Known for his visionary leadership and unwavering passion for innovation, Ely Reeves Callaway Jr. emerged as a transformative force in both business and the world of golf.

Jul 17, 1994 · In 1973, after being passed over for chief executive, Callaway quit the prestigious presidency of Burlington. He moved from South Carolina to California and for a time looked like a member of...

Callaway, Ely, Jr. (1919-) The Callaway Golf Company, Inc. Overview. Ely Reeves Callaway, Jr. became a famous entrepreneur during the 'Third Act' of his life.

Aug 3, 2023 · When Ely Callaway Jr. passed away in July 2001, the New York Times obituary headline read “Ely Callaway, Golf Club Maker, Dies at 82.” Known for introducing the Big Bertha driver that...

Jul 5, 2001 · Ely Callaway, who turned Callaway Golf Co. into the biggest clubmaker in the world with his ''Big Bertha'' drivers and a passion to make golf enjoyable for the masses, died early Thursday of pancreatic cancer.

Visitors commonly ask: IS THERE A FAMILY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CALLAWAYS OF HILLS AND DALES AND CALLAWAY GOLF? The answer is yes – a “Big Bertha” yes. Ely R. Callaway Jr. was the nephew of Fuller E. Callaway Sr., who built Hills and Dales. Fuller, born in 1870, was the youngest of 9 children.

Jul 6, 2001 · Ely Callaway, a feisty, daring former textiles executive and vintner who revolutionized golf for pros and duffers alike with oversized metal clubs and in the process built an $840-million...

Jul 6, 2001 · Ely Callaway, a versatile and charismatic business leader who founded the Callaway Golf Company, the world's largest maker of golf clubs, died yesterday at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif....

3 days ago · The book, entitled ‘The Unconquerable Game: Ely Callaway on the Game of Golf, Business, and Life’, has been brought together by Callaway’s son, Nicholas, in collaboration with writer and editor Andrew Moorhead, who between them collated hundreds of pages of manuscripts and interviews into a 362-page first person memoir that explores ...

With a twinkle in his eyes and a captivating Southern drawl, Ely Reeves Callaway, Jr. (1919–2001) was a man of extraordinary charisma and insight, leaving an indelible mark on both the world of golf and the broader landscape of 20th-century American business.