▁saw ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁W inn ie ▁Pal mer ▁Hospital ▁for ▁Women ▁& ▁Bab ies ▁Center , ▁The ▁Howard ▁Phili ps ▁Center ▁for ▁Children ▁& ▁Famil ies , ▁the ▁Arnold ▁Pal mer ▁Hospital ▁for ▁Children , ▁and ▁the ▁W inn ie ▁Pal mer ▁Nature ▁Reserve . ▁He ▁and ▁O . J . ▁Sim pson ▁were ▁sp okes pers ons ▁for ▁H ert z ▁R ent - a - Car . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁playing ▁career , ▁Arnold ▁Pal mer ▁sm oked ▁c igare tt es , ▁which ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁battle ▁an ▁add iction ▁to ▁nic ot ine . ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁colle agues ▁sm oked , ▁and ▁he ▁even ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁product ▁in ▁television ▁commer ci als . ▁Later ▁in ▁life , ▁Pal mer ▁made ▁a ▁complete ▁about - face ▁and ▁ur ged ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁sm oking . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁cig aret te ▁sm oking ▁has ▁a ▁negative ▁effect ▁on ▁every ▁organ ▁in ▁the ▁body . ▁As ▁a ▁test imon ial ▁for ▁sm oking ▁c ess ation ▁products , ▁he ▁was ▁dep icted ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁photo ▁by ▁Robert ▁Stra us ▁that ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁copy right ▁lit ig ation ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Pal mer ▁was ▁a ▁Republican , ▁and ▁don ated ▁money ▁to ▁Pat ▁To ome y , ▁John ▁McC ain , ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney , ▁Rick ▁Sant orum ▁and ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush . ▁He ▁was ▁approached ▁on ▁multiple