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"Esteban Toledo is
one of the most generous athletes in proportion
to earnings, we have out on the PGA Tour."
David Feherty
L.A. - Open, 2003 |
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| FULL NAME |
| Esteban Toledo |
| TURNED PROFESSIONAL |
| 1986 |
| HEIGHT |
| 5-9 |
| WEIGHT |
| 160 |
| BIRTHDATE |
| September
10, 1962 |
| BIRTHPLACE |
| Mexicali,
Mexico |
| RESIDENCE |
| Castle Rock, CO |
| FAMILY |
| Wife,
Colleen; Nicholas (2/14/90); Eden Colleen (3/16/99) |
| SPECIAL
INERESTS |
| Family |
| PERSONAL |
| Learned to play golf while working at a driving range in Mexico...Youngest of 11 children who grew up in a home with dirt floors and no plumbing...Was a professional boxer for four years, but appendicitis ended that career. Had 16-1 record...As youngster, fished balls out of pond at Mexicali CC and sold them back to golfers...A future dream is to build a church for impoverished children in the La Posalera section of Mexicali...Featured on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" in 2002 and hosted "Inside The PGA TOUR" Feb. 22, 2004...Ambassador of "To Get a Grip" Foundation, which makes golf and education accessible to all children. Also hosts the Esteban Toledo PGA TOUR Pro-Am every February, benefitting the Foundation...Nominated by 2003 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as top Hispanic sports figure of the year. |
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