66:
the following year. He subsequently won 16 national championships and 11 international championships over the span of his career. During his career, Boswell shot three holes in one. He was inducted into the
162:
50:. 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
172:
182:
177:
157:
187:
54:
when the tank exploded, leaving him permanently blinded. He took up golf during his rehabilitation and eventually placed second at the
National
167:
23:
88:
59:
39:
152:
147:
68:
31:
47:
35:
115:
63:
43:
141:
122:. Auburn University, The University of Alabama, and Alabama State Dept. of Education
51:
27:
55:
38:
in 1936, earning a football scholarship to attend the
163:
Players of
American football from Birmingham, Alabama
58:
Championship in 1946. He won the championship at the
42:. He won a minor league baseball spot with the
22:(December 22, 1916 – October 22, 1995) was an
26:player and a blind golf player who fought in
8:
173:United States Army personnel of World War II
114:James L. Noles Jr. (September 24, 2008).
80:
183:Alabama Crimson Tide football players
7:
178:Sportspeople with visual impairment
89:"Charley Boswell, Blind Golfer, 78"
46:in 1941, but was drafted into the
14:
158:Golfers from Birmingham, Alabama
188:American disabled sportspeople
1:
168:United States Army officers
204:
16:American football player
120:Encyclopedia of Alabama
60:Northland Country Club
40:University of Alabama
116:"Charles A. Boswell"
69:Alabama Hall of Fame
34:. He graduated from
32:Birmingham, Alabama
95:. October 25, 1995
93:The New York Times
48:United States Army
36:Ensley High School
20:Charles A. Boswell
64:Duluth, Minnesota
30:. He was born in
195:
132:
131:
129:
127:
111:
105:
104:
102:
100:
85:
44:Atlanta Crackers
24:Alabama football
203:
202:
198:
197:
196:
194:
193:
192:
138:
137:
136:
135:
125:
123:
113:
112:
108:
98:
96:
87:
86:
82:
77:
17:
12:
11:
5:
201:
199:
191:
190:
185:
180:
175:
170:
165:
160:
155:
150:
140:
139:
134:
133:
106:
79:
78:
76:
73:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
200:
189:
186:
184:
181:
179:
176:
174:
171:
169:
166:
164:
161:
159:
156:
154:
151:
149:
146:
145:
143:
121:
117:
110:
107:
94:
90:
84:
81:
74:
72:
70:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
21:
124:. Retrieved
119:
109:
97:. Retrieved
92:
83:
52:Sherman tank
28:World War II
19:
18:
153:1995 deaths
148:1916 births
126:January 15,
142:Categories
75:References
56:Blind Golf
71:in 1972.
99:July 19,
128:2012
101:2018
62:in
144::
118:.
91:.
130:.
103:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.