Donald Trump awards Tiger Woods with the Medal of Freedom for winning the Master
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A. Raven Andromeda — 6 years ago(April 15, 2019 11:28 PM)
Wow!
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XoX — 6 years ago(April 19, 2019 07:22 AM)
It is apparently fairly common for presidents to give out the Presidential Medal of Freedom to athletes, but it usually occurs after their careers are over. Tiger Woods will be the 4th golfer to receive it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_recipients#Sports
Robert J. H. Kiphuth 1963 Swimming John F. Kennedy
Jesse Owens 1976 Track Gerald Ford
Joe DiMaggio 1977 Baseball Gerald Ford
Paul "Bear" Bryant 1983 Football Ronald Reagan Posthumous
Jackie Robinson 1984 Baseball Ronald Reagan Posthumous
Earl Blaik 1986 Football Ronald Reagan
Ted Williams 1991 Baseball George H. W. Bush
Richard Petty 1992 Auto racing George H. W. Bush
Arthur Ashe 1993 Tennis Bill Clinton Posthumous
Hank Aaron 2002 Baseball George W. Bush
John Wooden 2003 Basketball George W. Bush
Roberto Clemente 2003 Baseball George W. Bush Posthumous
Arnold Palmer 2004 Golf George W. Bush
Jack Nicklaus 2005 Golf George W. Bush
Muhammad Ali 2005 Boxing George W. Bush
Frank Robinson 2005 Baseball George W. Bush
Buck O'Neil 2006 Baseball George W. Bush Posthumous
Billie Jean King 2009 Tennis Barack Obama
Bill Russell 2011 Basketball Barack Obama
Stan Musial 2011 Baseball Barack Obama
Pat Summitt 2012 Basketball Barack Obama
Dean Smith 2013 Basketball Barack Obama
Ernie Banks 2013 Baseball Barack Obama
Charles Sifford 2014 Golf Barack Obama
Yogi Berra 2015 Baseball Barack Obama Posthumous
Willie Mays 2015 Baseball Barack Obama
Vin Scully 2016 Baseball Barack Obama
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2016 Basketball Barack Obama
Michael Jordan 2016 Basketball Barack Obama
Babe Ruth 2018 Baseball Donald Trump Posthumous
Roger Staubach 2018 Football Donald Trump
Alan Page 2018 Football Donald Trump
Tiger Woods 2019 Golf Donald Trump Announced