Pandel Savic
Pandel Savic (July 15, 1925 – June 12, 2018) was an
Pandel Savic came to Girard, Ohio, United States through Ellis Island when he was a little boy. "It was the Steel Valley, and the only way to get out of there was to make it in sports," Savic said. "So I played basketball, baseball, track -- anything I could get my hands on." And so he did, he became a
He helped the 1949 Buckeyes to Ohio State's first
In his later life, Savic went on to play an important role in the golf community and served as longtime chairman of the PGA's Memorial Tournament which he created with his friend Jack Nicklaus. In 2009, he was inducted into the Ohio State Hall of Fame.[3] He died on June 12, 2018, at the age of 92.[4]
References
- ^ "Macedonia Daily Spotting".
- ISBN 9781582618210.
- ^ "Pandel Savic to be Inducted into Hall of Fame | MakLink". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "Pandel Savic's Obituary on The Columbus Dispatch". The Columbus Dispatch.
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