He was just about through as a reg Tour player when I, 16 at the time, saw him at the Westchester Classic in 1983...gave a comedic/trick shot clinic that was absolutely amazing...hitting shots in a chair, super long drivers, hitting the range picker everytime it made a near pass...he even tried some rapid fire 4-irons in sequence, the first a soft 3/4 high banana cut, the second a bullet, low draw...he did it 3x, with the stated goal of having the shots hit one another in flight...he came as close as you could, and then said, smiling, "Who do you think I am? Arnold Palmer? I can't get a slice and a hook to hit one another."
A great fellow, and proof that honors like the HoF can be earned and deserved by character, well in excess of any relative competitive chops.
cheers vk