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Jack Nicklaus

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Professional golfer

85 years oldAmerican0 picksBorn January 21, 1940

The Golden Bear didn't just dominate golf—he mauled the record books with 18 major championships that nobody's managed to touch, not even Tiger in his prime. His decades-long rivalry with Arnold Palmer was the sport's greatest bromance, and at 85, Nicklaus is still designing courses, proving that golfers really do have remarkable longevity. Whether it's all those leisurely walks on manicured greens or the notoriously low-stress lifestyle of professional competition, something's kept this legend swinging well past the back nine of life.

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About Jack Nicklaus

The Golden Bear didn't just dominate golf—he mauled the record books with 18 major championships that nobody's managed to touch, not even Tiger in his prime. His decades-long rivalry with Arnold Palmer was the sport's greatest bromance, and at 85, Nicklaus is still designing courses, proving that golfers really do have remarkable longevity. Whether it's all those leisurely walks on manicured greens or the notoriously low-stress lifestyle of professional competition, something's kept this legend swinging well past the back nine of life.

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