Dale Morey

Dale E. Morey (December 1, 1918 – May 14, 2002) was an American amateur golfer and professional basketball player. In basketball, he played in the National Basketball League for the Anderson Duffey Packers during the 1946–47 season.

Basketball career Morey played college basketball at Louisiana State University (LSU) between 1939 and 1942. Morey then took over as head coach of the team after graduating in 1942 because then-head coach Harry Rabenhorst was called into military service during World War II. Several years later, Morey played professionally. In 1946–47 he suited up for the Anderson Duffey Packers in the National Basketball League, and in 1947–48 he played for the Louisville Colonels in the Professional Basketball League of America. Morey finished runner-up to Gene Littler in the 1953 U.S. Amateur, held at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, losing on the final hole. Morey courageously rallied by winning the 16th and 17th holes with successive birdies to tie the match, however he found a greenside bunker at the 18th hole and blasted out 15 feet from the pin. Littler sank a 20-foot birdie putt to win.

He played on the winning Walker Cup teams in 1955 and 1965, the Americas Cup team in 1954 and 1965, and the Eisenhower Trophy team in 1964. Morey was a Golf Digest Senior Amateur of the Year six times: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, and 1983. In 1979, he was inducted into the Southern Golf Association Hall of Fame Morey earned Golf Digest's Outstanding Senior Amateur of Decade for the 1970s. In 1980, Morey was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. In 1982, he was inducted into the North Carolina Golf Hall of Fame. In 1995, Morey was honored as the American Seniors Golf Association Distinguished Senior Morey was inducted into the North Carolina Sportswriters Hall of Fame over the course of his life.

Tournament wins

1936 Indiana Junior 1943 All-American Amateur, Indiana Amateur 1944 Indiana Amateur 1950 Southern Amateur 1951 Indiana Amateur, Indiana Open, Greenwood Open 1953 Indiana Amateur, Indiana Open, Western Amateur, Westborough Round Robin 1957 Indiana Open 1959 Indiana Open 1960 Azalea Invitational 1964 Southern Amateur, North and South Amateur 1966 International Men's Four-Ball Championship 1967 North Carolina Open, Carolinas Amateur 1968 Mexican Amateur, North Carolina Amateur 1969 North Carolina Amateur, Carolinas Golf Association Senior 1970 International Men's Four-Ball Championship

1971 American Amateur Classic 1972 Mid-Atlantic Amateur 1974 U.S. Senior Amateur 1975 U.S. Senior Golf Association Championship, American Seniors 1976 U.S. Senior Golf Association Championship, Southern Senior 1977 U.S. Senior Golf Association Championship, U.S. Senior Amateur, American Seniors, International Seniors 1979 American Seniors, North and South Senior Amateur 1980 North and South Senior Amateur 1981 American Seniors 1982 American Seniors, Carolinas PGA Senior, Wild Dunes Seniors 1983 American Seniors, Wild Dunes Seniors 1984 Carolinas Senior 1985 British Senior Amateur

U.S. national team appearances Americas Cup: 1954 (winners), 1965 Walker Cup: 1955 (winners), 1965 (tied, cup retained) Eisenhower Trophy: 1964