JANUARY BIRTHDAYS January 21...... Mike George, Bob Myers January 22...... Ric Floyd, Bill McCann January 23...... Chuck Best, Bill Goodwin, Rob Holmes January 24...... Mike Haggerty, Mike Trapp January 25...... David Davidson, Gibby Ledyard, Fred Stern SALESMANSHIP CLUB OF DALLAS January 26...... Joe Alcantar, Bill Moize, Noon, Thursday, January 21, 2016 Editor: Tommy Summers Burton Rhodes Volume 89, No. 18 [email protected] January 27...... Joe Merritt, Dick Quisenberry Fellowship•Commitment•Respectfulness•Humility CALENDAR Eric Nadel Jan 19 Momentous Tour, Oak Cliff, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., The 2014 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, Please RSVP to [email protected] Eric Nadel will begin his 22st year as the lead Jan 19 Therapeutic Services Lunch Presentation, Harry voice on the Texas Rangers radio broadcasts in 2016. It marks his 37th year broadcasting Hines, noon - 1:30 p.m., Please RSVP to Brian Rangers baseball, the longest tenure of any Tusa at [email protected], or Scott Wood at announcer in the history of the franchise and [email protected] the second longest continuous current stint Jan 28 Hawks v. Buzzards, School Gym, 11:00 a.m. - noon with one team in the American League. BULLETIN BOARD Thad Levine is in his 11th season as the club’s Assistant General Manager after being appointed to ●● The Club sends get-well wishes to Joe Staley, that position in October of 2005. He assists General ‘90, who recently had surgery. Cards are Manager Jon Daniels in all major league operations welcomed. responsibilities, including player acquisitions, roster ●● As you know, the new “Open Carry” law went into composition, contract negotiations, statistical effect in Texas on January 1. The Salesmanship and financial analyses and also oversees Texas’ Club has long had a policy of banning concealed international scouting department. firearms on its premises. The Big Board has Thad Levine broaden that policy by adopting a ban on open carry firearms as well. You will notice new signage COMING COMING posted on all building entrances that complies January 28 February 4 with the specifications of this new law. Staff has also conducted discussions about school safety and updated procedures in case of an emergency Legends Luncheon: Pete Delkus situation. Life Member Tribute Wives Day Luncheon Closed Luncheon David Graham Neill Touchstone Buffoon Neill Touchstone kicked us off with the invocation Wife: Kathy today. Well done Neill and welcome to the Salesmanship Sponsor: Randy Touchstone Club. Neill – What exactly is a Fractional Finance Executive? How many of you does it take to make a Whole Finance My Sponsor’s words of wisdom: Executive? Don’t change your stripes. Children: Allie (17), Giff (15) Next, Big BM brought up Mike McKinley, ‘92, to introduce Hometown: Dallas David Graham and to interview David - our own diminutive Occupation: Fractional Finance car salesman Fin Ewing, ‘88. A group of us tried to figure out exactly what color Fin’s jacket was – we settled on salmon Executive, Family Office Advisor with a clashing crimson tie. Favorite sport: Football Educational background: University Born in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, David turned of the South (BA), University of Texas (MBA) professional in 1962 at age 16 and spent much of his career Current civic involvement: Carter Bloodcare, Camp John in the United States, playing on the PGA TOUR. He won events on six continents in his career, an achievement he Marc, City of UP shares with Gary Player, Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer. Hobbies: Hanging out with Buffoons and family and watching my kids’ sports In the early days on the Asian tour, he shanked his tee ball My favorite toy: TV remote and Yo-yo way out of bounds. (Fin’s nodding head indicated he also My first car: 1949 Red Willis Jeep had that shot in his bag) Anyway when on the fairway, David told his caddy to go get the ball but the caddy refused. David My first job: Park Cities YMCA referee/Yardman for said he would get the ball himself but the caddy wouldn’t many Red Pants let him. Then the caddy explained there were King Cobra My favorite restaurant: Buffoon-catered meals snakes! David said he never hit the ball straighter than he did My greatest talent you need to know: Lack of tact the rest of that tournament. and diplomacy David has been an instructor for the likes of Tommy Thayer, Something no one else knows about me: Open book, no secrets lead guitarist for the band KISS, George W. Bush and My most embarrassing moment was: Too embarrassed John Boehner, who needs his own “smoking cart.” Another to say distinction David enjoys is being selected to the committee What I hope to gain from my involvement in the Club: for the Masters that selects the daily pin placements. Brotherhood and liver damage He won two major championships: the 1979 PGA My biggest fear of being in the Club: Poaching ticket sales Championship at Oakland Hills near Detroit and the 1981 My Epitaph would be: Celebrate the promotion. U.S. Open at Merion. In the 1979 PGA Championship, he stood on the last tee at 7 under par for his final round and leading by two, but double-bogeyed the last hole for a 65 to drop back into a playoff with Ben Crenshaw. At each of the first two sudden-death holes, he holed 15- and 20-foot putts to keep the playoff alive and finally won at the third extra hole with a birdie. At the 1981 U.S. Open, Graham Thank You Notes ... shot a 67 in the final round to overturn a three-shot deficit to beat overnight leader George Burns to win by 3 strokes. He is now retired and resides at Iron Horse Golf Club in Thank you ... Jack Myers, for reminding all Whitefish, Montana. of us that, there are no dumb questions. David was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1988 and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1990. His nomination was supported by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. He was inducted on July 13, 2015 at the University of St. Andrews, during the 2015 Open Championship.