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Submitted: 1/25/11 • Approved: 1/25/11 • Last Updated: 2/17/13 • R172077-G0-S3
NEBRASKA
PFC QUARTERMASTER CORPS
WORLD WAR II
DEC 27, 1909 ~ AUG 8, 1970
Born in South Omaha in 1909 to Lithuanian immigrants, he was orphaned at age 14 when his mother died after giving birth to her 13th child and his father abandoned the family.
Johnny Goodman was the last amateur golfer to win the U.S. Open, doing so in 1933; also won the U.S. Amateur in 1937; the Omaha city championship in 1925; four years later, won the first of three consecutive Nebraska Amateur titles. He won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur three times (1927, 1931, and 1935). Goodman did not turn professional until 1960; he supported himself throughout his career by selling insurance. There is a golf course in Omaha named after him.
Contributed on 1/25/11 by bwhiteing
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