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Teddy Rhodes
He was a major contender on the UGA into the 1950's. He beat Charles Sifford by three stokes for the Negro National Open title in 1957 and collected two more crowns (the Gotham Open and Progressive GC Championship in Peoria, Illinois). In 1960, he was part of an African American contingent invited to play in Havana by the Cuban government. He was also Joe Louis'friend and person golf instructor.