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Hall of Famer Ken Venturi, 82, dies
espn ^ | 5-17-13 | n/a

Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 11:52:30 PM by FlJoePa

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82.

His son, Matt Venturi, said he died in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the past two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia and then an intestinal infection that he could no longer fight.

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