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His ancestry is Mexican, but he's really American.
'''Lee Trevino''' (born December 1, 1939 in Dallas, Texas) is a Mexican-American [[golf]]er of the [[20th century]]. He became a professional golfer in 1960, and is a contemporary of [[Arnold Palmer]]. He was an [[icon]] of Mexican-Americans in the 1960s, similar to [[Cesar Chavez]], so much so that he titled his [[autobiography]] ''They Call Me Super Mex'', a reference to [[Sydney Poitier]]'s character in ''[[The Heat of the Night]]''. (Poitier was an icon of black Americans in the same time period.) Trevino's other nicknames included "The Merry Mex" and "Mad Mex".
'''Lee Trevino''' (born December 1, 1939 in Dallas, Texas) is an American [[golf]]er of the [[20th century]]. He became a professional golfer in 1960, and is a contemporary of [[Arnold Palmer]]. He was an [[icon]] of Mexican-Americans in the 1960s, similar to [[Cesar Chavez]], so much so that he titled his [[autobiography]] ''They Call Me Super Mex'', a reference to [[Sydney Poitier]]'s character in ''[[The Heat of the Night]]''. (Poitier was an icon of black Americans in the same time period.) Trevino's other nicknames included "The Merry Mex" and "Mad Mex".
In 1971, Trevino won the 1971 [[U.S. Open]] against [[Jack Nicklaus]]. In 1975 Trevino was struck by [[lightning]] on the 15th green of the [[Western Open]],[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1D8173FF937A25755C0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2] which led to his being surpassed by Jack Nicklaus. It took several years for Trevino to regain his full form.<ref>http://blogs.usatoday.com/weather/2006/06/not_even_god_ca.html</ref>
In 1971, Trevino won the 1971 [[U.S. Open]] against [[Jack Nicklaus]]. In 1975 Trevino was struck by [[lightning]] on the 15th green of the [[Western Open]],[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1D8173FF937A25755C0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2] which led to his being surpassed by Jack Nicklaus. It took several years for Trevino to regain his full form.<ref>http://blogs.usatoday.com/weather/2006/06/not_even_god_ca.html</ref>
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