- Born
- Birth nameGary Jim Player
- Nicknames
- Black Knight
- Mr. Fitness
- International Ambassador of Golf
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Gary Player was born on November 1, 1935 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an actor, known for My Way II (1977), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) and In Depth with Graham Bensinger (2010). He was previously married to Vivienne Verwey.
- SpouseVivienne Verwey(January 19, 1957 - August 18, 2021) (her death, 6 children)
- Younger brother of big game conservationist Ian Player.
- Professional golfer. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
- Has six children and 18 grandchildren.
- [7 January 2021] Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, along with Annika Sörenstam and Babe Didrikson Zaharias (posthumously), by President Donald Trump in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
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