1958 Masters Tournament TV & Radio Badge Issued to Legend John Derr

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1958 Masters Tournament TV & Radio Badge Issued to Legend John Derr

A mint condition 1958 Masters TV & Radio badge given to legendary CBS announcer John Derr is provided to you in this lot. Arnold Palmer won the first of his four Green Jackets by pacing the field remaining ahead of runners-up Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins. It was also Palmer's first Major Victory. Badge measures 2 1/4" x 1 1/2"

Starting in 1935, John Derr began reporting on the Masters Tournament for what would eventually be a total of 62 times! Derr was part of the CBS team (CBS Remembers John Derr) when the Masters was first televised in 1956, and he covered the Masters for CBS from 1956 to 1982. A recipient of Masters Achievement Award from Augusta National, this Pinehurst legend's reporting started on the veranda at Augusta with O.B. Keeler and Grantland Rice, and ended with inductions in four Halls of Fame as well as the National Journalism Award. He built a lifetime friendship with golf greats such as Bob Jones, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. Some other friends you might've heard of are Mahatma Gandhi, President Eisenhower, Dr. Billy Graham, Albert Einstein, Henry Ford and many more. A driving ambition to find the good in those around him are what's remembered most about this true legend of the game

Here is a clip of Derr talking about walking out on President Eisenhower at Augusta National, and riding in a car between Bing Crosby & Bob Hope among other tales: Augusta Tales

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