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jayfish

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4. Yup.

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:44 PM

Apr 2019

List of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

Robert J. H. Kiphuth1963 Swimming John F. Kennedy
Jesse Owens 1976 Track Gerald Ford
Joe DiMaggio 1977 Baseball Gerald Ford
Paul "Bear" Bryant 1983 Football Ronald Reagan
Jackie Robinson 1984 Baseball Ronald Reagan
Earl Blaik 1986 Football Ronald Reagan
Ted Williams 1991 Baseball George H. W. Bush
Richard Petty 1992 Auto racing George H. W. Bush
Arthur Ashe 1993 Tennis Bill Clinton
John Wooden 2003 Basketball George W. Bush
Roberto Clemente 2003 Baseball George W. Bush
Arnold Palmer 2004 Golf George W. Bush
Jack Nicklaus 2005 Golf George W. Bush
Muhammad Ali 2005 Boxing George W. Bush
Frank Robinson 2005 Baseball George W. Bush
Buck O'Neil 2006 Baseball George W. Bush
Billie Jean King 2009 Tennis Barack Obama
Bill Russell 2011 Basketball Barack Obama
Stan Musial 2011 Baseball Barack Obama
Pat Summitt 2012 Basketball Barack Obama
Dean Smith 2013 Basketball Barack Obama
Ernie Banks 2013 Baseball Barack Obama
Charles Sifford 2014 Golf Barack Obama
Yogi Berra 2015 Baseball Barack Obama
Willie Mays 2015 Baseball Barack Obama
Vin Scully 2016 Baseball Barack Obama
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2016 Basketball Barack Obama
Michael Jordan 2016 Basketball Barack Obama
Babe Ruth 2018 Baseball Donald Trump
Roger Staubach 2018 Football Donald Trump
Alan Page 2018 Football Donald Trump
Tiger Woods 2019 Golf Donald Trump

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Trump to Give Tiger Woods Presidential Medal of Freedom [View all] babylonsister Apr 2019 OP

For Playing Golf? Me. Apr 2019 #1

Don't be silly... lame54 Apr 2019 #25

Well, this certainly will put Tiger's integrity to the test, because if he has an ounce of it ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #2

Yes, others have got it for golf. Many for sports. former9thward Apr 2019 #16

I didn't say no golfers had ... I said they didn't get it handed them the day after they won some mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #19

The fact that Trump is awarding the medal renders it meaningless. n/t mtnsnake Apr 2019 #3

Yes, exactly. nt babylonsister Apr 2019 #6

Yup. jayfish Apr 2019 #4

Pretty sure most if not all of these were given long after their retirement and in some cases mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #7

Oh, I Didn't Know... jayfish Apr 2019 #10

Tom Hanks. Ellen DeGeneres. Bruce Springsteen onenote Apr 2019 #15

Nobody on that list is an athlete though are they? mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #18

Why would it make a difference. I'm curious. onenote Apr 2019 #20

Cause musicians and actors very often don't retire until they're very old? mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #21

Because Tiger plays golf with him and lets him get away with cheating. smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #5

Dick Cheney got one from bush senior... cynatnite Apr 2019 #8

Well, he already cheapened it by giving it to Miriam Adelson, Urine Hatch and some dead people. GoCubsGo Apr 2019 #9

He can give one to Bobby Kraft too. RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #11

Pretty sure this text "sealed the deal" with Traitor don Va Lefty Apr 2019 #12

A series of posts demonstrating a lack of knowledge about the Medal of Freedom onenote Apr 2019 #13

Arnold just played golf? Roland99 Apr 2019 #22

The TGR Foundation onenote Apr 2019 #24

Nicklaus Roland99 Apr 2019 #23

Trump probably admires Tiger because Tiger's a bigger satyr than he is Poiuyt Apr 2019 #14

He doesn't deserve a Medal of Freedom just because he is good at hitting a ball into a hole. DesertRat Apr 2019 #17

they have the same taste in women and similar attitudes towards fidelity. TeamPooka Apr 2019 #26

He gives these awards to people he's heard of. So Babe Ruth got one but George Washington didn't struggle4progress Apr 2019 #27