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Lou Graham

Lou Graham, American golfer

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Born
January 7, 1938
Age in 2026
88
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1938

About Lou Graham

Louis Krebs Graham is an American professional golfer. Graham won six PGA Tour tournaments including the 1975 U.S. Open. In 1972, Graham won again at the Liggett Myers Open, followed by the U.S. Graham had only three wins in fifteen years, and then in 1979, he won three more times in the space of eleven weeks. During his Army career, he made the Army golf team that won the Inter-Service championship in 1961.

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Lou Graham timeline

  1. During his Army career, he made the Army golf team that won the Inter-Service championship in 1961.
  2. In 1972, Graham won again at the Liggett Myers Open, followed by the U.S.
  3. Graham won six PGA Tour tournaments including the 1975 U.S.
  4. Graham won six PGA Tour tournaments including the 1975 U.S. Open.
  5. Graham had only three wins in fifteen years, and then in 1979, he won three more times in the space of eleven weeks.

The world when Lou Graham was born

Lou Graham was born in 1938. 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.

Culture in 1938

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Best-selling bookRebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in round 1
  • Top headlineWar of the Worlds broadcast causes nationwide panic
  • Technology milestoneNuclear fission discovered
  • Defining fadSuperman debuts in Action Comics #1
  • Notable inventionInstant coffee (Nescafé)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population129.8M

1938 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lou Graham's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19382026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population129.8M341 million

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