"Sifford will be more important to history in death than in life."

There are a few more worthwhile reads and other content related to the late Charlie Sifford, who passed away this week.

Terry Gross of Iowa Public Radio interviewed Sifford in 1992 and has brought the conversation out of the archives (thanks reader B).

Jaime Diaz recently wrote about Sifford's Presidential Medal and the Golf World story is posted.

Like Edgar Allan Poe and Vincent Van Gogh, Charlie Sifford will be more important to history in death than in life.

Bill Fields also remembers Sifford and the man's work on the course.

He would win two PGA Tour events, the Greater Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969 — both of them coming after Pete Brown became the first black to win a PGA-sanctioned event, in 1964. (Sifford’s 1957 Long Beach Open win wasn’t recognized as official because it was 54 holes.) A cadre of good friends among white tour pros including Bob Goalby, Larry Mowry and Don January provided a balm against all the slights and stares Sifford would get for years as a rare golfer of color on the biggest stages.