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Ben Hogan - College Essays

Ben Hogan

had more dedication than any athlete today. Throughout
his life Mr.Hogan overcame a very traumatic childhood, recovered from
a nearly fatal head-on collision with a bus and built a golf
equipment empire.

Ben Hogan was born in a small town in Texas called Dublin. He was
one of three children. When Ben was only six years old he witnessed
his father commit suicide while playing in the same room. " At age
nine my childhood was shot through the heart".(p.14) obviously Hogan
was traumatize by the tragedy. Hogan's instinctive reaction was to
become protective of his mother. After the suicide the family underwent
serious financial problems. To do his part Ben began selling newspapers,
until ...

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show up for work a couple of
hours early and practice his heart out, " Sometimes I practised until
my hands bled."(p.11) Finally he began winning the bets, but also
caddy and junior tournaments too.

Secondly, on February 1, 1949 Hogan was on top of the world,
having won the US OPEN, the MASTERS and appearing on the cover of Time
life Magazine. Until he collided head on with a twenty thousand pound
passenger bus. Hogan suffered a broken collarbone, broken left ankle,
broken right leg, broken pelvis and a few broken ribs. In the weeks
after the accident several other complications occurred like blood clots
in his lungs, the doctors said he would probably never play competative
golf again. However in the months of recovery that followed, Hogan
practiced the things he could do with his injuries like practice his
short game. For the next thirteen months Hogan practiced to the best
of his ability, gradually improving. Thirteen months later he entered
the L.A open and finished second ...

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