Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2004, along with Tom Kite, Marlene Stewart Streit and Isao Aoki.

Holds the distinction of being the oldest player to earn an exemption on the Champions Tour from the prior year's money list when he finished in the top 28 in 1986 at the age of 64.

In 1980, shot a closing, 8-under-par 63 at the Atlantic City International to T6 in the first Champions Tour event ever played.

Won the other cosponsored event that season, the Suntree Classic at Melbourne, FL, by four strokes over Don January.

Played 422 PGA TOUR events in his career and made 399 cuts.

Won the Hartford Open in 1967.

Also defeated Harold Henning in a playoff for the 1969 Los Angeles Open title.

Among the top-60 money-winners on the PGA TOUR from 1960-69.

Won six Negro National Open titles.

Honored as one of the top 100 people in the first Century of Golf.

Also a member of both the North Carolina Sportswriters Hall of Fame and the Northern Ohio Sports Hall of Fame.

Published his autobiography, Just Let Me Play, during the summer of 1992.

Started in golf as a caddie in Charlotte, NC, and began playing professionally at age 17 on the United Golf Association Tour.