F. Morgan Taylor Jr.
American athlete, businessman and USGA president (1931-2010)
Frederick Morgan "Buzz" Taylor Jr. (July 13, 1931 – October 29, 2010) was an American athlete and businessman. The son of champion hurdler Morgan Taylor, he ranked fourth in the world in long jump in 1952 and 1953 and played defensive back for Princeton University's football team. After graduating, he became a business executive with Olin Corporation and later Victor Comptometer and then chair and principal owner of AquaVac Systems. He was president of the United States Golf Association in 1998 and 1999.
Early life
Frederick Morgan Taylor Jr. was born on July 13, 1931, in Quincy, Illinois. His father, the elder F. Morgan Taylor, had won Olympic gold and bronze medals in the 400 m hurdles and broken the world record at the 1928 Olympic Trials; he had also placed second to DeHart Hubbard in his son's future event, the long jump, at the 1925 NCAA Championships.
Taylor grew up in Illinois, first Quincy and later Evanston and Skokie in the Chicago area. He acquired a love for golf early on, becoming a caddie at the Evanston Golf Club at age 9 and later joining the greenkeeping crew.
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