What is Charlie Sifford?
[[File:Charlie Sifford 1961 (cropped).JPG|thumb|Charlie Sifford (1961)]] '''Charles L. Sifford''' (June 2, 1922 &ndash; February 3, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[professional golfer]]. He helped black golfers to be part of the PGA of America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usga.org/news/2012/February/A-Hard-Road-To-Golf-Glory/ |title=A Hard Road to Golf Glory |first=Rhonda |last=Glenn |publisher=USGA |date=February 7, 2012 |access-date=November 27, 2014 |archive-date=February 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224123615/http://www.usga.org/news/2012/February/A-Hard-Road-To-Golf-Glory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sifford was born in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. In 2004, Sifford became the first African American inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6463067/ |title=Sifford set to break another barrier: World Golf Hall of Fame will welcome first black member |work=MSNBC |agency=Associated Press |date=November 13, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041114151220/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6463067/ |archive-date=November 14, 2004}}</ref> In November 2014, President [[Barack Obama]] awarded him the 2014 [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/11/10/president-obama-announces-presidential-medal-freedom-recipients |title=President Obama Announces the Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients |access-date=November 11, 2014 |date=November 10, 2014 |publisher=The White House |archive-date=November 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111061946/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/11/10/president-obama-announces-presidential-medal-freedom-recipients |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sifford died in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] from complications from a [[stroke]] at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/12276698/charlie-sifford-golf-pioneer-dies-92|title=Golf pioneer Charlie Sifford dies|publisher=ESPN.com|access-date=February 4, 2015}}</ref> ==Refere