Frank Wharton , a golf legend from Texas who shared his love of the sport with Greater Akron for decades, recently died at the age of 90.

Wharton worked as the head golf professional at Fairlawn Country Club from 1967-2009. He played on the PGA Tour during two separate stints in the 1960s. The native of Austin, Texas, won an individual state golf championship in 1954 with Hillcrest High School in Dallas and was a member of three NCAA title teams with the University of Houston (1956, 1957 and 1958) before moving to Akron.

Wharton, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease, died on Oct. 17, nine days after his 90th birthday, according to his obituary . His funeral is scheduled to be held on Oct. 24.

Akron native Kurt Ewing, 61, began playing golf at age 9 and became a longtime pupi

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