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Lot #2839
Tony Lema

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Professional golfer who beat Jack Nicklaus by five strokes in the 1964 British open. His promising career was cut short at age thirty-two, when the plane he was traveling in crashed on a golf course in Illinois; the crew, Lema, and his wife Betty were instantly killed. Glossy 4 x 5 full-length photo of a post-swing Lema, signed in-person in black ink. In fine condition, with horizontal crease through top third of image, small separation to bottom border. RRAuction COA.

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  • Dates: #290 - Ended October 20, 2004