RIP Chi Chi

[tbaydog]

Some will not remember him!

 

[woozman]

He was one of my dad’s favorites…

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

Met him once at the Sr PGA Championship down in Palm Beach Gardens FL at PGA National.
Very personable and likable man.

 

[vhdawg]

 

[tbaydog]

He was one of my dad’s favorites…

My MIL ran his Youth Foundation in Clearwater. He was sincerely interested in the development of the youth<

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Some will not remember him!

RIP. I should have held on to my Chi Chi Rodriguez clubs. I'm sure they would be worth a fortune today!***

 

[dog12]

Loved Chi-Chi's celebrations after he holed putts!

Golf needs more of that sort of thing.

 

[thatsbaseball]

R.I.P. Chi Chi . I remember Chi Chi well. He came up in the era when players were also entertainers, interesting and fun to follow,

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

This picture is great. He always dressed sharp.

 

[The Peeper]

RIP. I should have held on to my Chi Chi Rodriguez clubs. I'm sure they would be worth a fortune today!***

I had a beginner set also, got them about 1973ish with a dozen Chi Chi endorsed balls. Mom and Dad got them at Sears for Christmas

 

[The Peeper]

This picture is great. He always dressed sharp.

The caddie looks like Rollo from Sanford & Son

 

[Marler]

Saw him play in Memphis way to many years ago

 

[Seinfeld]

Some will not remember him!

Absolute legend that made golf entertaining when there frankly weren't many personalities in the game.

 

[Dawgg]

I remember him being in candy bar commercials when I was a kid and doing the Zorro sword motion with his golf club.

 

[ckDOG]

He was a cool guy. Always great to see professionals having fun playing the sports we love. His story getting started playing was good. He was making a buck a day hauling water on a plantation as a kid to help his family out. He figured out he could make more money caddying at the nearby golf course. He practiced his golf swing with tree branch and hit pieces of garbage in his spare time. Took off from there. Makes sense why he had such a good time playing. How could you not when life nearly took you down the plantation labor route!

 

[Drebin]

The caddie looks like Rollo from Sanford & Son

Man, that's Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

This picture is great. He always dressed sharp.

This is one golfer. I really loved to watch play.

 

[Dawg1976]

Loved Chi-Chi's celebrations after he holed putts!

Golf needs more of that sort of thing.

Yes too many today with zero personality. He had plenty of that. I saw him a few times in B'ham when playing a Senior event. RIP Chi Chi.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

I thought this thread was going to be about a failed fraternity, not joking

 

[She Mate Me]

The caddie looks like Rollo from Sanford & Son

That's obviously from the days when pros had to use the Augusta National caddies. Kinda amazing that stuffy azz country club allowed an employee to wear a shirt under his coveralls open to his mid chest. White women swooning and passing out everywhere.

 

[tbaydog]

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

NM

 

[HeCannotGo]

Chi Chi (from Puerto Rico) and Lee Trevino (Mexican American) were playing a round together. They walked past some porta-potties and Trevino points to them and says, "Look, Chi Chi! Puerto Rican condos!"

Chi Chi replied, "Yep. We rent out the basements to the Mexicans."