Dick Knight (golfer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1929
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Date of Death: 25-Mar-1991
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Dick Knight (golfer)
- John Richard Knight (December 26, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American professional golfer. Knight was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
- He played college golf at Oklahoma A&M.Knight work as a club pro in Hawaii, where he won the Hawaiian Open and Hawaiian PGA Championship in 1952, in San Diego, California, and at Field Club of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
- He also played on the PGA Tour.
- His best finish in a major was 10th at the 1959 U.S.
- Open.
- He opened the tournament with a 69 to tie for the lead with Ben Hogan, Dow Finsterwald, and Gene Littler.Knight died in California of lung cancer.
- A United States Navy veteran during the Korean War, he was buried in Riverside National Cemetery.
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