- Born
- Birth nameJack William Nicklaus
- Nickname
- The Golden Bear
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is a retired American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time, winning a total of 18 career major championships, while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes in them, over a span of 25 years. Nicklaus focused on the major championships (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship, and PGA Championship), and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (79).
- IMDb mini biography by: Dibyayan Chakravorty
- SpouseBarbara Jean Bash(July 23, 1960 - present) (5 children)
- ChildrenMichael Scott NicklausJack William Nicklaus IISteven Charles NicklausNancy Jean Nicklaus (O'Leary)Gary Thomas Nicklaus
- ParentsLouis Charles NicklausNellie Helen Margaret Schoener
- RelativesMarilyn Anne Nicklaus (Hutchinson)(Sibling)
- Having a left hip replacement in 1999 caused him to miss the Masters for the first time.
- Father of sons, Jackie Nicklaus, Gary Nicklaus and Steve Nicklaus.
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush on 9 November 2005. Other recipients were Frank Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Gen. Richard Myers, Paul Rusesabagina, Carol Burnett, Andy Griffith, Aretha Franklin, Vint Cerf and his Internet codeveloper Robert Kahn, Alan Greenspan, and former congressman G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery.
- Appointed Honorary Ambassador of Peace for the Harvey Ball Foundation along with Brooke Shields, Jackie Chan, A.V.T. Shankardass, Jerry Lewis, Prince Albert of Monaco, Greg Norman, Phil Collins, Jimmy Buffett, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip, Heather Mills, Yoko Ono, Patch Adams, Sergei Khrushchev and Winnie Mandela.
- Professional golfer. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
- When I was fifteen years old I was playing with my father and I hit an eight-iron into a trap, and the club went right into the trap after the ball. My father said, 'Young man, that'll be the last club you'll throw or the last hole you'll play if I have anything to say about it.' He got his message across.
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