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Article: Earl Woods, Tiger's father, dies at 74.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- May 3, 2006
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Byline: Ed Sherman
CHICAGO _ Earl Woods was a Green Beret, outspoken and occasionally controversial.
But to Tiger Woods, he was simply "Pops."
Earl, along with his wife, Kultida, guided their son on the path to become perhaps the greatest golfer of all time. His role earned him a unique spot in golf history.
Earl Woods died Wednesday at his family home in Cypress, Calif., after a long bout with cancer. He was 74.
It was Earl who gave Tiger, whose real name is Eldrick, his distinctive nickname, naming him for a South Vietnamese colonel he fought with during the war. Perhaps the defining image of their relationship occurred in ...