Theodore "Ted" Rhodes November 9, 1913-July 4, 1969

Theodore "Ted" Rhodes November 9, 1913-July 4, 1969 is a Tennessee historical marker in Nashville, Davidson County.

Davidson Co, 1901 Ed Temple Blvd. Rhodes in front of the Ted Rhodes Golf Course, Nashville, TN

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Recognized as the first African-American professional golfer, Theodore "Ted" Rhodes, a native of Nashville, competed on the United Golf Association Tour. A predominately black tour, Rhodes won 150 tournaments from the late 1940s to 1960. Boxing champion Joe Louis' personal golf pro, Louis sponsored Rhodes on the UGA. In 1948, Rhodes became the first African-American professional golfer to compete on the PGA tour, when he played in the U.S. Open at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. A pioneer, Ted Rhodes blazed the PGA tour trail for African-American professional golfers. In 1998 he was inducted into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame.

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1903 · Greenbrier, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1932 · Nashville, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1950 · Complete map of Nashville and suburbs (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)
1952 · Nashville West, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1968 · Nashville West, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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