poland to reignite England's Euro 2000 qualifying campaign, and they entered the qualification playoff with Scotland. Two goals from Paul Scholes gave them a 2–0 win in the first leg, and despite a 1–0 defeat in the second leg they qualified for the championships for the fourth tournament in succession (though on the third occasion they had qualified automatically as hosts).

After an initial popular period as manager, he began to come under fire for his perceived tactical naivety. This came to a head during the unsuccessful Euro 2000 campaign, which began with a 3–2 defeat against Portugal after England had taken a 2–0 lead after 17 minutes. A 1–0 win in the next game over Germany cost their opposition (the defending champions) progression to the quarter-finals, but in the final group game against Romania England once again lost 3–2, this time after taking a 2–1 lead, and their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals were over.

Keegan resigned as England coach on 7 October 2000, after England lost to a Dietmar Hamann goal for Germany in their first 2002 World Cup qualifier in the last game to be played at Wembley Stadium before the old stadium was rebuilt. Keegan won only 38.9% of his games in charge, making him statistically the least successful permanent England manager – although unlike Don Revie (1974–1977) or Steve McClaren (2006–2007), Keegan achieved qualification to a major tournament for England.

When Sven-Göran Eriksson became England manager, Eriksson appointed the 64-year old Tord Grip as his assistant. This caused Keegan to complain that when he was England manager, the FA had told him that he could not have Arthur Cox as his assistant because at 60, Cox was too old. Keegan went on, "I wasn't allowed to bring in the people I wanted and that was wrong. Mr Eriksson was and I'm delighted for him because that's the way it should be."

Manchester City

On 24 May 2001, Keegan returned to football as successor to Joe Royle at Manchester City, who had just been relegated from the Premier League. Keegan signed experienced international players such as Stuart Pearce, Eyal Berkovic and Ali Benarbia. That season, City were promoted as First Division champions after scoring 108 league goals. Keegan was the first manager in the Premier League era to win the Football League title with two different clubs.

In preparation for his second season as manager (2002–03) he signed Nicolas Anelka, Peter Schmeichel and Marc-Vivien Foé. That season saw Manchester City win against Liverpool at Anfield and take four points from Manchester United, but concede five goals away to Chelsea and at home to Arsenal, securing their Premier League status by finishing ninth. Keegan also guided City into the UEFA Cup, qualifying via the UEFA Fair Play ranking.

For 2003–04, the club's first season at the new City of Manchester Stadium, Keegan signed ageing players including Steve McManaman, Paul Bosvelt, David Seaman and Michael Tarnat. City started well and were fifth in the league on 5 November. However a disappointing draw, at home to Polish minnows Groclin, led to their second round elimination from the UEFA Cup, and was followed by a slump in form. City did not win again in the league until 21 February, and finished 16th in the league, although at Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup on 4 February 2004, despite going in at half time 3–0 behind and with ten men after Joey Barton was sent off, Keegan's team came back to win 4–3.

2004–05 brought better form for Manchester City, but Keegan agreed to leave as manager on 10 March 2005 after telling the chairman his desire to retire from football at the end of the season. The club went on to finish eighth under his successor Stuart Pearce, and only missed out on a UEFA Cup place when Robbie Fowler missed a penalty in stoppage time of a 1–1 draw with Middlesbrough on the last day of the season.

After declaring his retirement from football in 2005, Keegan remained out of the media spotlight, working at the 'Soccer Circus' football school in Glasgow. In October 2007, he indicated he was unlikely to manage again.

Return to Newcastle

Following the dismissal of manager Sam Allardyce, Keegan made a sensational unexpected return to Newcastle United on 16 January 2008. Thousands of Newcastle United fans attended St. James Park to welcome the manager back to the club, as he arrived to see the FA Cup Third Round replay against Stoke City alongside owner Mike Ashley and chairman Chris Mort. He managed his first game at the club since 1997 against Bolton Wanderers on 19 January 2008. He awarded the club captaincy to Michael Owen, stating "He's not scared to give his opinion when he's right, and he's not scared to say what he feels. He's a tremendous professional, and he trains properly every day". Keegan announced on 22 January that he and Alan Shearer held talks about the two linking up with Shearer as his assistant, but decided against the idea, leaving the door open for him to take other roles he was interested in.

Keegan had a disappointing first eight games back at Newcastle, not winning a single match. However, on 22 March 2008, Keegan achieved the first victory of his second managerial spell, a 2–0 win against his former club, Fulham. This was his first win as Newcastle manager since beating Leeds United on 1 January 1997 and he followed it up with wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland, maintaining his perfect record over the club's local rivals in the Tyne-Wear derby and also putting Newcastle on top of the league's form chart. This run of good form was hugely thanks to a new 4–3–3 formation which was spearheaded by the productive strike trio of Obafemi Martins, Michael Owen and Mark Viduka. The trio scored 11 of the club's 14 goals in this run, which safely secured the club from a relegation battle. Safety allowed Keegan to plan for his stated contract length of the next three full seasons at the club. Newcastle's seven game unbeaten run came to an end in a home defeat to Chelsea, and they finished the season in twelfth place.

Having signed Argentina international winger Jonas Gutierrez, as well as fellow Argentina international defender Fabricio Coloccini from Deportivo La Coruna amongst others, Newcastle began the 2008–09 season with a 1–1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, having lost the previous season's fixtures 6–0 and 5–1, as well as beating Bolton 1–0 the following week, and defeating Coventry City 3–2 in the 2nd round of the Carling Cup on 26 August,.

Resignation and Premier League Arbitration Panel

As the 2008 season drew to a close, rumours of tensions between the clubs directors and Keegan began to surface as he publicly criticised the board claiming they were not providing him the financial support necessary to break into the Top 4. His accusations further fanned the flames for owner Mike Ashley who was already battling reports that he had lost hundreds of millions in a disastrous stock market venture.

Following the closure of the transfer window at midnight on 1 September 2008, early on in the morning the following day various media sources reported that Keegan had either resigned from the club or had been sacked, leading to fan protests around St. James' Park. The club released statements denying that he had left the club, but stated that talks were ongoing between Keegan and members of the board. On 4 September 2008, Keegan issued a statement confirming that he had resigned the same day, stating that "...a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want." Late on Friday 12 September 2008 it was reported Keegan met owner Mike Ashley in London in an attempt to resolve their differences; however, the meeting ended without a satisfactory conclusion for either party.

Richard Bevan, chief executive of the League Managers Association stated the following month that Keegan would consider a return to the club but only if those who hold the ownership are willing to develop a structure which he is happy with. Up until Dennis Wise's resignation as Director of Football at Newcastle United FC in April 2009, many fans directed the blame of Keegan's exit at both owner Mike Ashley and Dennis Wise as a result of such a role being established and poorly used. The club was warned by the League Managers Association on 5 September 2008 to develop a structure which would satisfy the next manager to replace Keegan to avoid a similar situation repeating itself and damaging the club's image.

