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Ken Venturi, a model for overcoming obstacles.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
PHILADELPHIA _ When he was 13, he was unable to speak even his own name.
The words would catch and tumble on top of themselves, and the more he tried to force them the more they would resist, and then what finally did come out did so in painful stops and starts, stutters and stammers, hiccups of frustration and shame.
He was consumed with embarrassment, of course, and we all know how cruel and relentless the teasing can be when the target is unable to defend himself.
So Ken Venturi sought refuge in sports. And he chose the game of isolation, the game that requires no teammates, the one where most of the talking is barely whisper level, and where you can wrap yourself in a cocoon of ...
- Familiar voice Ken Venturi says goodbye.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Polansky, Charles May 31, 2002 700+ words
FORT WORTH _ Ken Venturi's voice is one of the most recognizable...fans have him pegged. Hey, you're Ken Venturi, right? "I was leaving Palm Springs...me on the shoulder and ask if I was Ken Venturi," he said. "I said, `yes...
- Ken Venturi closing in on a career.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Fleischman, Bill May 24, 2002 700+ words
PHILADELPHIA _ Ken Venturi gained a place in the hearts of...philly.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services...philly.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
- Ken Venturi about to wrap it up.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Logan, Joe May 29, 2002 700+ words
...bite and attitude, a kinder, gentler Ken Venturi still could be found on CBS doing it...www.philly.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services...www.philly.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services...
- Ken Venturi, a model for overcoming obstacles.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 31, 2002 700+ words
...defend himself. So Ken Venturi sought refuge in sports...perfect, period. Now, Ken Venturi is retiring. He makes...impossible to lose, Ken Venturi mustered such a heartfelt...com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information...
- Ken Venturi closing in on a career.
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Daily News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 23, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Ken Venturi gained a place in the hearts of golf fans when he won the 1964 U...Philadelphia Daily News, at http://www.philly.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
- Ken Venturi about to wrap it up.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 25, 2002 700+ words
...commentary of golf with bite and attitude, a kinder, gentler Ken Venturi still could be found on CBS doing it the way he always had...site, at http://www.philly.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. _____ ARCHIVE PHOTOS...
- Venturi sues Izod for back pay. (Ken Venturi)
- Magazine article from: Daily News Record December 10, 1986 700+ words
...Venturi Sues Izod for Back Pay NEW YORK (FNS) -- Pro golfer Ken Venturi is suing Izod, Inc., for allegedly failing to pay him...The suit, brought in Federal Court here in the name of Ken Venturi Enterprises, Inc., contends that Izod has not made any...
- Ken Venturi's long run nears its end.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 20, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Ed Sherman Ken Venturi pulled his golf cart near a tee box on the par-3 course at Augusta National. On the other side of the trees was the controlled...
