January 4, 2010

In this undated photo, Bill Powell, left, and his daughter Renee Powell, a former LPGA tour player, are shown at their Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio. Bill Powell, the first African-American to build, own and operate a golf course, died Thursday Dec. 31, 2009. He was 93. The PGA of America said Powell died at Aultman Hospital in Canton following complications from a stroke. The grandson of Alabama slaves, Powell created Clearview Golf Club outside East Canton, Ohio after returning home following World War II.