Charles A. (Charley) Boswell 1916-1995
Every so often there comes a man of incredible strength and character, one such man was Charley Boswell.
Biographical Sketch - Charley Boswell was born on December 22, 1916 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a 1940 graduate of the University of Alabama where he played football as tailback for the Alabama Crimson Tide, establishing a punting record which stood for over 30 years. He entered the Army in the Spring of 1941, foregoing a planned professional baseball career. On November 30, 1944, while assisting a disabled colleague, Charley Boswell sustained a blinding battlefield injury. He retired from the Army in 1946 with the rank of Major.
While in Valley Forge (Philadelphia) Rehabilitation Hospital, Mr. Boswell took up golf for the first time. He helped establish golf as a competitive activity for the blind, winning 28 United States and International Blind Golf Championships. Through golf he became lifelong friends with Bob Hope, Alan Shephard, Ken Venturi, and many professionals still active on the Senior PGA tour.
Mr. Boswell accumulated numerous honors and accomplishments, including:
Accomplishments
- First Chairman of the Board, Helen Keller Eye Research Foundation, 1990 - 1995
- Revenue Commissioner, State of Alabama, 1971-1979
- Author of the book, Now I See, 1969, reprinted 1987, reprinted 1991
- President, Boswell Insurance Agency, 1954-1995
Honors
- Tuss McLaughry Award, College Football Coaches Association, 1993
- Paul W. (Bear Bryant Alumni Athlete Award, 1990
- Alabama Academy of Honor, 1983
- President's Distinguished Service Award, 1971
- President's Council on Physical Fitness, 1970
- Distinguished American Award, Football Hall of Fame Foundation, 1965
- Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary All American Selection, 1964
- Ben Hogan Trophy, Golf Writers Association of America, 1958
- Most Courageous Athlete of the Year, Philadelphia Sports Writers Association, 1957
- Honored on Ralph Edward's television show "This is Your Life," June 1960
United States Blind Golf Champion
- 1947 Duluth, Minnesota - Northland Country Club
- 1948 San Antonio, Texas - Breckinridge Park Golf Course
- 1949 Norristown, Pennsylvania - Plymouth Country Club
- 1950 Augusta, Maine - Augusta Country Club
- 1951 Norristown, Pennsylvania - Plymouth Country Club
- 1952 Detroit, Michigan - Dearborn Country Club
- 1953 Birmingham, Alabama - Charley Boswell Golf Course
- 1955 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Green Valley Country Club
- 1956 Chicago, Illinois - Navajo Hills Country Club
- 1957 Birmingham, Alabama - Vestavia Country Club
- 1958 St. Petersburg, Florida - Pasadena Golf Course
- 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Warrington Country Club
- 1960 Bar Harbour, Maine - Kebo Valley Country Club
- 1965 Montgomery, Alabama - Montgomery Country Club
- 1966 Norfolk, Virginia - Stumpy Lakes Golf Club
- 1970 Greensboro, North Carolina - Starmount Forest Country Club
International Blind Golf Champion
- 1950 Hamilton, Ontario
- 1952 Detroit, Michigan
- 1955 Windsor, Ontario
- 1956 London, Ontario
- 1957 Hamilton, Ontario
- 1958 Brantford, Ontario
- 1959 Kitchner, Ontario
- 1960 Toronto, Ontario
- 1961 Buffalo, New York (Canadian Side)
- 1965 Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 Hamilton, Ontario
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