Stock Photo - San Diego, California: 1952 Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis playing at the PGA sponsored San Diego Open Golf Tournament at the San Diego Country Club. The PGA at the time had a Caucasian Only clause so Louis with others put together a petition to Governor Pat Brown who declared the clause unconstitutional, and the PGA then allowed Louis to play as an exempt amateur, becoming the first African-American to compete in a PGA sanctioned event.

Stock Photo: San Diego, California: 1952 Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis playing at the PGA sponsored San Diego Open Golf Tournament at the San Diego.

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