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Gardner Dickinson, American golfer (died 1998)
Gardner Edward Dickinson, Jr. was an American professional golfer. With a 9–1–0 match record, Dickinson holds the record for best winning percentage (minimum of seven matches). In a long PGA Tour career, he won seven times between 1956 and 1971.
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Gardner Dickinson was born in 1927. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Gardner Dickinson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1927 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.21 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $6,100 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,700 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 119.0M | 341 million |
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