In December 2008, it was reported that following Ashley's decision to withdraw the sale of Newcastle United F.C., a legal dispute in regards to Keegan's departure of the club was in place between himself and Ashley, with Keegan claiming unfair dismissal and Ashley claiming damage to his public image. In September 2009 it was reported that Keegan had met with Ashley and the Newcastle board including former members and present in a premier league arbitration in claim of £10m for his shock resignation.

Keegan's dispute with the club was resolved in October 2009. The tribunal ruled in favour of Keegan, agreeing that Newcastle had constructively dismissed him by insisting on the signing of midfielder Ignacio González on loan completely against his wishes. The ruling was based around seven issues. The panel declared that Keegan had been misled to believe he had the final decision on player transfers, and was never explicitly told in writing, his contract, or word of mouth that he didn't or that his role would see him essentially report to others. Given the generally understood role of a Premiership manager, the panel agreed he could reasonably expect that this was not a factor. The club's signing of González meant that they had violated his employment contract, which amounted to constructive dismissal. Whilst González was the main issue in the panel final decision, the club's alleged mistreatment of Keegan, claiming they were in a position to sack him should he have not agreed to the terms they offered him, as well as his decision to remain at the club till the 4 September instead of resigning on the 1st, allowing the club to reach a compromise, led to the panel rulng in Keegan's favour. Keegan was awarded £2 million (plus interest accrued) according to severance clauses in his contract, which the club never paid him after his departure. Claims for more were turned down on the basis that the standard contract severance clauses covered constructive dismissal, however he happily stated afterwards that the purpose of his claim had been to restore his reputation, and was delighted with the outcome, allowing him to move forward. In pursuit of winning the tribunal, the club admitted to misleading the media and their fans. Several key senior staff, including Dennis Wise and Derek Llambas had publicly claimed that Keegan had "the final word"; they claimed to the tribunal that this was not in fact the case and that their claims were just "PR". It was then revealed that Director of Football, Dennis Wise asked Keegan to sign Gonzalez by watching him "on You Tube". On 21 October, a subsequent meeting of the same panel found that the club should pay all legal and associated costs incurred by Keegan as a result of the tribunal. They reached this conclusion based on their view that the club's "defence on the primary liability issue was, in our view, wholly without merit".

Keegan stated after the hearing he still wants to manage in the top flight of football, and would consider returning to his position at the club, but feels the fans may be exhausted from his last tenure and would prefer him not to.

In August 2009, nearly a year after his departure from Newcastle, Keegan resurfaced after being confirmed as the lead pundit on ESPN. During the course of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Keegan featured as a pundit for ITV broadcasts.

Outside football

He is married to Jean and has two daughters, Laura Jane, born in Hamburg, and Sarah Marie, born in Southampton.

In 1976, Keegan competed in the BBC's television programme ''Superstars''. Despite suffering severe cuts after crashing his bicycle, he insisted on re-racing and secured second place in the event, before going on to win that edition of the programme. He also advertised Brut aftershave alongside boxing legend Henry Cooper.

Keegan become renowned for his "poodle perm" hair in the 1970s, and has regularly appeared at the top of 'worst hairstyles' surveys.

His song "Head Over Heels in Love", written by Chris Norman and Pete Spencer, was released on 9 June 1979, and peaked at number 31 in the UK charts, but climbed to number 10 in Germany where Keegan was based at the time, and where Norman's band Smokie were very popular. He released a second single, ''England'', on his return to England from Germany, but it failed to chart.

In April 1991 he was attacked while sleeping in his Range Rover by the M25 at Reigate Hill in Surrey. His assailants later admitted in court that they needed money for a drugs debt and had no idea they were attacking Keegan.

He is known for his charity appearances for the Lord's Taverners. Other celebrities which have attended these events are Colin Salmon, David Seaman, Chris Tarrant, John Kettley, Robert Powell and Mary Nightingale.

In early July 2008, Flybe International announced the naming of one of their new Bombardier Q400 aircraft in honour of Keegan's service to Newcastle United, both as a player and as manager. The plane is used on the regular service from Newcastle International Airport to London Gatwick.

In February 2009, Keegan had three points added to his driving licence after being caught doing 36mph in a 30 mph zone on the A69 road in August 2008. This brought his total to twelve points and he subsequently received a six month driving ban.

List of honours

Playing career

Liverpool

Football League First Division:

* Champion 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77

* Runner-up 1973–74, 1974–75

UEFA Cup: Winner 1973, 1976

FA Cup:

* Winner 1974

* Runner-up 1977

FA Charity Shield: Winner 1974, 1976

European Cup: Winner 1977

Hamburg

German Bundesliga:

* Champion 1978–79

* Runner-up 1979–80

European Cup: Runner-up 1980

European Super Cup: Runner-up 1977

Newcastle United

Division 2: Promotion Winner 1983–84

'''England

British Home Championship:

* Winner 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982

* Joint-winner 1974

* Runner-up 1976, 1980

1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament: Runner-up

Managerial career

Newcastle United

Football League Division One: Champion 1992–93

Premier League: Runner-up 1995–96, 1996–97

FA Charity Shield: Runner-up 1996

Fulham

Football League Second Division: Champion 1998–99

Manchester City

Football League Division One: Champion 2001–02

England

Euro 2000: Qualification

Personal awards

Ballon d'Or:

Winner 1978, 1979.

* Runner-up 1977

Inducted into the inaugural English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. Named 8th on the Liverpool FC list of ''100 Players who shook the Kop''.

FWA Footballer of the Year: 1976

PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1982

Premier League Manager of the Month: November 1993, August 1994, February 1995, August 1995, September 1995

Statistics

Player

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Manager

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
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Total

Updated on 19 November 2008.

References

External links

Kevin keegan Career in pics – Virgin media Sport

Official past players at Liverpoolfc.tv

ITV Local Yorkshire interview

Player profile at LFChistory.net

heroes England, Kevin Keegan part 1 at Sporting-heroes.net

English Football Hall of Fame Profile

Profile at londonhearts.com

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Name	Sir Henry Cooper
Nickname	Our 'Enery
Weight	Heavyweight
Height
Reach
Nationality	English
Birth date	May 03, 1934
Birth place	London, England
Death date	May 01, 2011
Death place	Oxted, Surrey, England
Style	Orthodox
Total	55
Wins	40
Draws	1
Losses	14
No contests	0
Ko	27 }}

Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG (3 May 19341 May 2011) was an English heavyweight boxer known for the effectiveness of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966.

Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality and was enormously popular in Britain: he was the first (and is today one of just three people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the only boxer to be awarded a knighthood.

Biography

Cooper was born in Westminster, London to Henry and Lily Cooper. He, his identical twin brother, George (1934–2010), and elder brother Bern grew up in a council house on the Bellingham Estate on Farmstead Road, South East London. During the Second World War they were evacuated to Lancing on the Sussex coast.

Around 1942, their father, Henry Senior, was called up to serve in the war; the rest of the family did not see him again for almost three years. The twins attended Athelney Road School in Lewisham. The Cooper brothers were particularly close growing up and, in his biography, Henry talks of how they came to each other's aid when things turned nasty in the school playground. One particular incident landed the young Henry his first knockout in the playground. At school, the only subject that seemed to interest Henry was history, where he enjoyed acting out scenarios.

Life was tough in the latter years of the Second World War, and London life especially brought many dangers during the blackout. Henry took up many jobs, including a paper round before school and made money out of recycling golf balls to the clubhouse on the Beckenham course. All three of the Cooper brothers excelled in sport, with George and Henry exercising talents particularly in football and also cricket.

George Cooper, Henry's twin, who boxed as Jim Cooper, died on 11 April 2010 at the age of 75.

Henry Cooper served his National Service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps where he was recruited for his boxing ability.

Although Cooper is best known for knocking down Muhammad Ali, he defeated a string of well known heavyweights during his career, including; Zora Folley, Roy Harris, Karl Mildenberger, Alex Miteff, Wayne Bethea, Brian London, Joe Erskine, Jose Manuel Urtain, Piero Tomasoni, Dick Wipperman, Dick Richardson, Billy Walker, Tony Hughes, Jack Bodell, Jefferson Davis and Gawie De Clerk. Cooper died on 1 May 2011 at his son's house in Oxted, Surrey, after a long illness. He was 76.

Boxing career

Style

Although Cooper was left-handed, he used the "orthodox" stance, with his left hand and foot forward, rather than the reversed "southpaw" stance more usually adopted by a left handed boxer, he relied on an exceptionally powerful left hook and a formidable jab for offence, being able to effectively combine the two to 'hook off the jab'. He generally tried to force the action in his bouts; a crowd pleasing style which won him many supporters. After developing a left shoulder problem in the latter half of his career Cooper adjusted to put more stress on right handed punches which he had hitherto neglected.

Early bouts

Cooper was often regarded as the most popular of all English boxers and was affectionately known in the UK as: "Our 'Enery". He started his boxing career in 1949 as an amateur with the Eltham Amateur Boxing Club, and won seventy-three of eighty-four contests. At the age of seventeen, he won the first of two ABA light-heavyweight titles and before serving in the Army for his two years' National Service represented Britain in the 1952 Olympics (outpointed in the second stage by Russian Anatoli Petrov). Henry and his twin brother, George (boxing under the name Jim Cooper) turned professional together under the caring management of Jim Wicks, who was one of boxing's great characters and nicknamed 'The Bishop' because of his benign nature. He would never allow one of his boxers into the ring if he felt he was over-matched. He famously said when promoters were trying to match Henry with Sonny Liston: "I would not allow 'Enery into the same room as him, let alone the same ring."

Henry was at one time the British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion. His early title challenges were unsuccessful, losing to Joe Bygraves for the Commonwealth belt (KO 9), Ingemar Johansson for the European belt (KO 5) and Joe Erskine (PTS 15) for the British and Commonwealth. He then won on points over highly rated contender Zora Folley and took the British and Commonwealth belts from new champion Brian London in a 15 round decision in January 1959. The winner of the fight was pencilled in to get a shot at Floyd Patterson's heavyweight title, but Cooper turned down the chance and London fought and lost against Patterson in May 1959. Cooper continued to defend his British and Commonwealth belts against all comers, including Dick Richardson (KO 5), Joe Erskine (TKO 5 and TKO 12), Johnny Prescott (TKO 10), and Brian London again (PTS 15), although he suffered a setback when losing a rematch with Folley by a second round KO."

Muhammad Ali

Cooper twice fought Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay), firstly in a non-title fight in 1963 at Wembley Stadium, Cooper did not have a trainer at this time and his own regime led to his losing weight; he later averred that lead was inserted in his boots for the weigh-in and estimated his true weight to have been 12 stone 12 lb, making him 27 pounds lighter than Clay. Commentator Harry Carpenter remarked during the introductions on the difference in size between the boxers. Clay's mobility, fast reflexes, height and unorthodox defensive tactic of pulling back from punches made him a frustratingly elusive opponent; some of Cooper's work during the contest has been described as 'very near the knuckle' with Clay later complaining of being repeatedly hit on the break. In the dying seconds of the fourth round, Cooper felled Clay with an upward angled version of his trademark left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer". Unfortunately for Cooper, his opponent's armpit caught in the ropes going down, which prevented his head from striking the canvas covered boards which made up the floor of the ring (something which could easily have knocked him unconscious).

Clay stood up and started slowly towards Angelo Dundee who - in violation of the rules - guided him into the corner. At first Dundee talked and slapped Clay's legs but after a still-dazed Clay misunderstood and tried to get off the stool Dundee used smelling salts in a serious violation of the rules. (British rules did not allow any stimulant but water). Dundee has since claimed to have opened a small tear in one of Clay's gloves and told the referee that his fighter needed a new pair of gloves, thus delaying the start of the 5th round. Cooper has always insisted that this delay lasted anywhere from 3–5 minutes and denied him the chance to try to knock Clay out while he was still dazed. In tapes of the fight it seems Clay received only an extra six seconds (although there are still doubters who think a longer delay was edited out), and the gloves were not replaced. Cooper started the 5th round aggressively, attempting to make good his advantage, but a recovered Clay effectively countered and Cooper was hit high on the face with a hard right which opened a severe cut under his eye; referee Tommy Little was forced to stop the fight in the American's favour although Cooper was ahead on the scorecards.

After this fight, a spare pair of gloves was always required at ringside. What is certain however, is that Dundee held smelling salts under Clay's nose in an effort to revive his man, which was illegal. Clay was obviously impressed by the knockdown and on the 40th anniversary telephoned Cooper to reminisce. Clay who had changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964, later said, on British television, that Cooper "had hit him so hard that his ancestors in Africa felt it". In 1966 Cooper fought Ali, now world heavyweight champion, for a second time at Highbury. However Ali was now alert to the danger posed by Cooper's left and more cautious than he had been in the previous contest; he held Cooper in a vice like grip during clinches and when told to break leapt backward several feet. Accumulated scar tissue around Cooper's eyes made him even more vulnerable than in the previous meeting and a serious cut was opened by Ali, which led to the fight being stopped, Cooper again suffering a technical knockout when he was ahead on the scorecards.

