Charley Boswell

Background

He was born in Birmingham, Alabama.

Education

He graduated from Ensley High School in 1936, earning a football scholarship to attend the University of Alabama.

Career

He was promoted to captain of the Third Battalion, 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division. During action, Boswell was attempting to rescue a wounded comrade from a burning Sherman tank when the tank exploded, leaving him permanently blinded. He took up golf during his rehabilitation and eventually placed second at the National Blind Golf Championship in 1946.

During his career, Boswell had 3 hole in ones.

He was inducted into the Alabama Hall of Fame in 1972.

Achievements

• He won a minor league football spot with the Atlanta Crackers in 1941, but was drafted into the United States Army. He won the championship at the Northland Country Club in Duluth, Minnesota the following year. He subsequently won 16 national championships and 11 international championships over the span of his career.