1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arnold Daniel Palmer Commemorative Coin Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) On September 10, 1929, Arnold Palmer was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Greater Latrobe High School in 1947. (2) In 1948, Arnold Palmer enrolled at Wake Forest College and was the Tournament medalist at the NCAA Golf Championships in 1949 and 1950. Following a tragic death suffered by his close friend and classmate, Buddy Worsham, Arnold Palmer withdrew from Wake Forest College to pursue a three-year stint in the U.S. Coast Guard. (3) In 1951, Arnold Palmer attended United States Coast Guard recruit training at Cape May, New Jersey. There, he was assigned the role of physical fitness and self-defense instructor. He would go on to serve three years in the Coast Guard as a yeoman for Rear Admiral Roy L. Raney, Commander of the 9th Coast Guard District Auxiliary in Cleveland, Ohio. (4) Arnold Palmer credited his successful golf career to his enlisted service, stating: The knowledge that I gained, the maturity that I gained in the Coast Guard was unbelievable … It matured me. It made me a better person . (5) On June 23, 2004, Arnold Palmer was the first golfer to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and on September 12, 2012, Arnold Palmer was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal in the rotunda of the United States Capitol. He is the first professional athlete to be awarded both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. (6) In his professional golf career, Arnold Palmer won 92 championships in professional competition of national or international stature, 62 of which were on the Professional Golf Association Tour. Arnold Palmer received many honors outside the sporting world, including the Patriot Award of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, and the United States Navy Memorial Lone Sailor Award. Arnold Palmer served for 20 years as the honorary