Earl Woods, 74
Earl Woods, who was more determined to raise a good son than a great golfer and became the role model, architect and driving force behind Tiger Woods' phenomenal career, died Wednesday morning at his home in Cypress, Calif. He was 74."My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply," Tiger Woods said on his Web site. "I'm overwhelmed when I think of all of the great things he accomplished in his life. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend. I wouldn't be where I am today without him, and I'm honored to continue his legacy of sharing and caring."
Woods was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998 and was treated with radiation, but the cancer returned in 2004 and spread throughout his body. Last month, he was too frail to travel to the Masters for the first time. His son finished tied for third.
Posted by Mayor Sam @ 5/03/2006 12:44:00 PM
10 Comments:
What, Mayor Sam featured a black man on the blog? What will happen next?
Too bad MS does not discuss issues that are happening in the African-American community.
Thank you Maxine Waters.
...what about all the blog space Mayor Sam dedicated to that fine law abiding legislator/labor leader Martin Ludlow?
Anything to get off the illegal immigration track.
How sad for Tiger! He was so close to his dad and this must be devasting.
The thing about Tiger and Earl is that they are two Black guys who didn't play victim or look for a handout. For Earl, it was all about hard work and talent. He was determined his son would suceed no matter what, and he did.
Earl didn't listen to the poverty pimps Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackass nor Maxine Waters.
I'm a huge Tiger fan and this is big. May Earl rest in peace and I'm sorry for his loss. His dad pushed him to be the great golfer and person Tiger is today.
Martin is not black. How many times do I have to tell you. Looks black, raised white.
4:40
That is so true, so true. An inspiration to Black men and women everywhere
What's interesting is that everyone labels Earl and Tiger black despite their multi-ethniciy. It's a shame that some can only see them as blacks. Earl was half black. Tiger's 1/4 black but more Asian than anything else. More power to them for overcoming the racist prism people looked through. God bless Earl Wood's and watch over his family.
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