Earl Woods (March 5, 1932 – May 3, 2006) was a pioneering African-American athlete, a Green Beret lieutenant colonel, and the father of golfer Tiger Woods. March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shoulder sleeve patches of the United States Army Special Forces, the Green Berets. A US Special Forces operator in Afghanistan The United States Army Special Forces —also known by the nickname Green Berets or simply Special Forces (capitalized)— is a Special Operations Force of the U.S. Army trained for... Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Army and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel is a rank of the United States armed forces which is presently used by the United States Army, United States Air Force and United States Marine Corps. ... Eldrick Tonter Tiger Woods (born December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California) is an American golfer, widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. ...

Woods was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas. After being orphaned at age 13, he was raised by his sister. Woods attended Kansas State University on a baseball scholarship. While at Kansas State, Woods, of mixed Black, Chinese and Native American ancestry, broke the "color barrier" in baseball in the Big Seven Conference in 1951. Woods played catcher, and was good enough that the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues offered him a contract. However, he rejected the Monarchs, graduated from college in 1953, and started a career in the U.S. Army. Riley County Courthouse, Manhattan Manhattan is a town located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. ... Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Photo by Edward S. Curtis. ... The Big Seven Conference was formerly an NCAA-affiliated Division I collegiate athletic association that sponsored American football. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseballs Negro Leagues. ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

Woods served two full tours of duty in the Vietnam War, the second as part of the elite Green Berets. While serving in Vietnam, Woods met his future wife, Kultida Woods, who is of mixed Thai, Chinese, and Dutch ancestry. He also became fast friends with Vuong Dang (Tiger) Phong, a Vietnamese Army Colonel. It was this friendship that led Woods to nickname his son "Tiger." Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 230,000 South Vietnamese wounded: 300,000 US dead...

Woods retired from the military in 1974. His son Tiger was born on December 30, 1975, and became a child prodigy playing golf by the time he was three years old. Earl Woods has shared many of the techniques he used in rearing Tiger in two books: Training a Tiger and Playing Through: Straight Talk on Hard Work, Big Dreams and Adventures with Tiger. He had been criticized by some for putting too much pressure on Tiger at an early age. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

The Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy at Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kansas is named in his honor. It was host to the first First Tee National Academy in 2000. Riley County Courthouse, Manhattan Manhattan is a town located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Woods died from prostate cancer at his home in Cypress, California on May 3, 2006. Å…ÄŸ Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. ... Cypress City Hall Cypress is a city located near the northern border of Orange County, California, USA. Though it is considered to be a suburb of Long Beach, it has many resident industries. ...

External links

• Interview with Earl Woods in Golf Digest
• Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy
• Tiger Woods's statement on the death of Earl Woods
• Associated Press article on Woods's death