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George Franklin Grant (September 15, 1846 – August 21, 1910) was the first African-American professor at Harvard. He was also a Boston dentist, and an inventor of an early composite golf tee made from wood and natural rubber (specifically, gutta-percha ) tubing.
By 1925 he was selling $100,000 worth of tees and they were being made of celluloid. ... George Franklin Grant, another golf tee inventor; References
George Franklin Grant, the first African American Harvard Dental School graduate, pioneered minority play at Franklin Park. He was an inventor of a wooden golf tee. [15] Francis Ouimet, 1913 winner of the U.S. Open, honed his game at the course. Ouimet was an employee at Wright & Ditson.
George Grant (philosopher) (1918–1988), Canadian philosopher and political commentator; George Franklin Grant (1846–1910), American dentistry academic and inventor of an early golf tee; George Monro Grant (1835–1902), Canadian principal of Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario
Sir Thomas Tassell Grant KCB FRS (1795-15 October 1859) was a notable inventor in the 19th century. He was born in Portsea, Portsmouth , the son of a namesake and his wife Ann (née Tassell) of Soberton , Hampshire.
Recently, First Tee Central Mississippi received the USGA's IDEA grant to fund their mission of teaching youth golf and life lessons.
Grant Cardone, 64, is a sales trainer, speaker and entrepreneur who has worked in real estate and the auto industry. His 10X Growth Conference, which launched in 2017, which is based on his...
Gary Adams was an American salesman, founder of TaylorMade Golf, Founders Club, McHenry Metals, and nominal inventor of the modern "metal wood." After leaving college, he started working as a golf salesman. He observed new golf balls worked well with irons, but not wood clubs, so he started tinkering to create a metal driver. [2]