1974 World Golf Hall of Fame Enshrinement Silver Medals Set #3 - VP John Derr Collection

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1974 World Golf Hall of Fame Enshrinement Silver Medals Set #3 - VP John Derr Collection

Then executive VP John Derr commissioned the medals as part of the inaugural 1974 World Golf Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremony. Derr was a reporter at The Masters for 62 years, including the very first televised moment as part of the CBS team in 1956. John covered the Masters for CBS from 1956 to 1982. According to Golf Digest, he was a 17-year-old reporter for The Gaston Gazette in North Carolina when he went to a college football game and sat next to the sportswriter O. B. Keeler, who suggested he attend a new spring tournament at Augusta National Golf Club hosted by Bobby Jones. His book “My Place at the Table: Stories of Golf and Life" tells of his encounters with the likes of Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson. This limited run is set #3 manufactured by Hamilton Mint. Accompanying the medals is an original press release announcing the inaugural WGHOF ceremony which features the names of the 13 inductees as represented by the medals. Also included is Derr's handwritten notes made during the rehearsal for the HOF ceremony. These fine silver medals are from the formal dedication and initial enshrinement ceremony from Sept. 11, 1974. Inductee silver medals represent the following golfers:

Bobby Jones
Arnold Palmer
Ben Hogan
Jack Nicklaus
Harry Vardon
Walter Hagen
Byron Nelson
Babe Zaharias
Francis Ouimet
Sam Snead
Patty Berg
Gene Sarazen
Gary Player

Box measures 13 1/2" x 9 1/2", each medal has a diameter of 1 1/2", larger medal is 2"

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