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malcolmk14 · 01-22-2009, 03:43 PM

Maybe Pele in the 60's would've been more popular than Tiger is now on a "percentage of the world population knowing who he is" basis, but almost 40 years after his career has ended, the fact is not many people would recognize him if you pointed him out. You don't even have to watch sports to know who Tiger Woods is, so the popularity of the sport in this case is irrelevant.

Also, golf is very popular in Europe, and is becoming increasingly popular in Asia.

Edit: Nevermind about him being more popular in the 60's. FurnaceFace brought up a very good point about media coverage.

Tiger by a long shot.

01-22-2009, 03:43 PM	#58
malcolmk14 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Exp:	Maybe Pele in the 60's would've been more popular than Tiger is now on a "percentage of the world population knowing who he is" basis, but almost 40 years after his career has ended, the fact is not many people would recognize him if you pointed him out. You don't even have to watch sports to know who Tiger Woods is, so the popularity of the sport in this case is irrelevant. Also, golf is very popular in Europe, and is becoming increasingly popular in Asia. Edit: Nevermind about him being more popular in the 60's. FurnaceFace brought up a very good point about media coverage. Tiger by a long shot. Last edited by malcolmk14; 01-22-2009 at 03:46 PM.