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Ben Hogan is fourth all-time in Major Championships won with nine.
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Ben was the son of a blacksmith, Chester Hogan, and seamstress Clara Hogan.
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In 1953 The Ben Hogan Golf Company opened, selling Ben Hogan golf clubs to the public.
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He was a four-time PGA tour Player of the Year.
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Ben was 5'7".
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In 292 career PGA Tour events Ben finished in the top 3 of those events 47.6% of the time.
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On March 16, 2008 Tiger Woods tied Ben Hogan for third most PGA Tour wins in history.
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Ben did not wear a golf glove when he practiced and played.
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Because of his small frame he got the nickname "Bantam."
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During his career he weighed 140 pounds.
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In 1953 the term the "Hogan Slam" was created when Ben Hogan won the first three majors of the season.
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Hogan and his wife, Valerie, survived a near fatal crash, after a head-on collision with a Greyhound bus on a fog-shrouded bridge east of Van Horn, Texas on February 2, 1949.
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He served in World War II in the middle of his career in the early forties.
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Ben got his nickname the Ice Man after his British Open win at Scotland's Carnoustie Golf Course in 1953.
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He caddied during his teens with a later rival and fellow legend, Byron Nelson.
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He began Caddying at the age of 11 at Glen Garden Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Ben was born within six months of two of the greatest golfers in history, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson.
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Ben Hogan was named the 38th best athlete of all-time by SportsCentury.