Last fights

After the loss to Ali, Cooper fought former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, losing by a fourth round knockout. After that he went undefeated until the final fight of his career, and made more defences of his British and Commonwealth titles against Jack Bodell (TKO 2 and PTS 15) and Billy Walker (TKO 6). In 1968 Cooper added the European crown to his domestic titles with a win over Karl Mildenberger, and later made two successful defences of his title. In his last fight, in May 1971, a 36 year old Cooper faced 21 year old Joe Bugner, one of the biggest heavyweights in the world, for the British, European and Commonwealth belts. Referee Harry Gibbs awarded the fight to Bugner by the narrowest of margins, a quarter of a point. An audience mainly composed of Cooper fans did not appreciate the innately cautious Bugner and the decision was booed with commentator Harry Carpenter asking, "How can they take away the man's titles like this?". Cooper announced his retirement shortly afterwards. For years after the fight Cooper refused to speak to Gibbs, but eventually agreed to shake his hand for charity six months before Gibbs died.

Opinion of modern boxers

In Cooper's later years, he retired from commentary on the sport as he became "disillusioned with boxing", wanting "straight, hard and fast boxing that he was used to from his times." While acknowledging that he was from a different era and would not be fighting as a heavyweight today, Cooper was nonetheless critical of the trend for heavyweights to bulk up as he thought it made for one-paced and less entertaining contests. In his final year, he said plainly that he did not "think boxing is as good as it was", naming Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton and Amir Khan as "the best of their era", but asserting that "if you match them up with the champions of thirty or forty years ago I don't think they're as good".

Life outside boxing

After his retirement from boxing Henry Cooper maintained a high public profile with appearances in the BBC quiz show ''A Question of Sport'' and various advertisements, most famously in those for Brut aftershave, which have been credited with removing a lingering suspicion among the British that men who wore cologne were effeminate. Although generally a traditionalist, Cooper abhorred racism; his grandfather was an Irish immigrant and Cooper became the first celebrity sponsor of the Anti-Nazi League, a largely left-wing campaign against far-right groups which were agitating against immigration. He was also active in charity events. He appeared as boxer John Gully in the 1975 film ''Royal Flash'' and in his latter years featured in a series of UK public service announcements urging vulnerable groups to go to their doctor for vaccination against influenza called ''Get your Jab in First!''.

Cooper had become a 'name' at Lloyd's of London, a supposedly 'blue chip' investment, but in the Nineties he was reportedly one of those who suffered enormous personal losses because of the unlimited liability which a 'name' was then responsible for, and he was forced to sell his hard won Lonsdale belts. Subsequently, Cooper's enduring popularity as an after dinner speaker provided a source of income and he was in most respects a picture of contentment until the death of his wife.

Considering his long career, Henry Cooper had suffered relatively little boxing-related damage to his health. Apart from "a bit of arthritis", his only problem had been damage to a knee because of running several miles a day in plimsolls in the days before trainers became available. Cooper remained an imposing figure into his seventies, in the words of one journalist, "the living manifestation of an age of tuxedos in ringside seats, Harry Carpenter commentaries, sponge buckets and 'seconds out'". He lived in Hildenborough, Kent, and he was the chairman of Nizels Golf Club in the town until his death.

Cooper was married to Albina Genepri, an Italian Catholic, from 1960 until her death from a heart attack in 2008. He converted to her faith. He was survived by their sons, Henry Marco and John Pietro, and two grandchildren. In an interview published a few days after his death, Cooper described Albina, who "hated" his sport, as "an ideal wife for a boxer", never grumbling about his long absences before big fights and inviting journalists in for tea while they waited for Cooper to get out of bed the morning after bouts.

Awards and honours

Cooper was the first to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award twice (in 1967 and 1970) and one of only three two-time winners in the award's history (the others being Nigel Mansell in 1986 and 1992 and Damon Hill in 1994 and 1996). Cooper was given the award in 1967 for going unbeaten throughout the year. One of the most memorable fights of the year was his defeat of challenger Jack Bodell in June. His second award came in 1970, when Cooper had become the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion, cementing his reputation as one of the greatest post-war British boxers. He is the only British boxer to win three Lonsdale Belts outright.

Cooper was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1969, awarded a Papal Knighthood in 1978, and was knighted in 2000. He is also celebrated as one of the great Londoners in the "London Song" by Ray Davies on his 1998 album The Storyteller.

References

External links

Remembering Clay v Cooper East Side Boxing, 14 November 2006

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name	Eddie Large
birth name	Edward McGinnis
birth date	June 25, 1941
birth place	Glasgow, Scotland
medium	Comedian
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Eddie Large (born 25 June 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland) is the stage name of Edward Hugh McGinnis, a British comedian. He is best known as a partner in the double act Little and Large, with Syd Little. He was raised in Manchester, to where he moved with his family at an early age. He is a long time supporter of Manchester City Football Club. Little and Large began their career on the TV talent show ''Opportunity Knocks'' winning in 1971 and went on to star in many television comedy programmes, including their own series, becoming popular as pantomime stars. Eddie Large was generally regarded as being the "funny" half of the duo, and also did impersonations.

After being in hospital in March 2002 with kidney trouble, he underwent a heart transplant at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge in 2003. He is now fully recovered and continues to work on the after dinner circuit, and has started performing some cameo acting roles in dramas such as ''The Brief'' and ''Blackpool''. Large's biography ''Larger than Life'' has also been published.

In 2006 he appeared on a comedy edition of ''The Weakest Link'' but was eliminated prior to the penultimate round.

Eddie Large lives in Portishead, near Bristol, with his wife Patsy and 26 year old son. He also has two daughters and three grandchildren.

In an interview in 2010, Large revealed that he and Syd Little have not spoken to each other for several years.

Trivia

During the 2010-11 football season, football entertainment show Soccer AM did regular comedy sketches with Peterborough footballer Mark Little and Eddie Large as the newly reformed Little and Large.

References

External links

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name	Sandy Lyle
fullname	Alexander Walter Barr Lyle MBE
birth date	February 09, 1958
birth place	Shrewsbury, England
death date
height
nationality
residence	Balquhidder, Perthshire
spouse	Christine (1981–87)Jolande (m.1989)
children	Stuart (b.1983), James (b.1986)Alexandra Lonneke (b.1993), Quintin (b.1995)
yearpro	1977
retired
tour	European Seniors TourChampions Tour
extour	European TourPGA Tour
prowins	30
pgawins	6
eurowins	18 (tied 11th all time)
champwins
japwins	1
asiawins
sunwins
auswins
seneurowins	1
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masters	Won: 1988
usopen	T16: 1991
open	Won: 1985
pga	T16: 1991
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Member of the Orderof the British Empire
year1	1987
award2	European TourOrder of Merit winner
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Alexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle, MBE (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. He spent 167 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from their debut in 1986 to 1989.

