Pat Browne Jr.

Sport: Golf

Induction Year: 1998

Induction Year: 1998

A lifelong New Orleans resident, Pat Browne, Jr.. has been champion of the United States Blind Golfers’ Association 21 times since 1975, including the last 20 years. He was three-time captain of the U.S. Stewart Cup Team in competitions held against Great Britain’s blind golfers. In 1988, he was selected by the Golf Writers of America for the Ben Hogan Award for the national golf figure who has battled adversity and triumphed. Before losing his sight in an auto accident, Browne captained Tulane’s golf and basketball teams, setting a single-game basketball scoring mark with 33 points in 1954. He has won 50 tournaments, including nine victories in the Heather Farr Drive for Sight Tournament