2 1971 newspapers LEE TREVINO WINS BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP Jack Nicklaus

Description: 2 1971 newspaper sports sections with large, bold banner headlines announcing that Lee Trevino has won his 1st BRITISH OPEN Championship and 3rd overall GOLF MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP!! All-time greats Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player also finished in the top ten- inv #8S-420 SEE PHOTO----- TWO COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER SPORTS SECTIONS, the Des Moines Register Peach (Des Moines, IA), dated July 8 & 11, 1971 with large, bold banner headline announcing that Lee Trevino, Professional Golf's funnyman, WINS the BRITISH OPEN at SOUTHPORT, England. 1971 newspaper with bold headlines of Lee Trevino winning his 3rd MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP! Trevino had a remarkable spell during a span of 20 days in the summer of 1971. He defeated Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1971 U.S. Open. Two weeks later, he won the Canadian Open (the first of three), and the following week won The Open Championship (British Open), becoming the first player to win those three titles in the same year. Trevino was awarded the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of 1971. He also won Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" and was named ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. Very good condition. This listing includes two complete entire original newspaper sports sections, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. . We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Please check out our constantly updated offerings by doing a seller search by clicking on the address below: Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.

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Location: Oxford, Maryland

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