Early life

Lyle was born in Shrewsbury, England and now lives in Scotland with his wife Jolande and children Lonneke and Quintin. He represented Scotland during his professional career. He was introduced to golf by his father, Alex, who had taken the family from Scotland to England in 1955 when he became resident professional at Hawkstone Park golf course. Their family home was just 40 yards from the pro-shop and 18th green. He began playing with miniature clubs at the age of 3. At schoolboy, junior and amateur level Lyle represented Scotland. As an amateur Lyle made his debut in The Open Championship at age 16 in 1974, and won the Brabazon Trophy in 1975 and 1977. He was a member of the Walker Cup team for both 1975 and 1977.

Turns professional

In 1977 he turned professional and made the decision to represent Scotland. He won the 1977 Qualifying School tournament for the European Tour. His first professional win came in the 1978 Nigerian Open, and he also won the Sir Henry Cotton Award as European Rookie of the Year that season. Lyle attained the first of an eventual 18 European Tour titles in 1979.

Lyle partnered with Sam Torrance for Scotland to finish runner-up at the World Cup of Golf team event in both 1979 and 1980; in the latter year Lyle captured the low individual trophy in that event.

Wins major championships, Ryder Cup success

Lyle showed his quality by winning The Open Championship at Sandwich in 1985. He was the first British winner since Tony Jacklin in 1969, and continued the rise of European golfers in the world scene.

Lyle was a member of five European Ryder Cup teams, from 1979 to 1987 inclusive. Highlights from those years included the team that was victorious at the Belfry in the autumn of 1985, and the 1987 team which won for the first time ever on American soil, at Muirfield Village.

For many golf fans he is best known for the bunker shot at the 18th hole in the final round of the Masters in 1988 when he became the first Briton to wear the green jacket. He also won two other events on the PGA Tour that season, along with the World Match Play Championship, after being a losing finalist on several occasions.

Lyle topped the European Tour's order of merit in 1979, 1980 and 1985. He finished in the top ten nine times between 1979 and 1992. He was also a member of the PGA Tour for several years and finished seventh on the US money list in 1988, despite a limited playing schedule. He won the 1987 Tournament Players Championship, one of the most prestigious American titles. Lyle's form dropped after 1992, when he was 34, and he has not won a significant event since.

Legacy

As a player, Lyle is known for his cool temperament and placid exterior. In his peak years, he was very long from the tee and through the set, and had enough accuracy to master any course. His achievements inspired fellow rivals such as Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam to raise their games, and go on to win the majors. Lyle published his first book, "To the Fairway Born" in 2006. In the same year he was assistant captain to Ian Woosnam when Europe won the Ryder Cup. He had been hoping to be picked as the captain for the 2010 European Ryder Cup team but missed out to Colin Montgomerie, primarily due to the fact that he was no longer close enough to the players likely to be in that team.

In July 2009, Lyle got into a very public row with Colin Montgomerie where he unfavourably compared Montgomerie's actions at the Indonesian Open four years previously with his own actions in not completing a round at the 2008 Open Championship. Reaction to this was mixed with some players supporting Lyle while other players and commentators felt that Lyle's timing was unfortunate and that any point he may have had was lost in the ensuing controversy.

Seniors career

On turning 50 in 2008, Lyle played on the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour.

Lyle won his first tournament in 19 years when he captured his first European Seniors Tour title at the 2011 ISPS Handa Senior World Championship, held in China.

Amateur wins

1975 Brabazon Trophy, English Boys Amateur Stroke-Play Championship (Carris Trophy)

1977 Brabazon Trophy, British Youths Open Amateur Championship

Professional wins (30)

European Tour wins (18)

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Legend

Major championships (2)

Other European Tour (16)

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!No.	!Date	!Tournament	!Winning Score	!Margin ofVictory	!Runner(s)-up
1		B.A./Avis Open	-13 (66–71–66–68=271)	3 strokes
2	8 Jul 1979	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	-12 (73–69–65–69=276)	3 strokes	Seve Ballesteros
3	9 Sep 1979	European Open Championship	-9 (71–67–72–65=275)	7 strokes
4		Coral Welsh Classic	-11 (72–69–67–69=277)	5 strokes
5		Paco Rabanne Open de France	-14 (70–66–67–67=270)	4 strokes	Bernhard Langer
6	7 Jun 1981	Lawrence Batley International	-4 (70–70–69–71=280)	2 strokes	Nick Faldo
7		Lawrence Batley International	-15 (70–66–67–66=269)	2 strokes	Manuel Piñero
8		Cepsa Madrid Open	-3 (70–69–76–70=285)	2 strokes	Gordon J Brand
9			-11 (71–70–68–68=277)	4 strokes	Bobby Clampett
10	7 Oct 1984	Lancome Trophy	-10 (74–70–67–67=278)	Playoff	Seve Ballesteros
11		The Open Championship	+2 (68–71–73–70=282)	1 stroke	Payne Stewart
12	18 Aug 1985	Benson & Hedges International Open	-14 (70–69–71–64=274)	1 stroke	Ian Woosnam
13		German Masters	-10 (72–69–70–66=278)	Playoff	Bernhard Langer
14		Masters Tournament	-7 (71–67–72–71=281)	1 stroke	Mark Calcavecchia
15	10 Oct 1988	Dunhill British Masters	-15 (66–68–68–71=273)	2 strokes	Nick Faldo, Mark McNulty
16		BMW International Open	-20 (65–65–71–67=268)	3 strokes	Tony Johnstone
17		Lancia Martini Italian Open	-18 (66-71-6568=270)	1 stroke	Colin Montgomerie
18	1 Nov 1992	Volvo Masters	+3 (72–70–72–73=287)	Playoff	Colin Montgomerie

PGA Tour wins (6)

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Legend

Major championships (2)

Other PGA Tour (4)

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!No.	!Date	!Tournament	!Winning Score	!Margin of Victory	!Runner-up
1		The Open Championship	-6 (68–71–73–70=282)	1 stroke	Payne Stewart
2		Greater Greensboro Open	-13 (68–64–73–70=275)	2 strokes	Andy Bean
3		Tournament Players Championship	-14 (67–71–66–70=274)	Playoff	Jeff Sluman
4		Phoenix Open	-15 (68–68–68–65=269)	Playoff	Fred Couples
5		KMart Greater Greensboro Open	-17 (68–63–68–72=271)	Playoff
6		Masters Tournament	-7 (71–67–72–71=281)	1 stroke	Mark Calcavecchia

