Charlie Sifford

AKA:

The Jackie Robinson of Golf

Birth Name:

Charles Luther Sifford

Birth Date:

June 2, 1922

Birth Place:

Charlotte, North Carolina

Death Date:

June 2, 1922 – February 3, 2015

Place of Death:

Cleveland, Ohio

Age:

Cause of Death:

Stroke

Cemetery Name:

Moore's Sanctuary AME Zion Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Sports

Charlie Sifford was a professional golfer who was the first African American to play on the PGA Tour. He won the Greater Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969. He also won the United Golf Association's National Negro Open six times, and the PGA Seniors' Championship in 1975. For his contributions to golf, Sifford was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. He was awarded the Old Tom Morris Award in 2007, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014, and an honorary doctorate from the University of St Andrews. Lee Trevino referred to Sifford as the "Jackie Robinson" of golf, and Tiger Woods acknowledged that Sifford paved the way for his career.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Moore's Sanctuary AME Zion Cemetery

4101 Morris Field Drive

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208

USA

North America

Grave Location:

Sifford Family Plot

Grave Location Description

As you enter the parking lot of the church, drive to the left and park as close to the grounds as possible. Walk around the left side of the property and in the back of the building turn right and walk to the fenced property line. Now turn left and walk 100 feet and look to your left in this sad, unkept cemetery for the final resting place of golf legend Charlie Sifford.