Why Tiger Is The Most Important Athlete Ever To A Sport

Opinion

Why Tiger Is The Most Important Athlete Ever To A Sport

Jake Crain

When you look at all of the legends we’ve seen help grow their respective sports — achieving monumental victories and racking up championships along the way — some names come to mind right off of the top. Jordan. Gretsky. Mays. LeBron. Pele. Brady. Athletes so special they can go by just one name.

But none of these individuals have done for their sport what Tiger Woods has done for his. Tiger has single-handedly taken golf from an after thought on the back section of the sports page, to the front of newspapers nationwide. In short, Tiger brought golf back into the media mainstream.

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