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

1984 Casio World Open

Other wins (6)

1977 European Tour Qualifying School

1978 Nigerian Open

1979 Scottish Professional Championship (not a European Tour event)

1980 World Cup of Golf (individual trophy)

1984 Kapalua International (Hawaii – unofficial PGA Tour event)

1988 Suntory World Match Play Championship (United Kingdom – not then a European Tour event)

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

2011 ISPS Handa Senior World Championship

Major championships

Wins (2)

{|class="wikitable" !Year!!Championship!!54 Holes!!Winning Score!!Margin!!Runner-up |- style="background:#abcdef;" | 1985 ||The Open Championship ||3 shot deficit || +2 (68–71–73–70=282) ||1 stroke || Payne Stewart |- style="background:#d0f0c0;" | 1988 ||Masters Tournament ||2 shot lead ||−7 (71–67–72–71=281) ||1 stroke || Mark Calcavecchia |}

Results timeline

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#eee;" !align="left"|Tournament !! 1974 !! 1975 !! 1976 !! 1977 !! 1978 !! 1979 |- |Masters Tournament | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |- |U.S. Open | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |- |The Open Championship | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T19 |- |PGA Championship | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#eee;" !align="left"|Tournament !!1980 !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 |- |Masters Tournament | style="text-align:center;"|48 | style="text-align:center;"|T28 | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|T25 | style="text-align:center;"|T11 | style="text-align:center;"|T17 | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT |- |U.S. Open | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|T45 | style="text-align:center;"|T36 | style="text-align:center;"|T25 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT |- |The Open Championship | style="text-align:center;"|T12 | style="text-align:center;"|T14 | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|T8 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T14 | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|T30 | style="text-align:center;"|T17 | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|T7 | style="text-align:center;"|T46 |- |PGA Championship | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#eee;" !align="left"|Tournament !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 |- |Masters Tournament | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T37 | style="text-align:center;"|T21 | style="text-align:center;"|T38 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T34 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T48 |- |U.S. Open | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T16 | style="text-align:center;"|T51 | style="text-align:center;"|T52 | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |- |The Open Championship | style="text-align:center;"|T16 | style="text-align:center;"|DQ | style="text-align:center;"|T12 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|74 | style="text-align:center;"|T79 | style="text-align:center;"|T56 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T19 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT |- |PGA Championship | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|T16 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T56 | style="text-align:center;"|T73 | style="text-align:center;"|T39 | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#eee;" !align="left"|Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 |- |Masters Tournament | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T37 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|43 | style="text-align:center;"|45 | style="text-align:center;"|T20 |- |U.S. Open | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |- |The Open Championship | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T69 | style="text-align:center;"|T76 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|73 | style="text-align:center;"|T32 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T65 | style="text-align:center;"|WD | style="text-align:center;"|CUT |- |PGA Championship | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#eee;" !align="left"|Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 |- |Masters Tournament | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT |- |U.S. Open | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |- |The Open Championship | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|CUT |- |PGA Championship | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP |}

DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half way cut DQ = disqualified WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place. Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

Golfers with most European Tour wins

References

External links

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name	Lee Trevino
fullname	Lee Buck Trevino
nickname	The Merry Mex, Supermex
birth date	December 01, 1939
birth place	Dallas, Texas
death date
height
weight
nationality
residence	Dallas, Texas
spouse	Claudia
yearpro	1960
retired
tour	Champions Tour
extour	PGA Tour
prowins	89
pgawins	29 (tied 19th all time)
eurowins	2
japwins	1
champwins	29 (2nd all time)
otherwins	18 (regular)10 (senior)
majorwins	6
masters	T10: 1975, 1985
usopen	Won: 1968, 1971
open	Won: 1971, 1972
pga	Won: 1974, 1984
wghofid	1116
wghofyear	1981
award1	PGA Player of the Year
year1	1971
award2	Vardon Trophy
year2	1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1980
award3	Byron Nelson Award
year3	1980
award4	PGA Tourleading money winner
year4	1970
award5	Jack Nicklaus Trophy(Champions Tour)
year5	1990, 1992, 1994
award6	Arnold Palmer Award(Champions Tour)
year6	1990, 1992
award7	Rookie of the Year(Champions Tour)
year7	1990
award8	Byron Nelson Award(Champions Tour)
year8	1990, 1991, 1992
award9	Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
year9	1971
award10	Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
year10	1971 }}

Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.

Early life

Trevino was born in Dallas, Texas into a family of Mexican ancestry. He was raised by his mother, Juanita Trevino, and his grandfather, Joe Trevino, a gravedigger. Trevino never knew his father, Joseph Trevino, who left when his son was small. Trevino's childhood consisted of attending school occasionally and working to earn money for the family. At age five, he started working in the cotton fields.

Trevino was introduced to golf when his uncle gave him a few golf balls and an old golf club. He then spent his free time sneaking into nearby country clubs to practice, and began as a caddy at the Dallas Athletic Club. He soon began caddying full-time. Trevino had to leave school at 14 to go to work. He earned $30 a week as a caddy and a shoeshiner. He was also able to practice golf, since the caddies had three short holes behind their shack. After work, he would hit at least 300 balls. Trevino has claimed to have earned extra money by challenging competitors to rounds of golf where he used only a shovel and taped-up 32-ounce glass Dr. Pepper bottle.

When he turned 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, and served four years. Part of his time was spent playing golf with Marine Corps officers. Trevino claims being a golf partner helped earn him promotion to lance corporal. He played successfully in Armed Forces golf events in Asia, where one rival was Orville Moody, who would follow Trevino to the PGA Tour in the late 1960s.

Professional career

After his discharge, Trevino became a club professional in El Paso, Texas. He made extra money by gambling for stakes in head-to-head matches. He began play on the PGA Tour in 1967. In his second U.S. Open golf championship, he shot 283, eight shots behind champion Jack Nicklaus, and earned $6,000 for finishing fifth. The high finish earned him Tour privileges for the rest of that season. He won $26,472 as a rookie, 45th on the PGA Tour money list, and was named ''Rookie of the Year'' by ''Golf Digest''.

In 1968, his second year on the circuit, Trevino won the U.S. Open at the Oak Hill Country Club, in Rochester, New York; Nicklaus was second. During his career, Trevino won 29 times on the PGA Tour, including six majors. He was at his best in the early 1970s, when he was Jack Nicklaus's chief rival. He won the money list title in 1970, and had ten wins in 1971 and 1972. These included the 1971 U.S. Open, which he took in an 18-hole playoff over Jack Nicklaus. Two weeks later, he won the Canadian Open (the first of three), and the following week The Open Championship (British Open), becoming the first player to win those three titles in the same year. Trevino was awarded the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of 1971. He also won ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" and was named ABC's ''Wide World of Sports'' Athlete of the Year.

