Remembering Pandel Savic today. Longtime chairman of #theMemorial and one of the founding members at Muirfield Village Golf Club. You will be dearly missed Pandel! https://t.co/ZxhEXyYnQR pic.twitter.com/dB5PH6Qyu9
— #theMemorial (@MemorialGolf) June 12, 2018
A native of Macedonia, Savic traveled to the United States as a young boy and went on to lead one of the most all-American of lives.
After joining the Marines and fighting in the Pacific Theater in World War II, Savic enrolled at Ohio State.
He was a three-year letterman and threw for 581 yards and six touchdowns in 1949 when the Buckeyes went 7-1-2 and beat California 17-14 in the Rose Bowl after tying Michigan 7-7.
My grandfather, Pandel Savic, passed away this morning. An incredible and inspiring man who taught me so much. Here he is at quarterback for @OhioStateFB taking it to some team up north. https://t.co/uj3etm02i1 pic.twitter.com/tfeySbGmkK
— Hartley (@HartleyLewis) June 12, 2018
A neighbor and friend of legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, Savic helped found The Memorial Tournament and Muirfield Golf Club.
“Pandel Savic was as good a friend as I have ever had,” Nicklaus said in a statement. “I have known Pandel since I was 6 years old, and until his passing this week, he had been a great friend, great supporter, and great family man.”
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