He was struck by lightning at the 1975 Western Open, and suffered injuries to his spine. He underwent surgery to remove a damaged spinal disk, but back problems continued to hamper his play. Nevertheless, he was ranked second in McCormack's World Golf Rankings in 1980, behind Tom Watson, and won his sixth major, the 1984 PGA Championship at the age of 44. In the early 1980s, Trevino was second on the PGA Tour career money list, behind only Jack Nicklaus. From 1968 to 1981 inclusive, Trevino won at least one PGA Tour event a year, a streak of 14 seasons.

Trevino won more than 20 international and unofficial professional tournaments. He was one of the charismatic stars who was instrumental in making the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour) an early success. He claimed 29 wins, including four senior majors. He topped the seniors' money list in 1990 and 1992.

From 1983 to 1989 Trevino worked as a color analyst for PGA Tour coverage on NBC television.

Playing style

His self–taught style, distinguished by an out-to-in swing designed to fade the ball (which he devised to combat a chronic hook), led to many exciting shots and skins game victories. He used an open stance and a strong grip, was never a long hitter, but was renowned for his accuracy under pressure, as well as a very creative short game. Trevino never had an instructor or coach, stating he never met one he couldn't beat on the golf course.

Distinctions and honors

A major avenue in El Paso, Texas was named after him, and streets in Rio Rancho and Belen, New Mexico.

Trevino played for the United States in the Ryder Cup six times (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1981), and had an impressive 17–7–6 win-loss-half record. He also served as team captain in 1985.

Trevino won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average five times: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, and 1980.

Trevino has established numerous scholarships and other financial aid to Mexican Americans.

He co-authored his autobiography, titled ''They Call Me Super Mex''.

Trevino was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981.

In 2000, Trevino was ranked as the 14th-greatest golfer of all time by ''Golf Digest'' magazine.

Humor

Throughout his career, Trevino was seen as approachable and humorous, and was frequently quoted by the press. Late in his career, he remarked, "I played the tour in 1967 and told jokes and nobody laughed. Then I won the Open the next year, told the same jokes, and everybody laughed like hell." At the beginning of their 1971 playoff for the U.S. Open, he threw a rubber snake that his daughter had put in his bag as a joke, at Jack Nicklaus, who later admitted that he asked Trevino to throw it to him so he could see it. Trevino grabbed the rubbery object and playfully tossed it at Nicklaus, getting a scream from a nearby woman and a hearty laugh from Nicklaus. Trevino shot a 68 to defeat Nicklaus by three strokes. The victory was part of a remarkable streak in which he won the U.S., British, and Canadian Open titles in a span of 20 days. In his early career, much attention was given by the press to a plastic "BandAid" he wore on his forearm to cover a tattoo of the name of his ex-wife. He has since had this tattoo removed by a plastic surgeon using a laser technique.

After he was struck by lightning at the 1975 Western Open, Trevino was asked by a reporter what he would do if he were out on the course and it began to storm again. Trevino answered he would take out his 1 iron and point it to the sky, "because not even God can hit the 1-iron." Trevino said later in an interview with David Feherty that he must have tempted God the week before by staying outside during a lighting delay to entertain the crowds, saying "I deserved to get hit...God can hit a 1-iron".

Trevino has also said: "I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years. I've traveled the world and been about everywhere you can imagine. There's not anything I'm scared of except my wife."

Trevino has called his wife, Claudia, "his rock." He also credits her with jumpstarting his career again when he considered retiring due to old age, saying "those clubs don't know how old you are."

Trevino had a cameo appearance in the 1996 comedy ''Happy Gilmore''.

Professional wins (89)

PGA Tour wins (29)

!No.	!Date	!Tournament	!Winning Score	!Margin ofVictory	!Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 16, 1968		-5 (69–68–69–69=275)	4 strokes	Jack Nicklaus
2	Nov 10, 1968	Hawaiian Open	-16 (68–71–65–68=272)	2 strokes	George Archer
3	Feb 23, 1969	Tucson Open Invitational	-17 (67–70–68–66=271)	7 strokes	Miller Barber
4		Tucson Open Invitational	-13 (66–68–72–69=275)	Playoff
5		National Airlines Open Invitational	-14 (69–66–68–71=274)	Playoff	Bob Menne
6		Tallahassee Open Invitational	-15 (69–67–69–68=273)	3 strokes	Jim Wiechers
7		Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	-12 (66–66–69–67=268)	4 strokes	Lee Elder, Hale Irwin, Randy Wolff, Jerry Heard
8			Even (70–72–69–69=280)	Playoff	Jack Nicklaus
9		Canadian Open	-18 (73–68–67–67=275)	Playoff	Art Wall, Jr.
10		The Open Championship	-14 (69–70–69–70=278)	1 stroke	Lu Liang-Huan
11		Sahara Invitational	-8 (69–72–73–66=280)	1 stroke	George Archer
12		Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	+1 (70–72–72–67=281)	4 strokes	John Mahaffey
13		The Open Championship	-6 (71–70–66–71=278)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus
14		Greater Hartford Open Invitational	-15 (64–68–72–65=269)	Playoff	Lee Elder
15		Greater St. Louis Golf Classic	-11 (65–68–66–70=269)	1 stroke	Deane Beman
16			-9 (69–69–69–72=279)	1 stroke	Forrest Fezler
17		Doral-Eastern Open	-12 (64–70–71–71=276)	1 stroke	Bruce Crampton, Tom Weiskopf
18		Greater New Orleans Open	-21 (67–68–67–65=267)	8 strokes
19		PGA Championship	-4 (73–66–68–69=276)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus
20		Florida Citrus Open	-12 (69–66–70–71=276)	1 stroke	Hale Irwin
21		Colonial National Invitation	-7 (68–64–68–73=273)	1 stroke	Mike Morley
22		Canadian Open	-8 (67–68–71–74=280)	4 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis
23		Colonial National Invitation	-12 (66–68–68–66=268)	4 strokes	Jerry Heard, Jerry Pate
24		Canadian Open	-7 (67–71–72–71=281)	3 strokes	Ben Crenshaw
25		Tournament Players Championship	-10 (68–72–68–70=278)	1 stroke	Ben Crenshaw
26		Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	-16 (67–68–68–69=272)	1 stroke	Tom Purtzer
27		San Antonio Texas Open	-15 (66–67–67–65=265)	1 stroke	Terry Diehl
28		MONY Tournament of Champions	-15 (67–67–70–69=273)	2 strokes	Raymond Floyd
29		PGA Championship	-15 (69–68–67–69=273)	4 strokes	Gary Player, Lanny Wadkins

European Tour wins (2)

1978 Benson & Hedges International Open

1985 Dunhill British Masters

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

1981 Casio World Open

Other wins (18)

1965 Texas State Open

1966 Texas State Open, New Mexico Open

1969 World Cup (with Orville Moody)

1971 World Cup (with Jack Nicklaus)

1972 New Mexico Open

1973 Chrysler Classic (Australia), Mexican Open

1974 World Series of Golf (not yet a PGA Tour event)

1975 Mexican Open

1977 Morocco Grand Prix

1978 Lancome Trophy (unofficial European Tour)

1979 Canadian PGA Championship

1980 Lancome Trophy (unofficial European Tour)

1981 Sun City Classic (South Africa), PGA Grand Slam of Golf (United States – unofficial event)

1983 Canadian PGA Championship

1987 Skins Game

Champions Tour wins (29)

1990 (7) Royal Caribbean Classic, Aetna Challenge, Vintage Chrysler Invitational, Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic, NYNEX Commemorative, U.S. Senior Open, Transamerica Senior Golf Championship

1991 (3) Aetna Challenge, Vantage at The Dominion, Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic

1992 (5) Vantage at The Dominion, The Tradition, PGA Seniors' Championship, Las Vegas Senior Classic, Bell Atlantic Classic

1993 (3) Cadillac NFL Golf Classic, Nationwide Championship, Vantage Championship

1994 (6) Royal Caribbean Classic, PGA Seniors' Championship, PaineWebber Invitational, Bell Atlantic Classic, BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, Northville Long Island Classic

1995 (2) Northville Long Island Classic, The Transamerica

1996 (1) Emerald Coast Classic

1998 (1) Southwestern Bell Dominion

2000 (1) Cadillac NFL Golf Classic

Senior majors are shown in bold.

Other senior wins (10)

1991 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Mike Hill)

1992 Mitsukoshi Classic, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Mike Hill)

1993 American Express Grandslam

1994 American Express Grandslam

1995 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Mike Hill)

1996 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Mike Hill), Australian PGA Seniors' Championship

2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Legendary Division (with Mike Hill)

2003 ConAgra Foods Champions Skins Game

Major championships

Wins (6)

{|class="sortable wikitable" !Year!!Championship!!54 Holes!!Winning Score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up |-bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | 1968 ||U.S. Open ||1 shot deficit ||−5 (69–68–69–69=275) ||4 strokes || Jack Nicklaus |-bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | 1971 ||U.S. Open (2) ||4 shot deficit ||E (70–72–69–69=280) ||Playoff ¹ || Jack Nicklaus |-bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | 1971 ||The Open Championship ||1 shot lead ||−14 (69–70–69–70=278) ||1 stroke || Lu Liang-Huan |-bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | 1972 ||The Open Championship (2)||1 shot lead ||−6 (71–70–66–71=278) ||1 stroke || Jack Nicklaus |-bgcolor="#D8BFD8" | 1974 ||PGA Championship ||1 shot lead ||−4 (73–66–68–69=276) ||1 stroke || Jack Nicklaus |-bgcolor="#D8BFD8" | 1984 ||PGA Championship (2)||1 shot lead ||−15 (69–68–67–69=273) ||4 strokes || Gary Player, Lanny Wadkins |} ¹ Defeated Jack Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff – Trevino 68 (−2), Nicklaus 71 (+1).

Results timeline

{|cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !! 1966 !! 1967 !! 1968 !! 1969 |- |The Masters |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T40 |align="center"|T19 |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|T54 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|5 |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|1 |align="center"|CUT |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T34 |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T23 |align="center"|T48 |}

{|cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !!1970 !! 1971 !! 1972 !! 1973 !! 1974 !! 1975 !! 1976 !! 1977 !! 1978 !! 1979 |- |The Masters |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T33 |align="center"|T43 |align="center"|DNP |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10 |align="center"|T28 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T14 |align="center"|T12 |- |U.S. Open |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T8 |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|1 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T29 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T27 |align="center"|T12 |align="center"|T19 |- |The Open Championship |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3 |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|1 |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|1 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10 |align="center"|T31 |align="center"|T40 |align="center"|DNP |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|4 |align="center"|T29 |align="center"|T17 |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|T26 |align="center"|T13 |align="center"|T11 |align="center"|T18 |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|1 |align="center"|T60 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T13 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |align="center"|T35 |}

{|cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !!1980 !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 |- |The Masters |align="center"|T26 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T38 |align="center"|T20 |align="center"|43 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10 |align="center"|47 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T18 |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|T12 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T9 |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T40 |align="center"|CUT |- |The Open Championship |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2 |align="center"|T11 |align="center"|T27 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|5 |align="center"|T14 |align="center"|T20 |align="center"|T59 |align="center"|T17 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T42 |- |PGA Championship |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|7 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T14 |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|1 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2 |align="center"|T11 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |}

{|cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !!1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 |- |The Masters |align="center"|T24 |align="center"|T49 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|T25 |align="center"|T17 |align="center"|T39 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |}

DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tied for a place. Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (4)

{|class="sortable wikitable" !Year!!Championship!!Winning Score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up |-bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | 1990 ||U.S. Senior Open || −13 (67–68–73–67=275) || 2 strokes || Jack Nicklaus |-bgcolor="#d0f0c0" | 1992 ||The Tradition || −14 (67–69–68–70=274) || 1 stroke || Jack Nicklaus |-bgcolor="#D8BFD8" | 1992 ||PGA Seniors' Championship || −10 (72–64–71–71=278) || 1 stroke || Mike Hill |-bgcolor="#D8BFD8" | 1994 ||PGA Seniors' Championship (2) || −9 (70–69–70–70=279)|| 1 stroke || Jim Colbert |}

Trivia

In ''The Simpsons'' episode "Marge Be Not Proud", Lee Trevino is spoofed as Lee Caravallo in hosting a game called Lee Caravallo's Putting Challenge. Trevino had a similar game called ''Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf'', which was released in 1988 for the Nintendo.

He is the first person known to have played pine cone golf.

During the 1985-86 NHL season, when Todd Bergen walked out on the Philadelphia Flyers insisting that he would pursue a PGA Tour Career, Flyers manager Bobby Clarke retorted, "Who will I trade [Bergen] for – Lee Trevino?"

See also

Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

Golfers with most major championship wins

Golfers with most Champions Tour wins

Golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins

Monday Night Golf

Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps

References

Hoobler, Dorothy and Thomas, ''The Mexican American Family Album''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.

External links

Profile at Golflegends

Profile at answers.com

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