Besides being a golfer, Blackburn is the perfect person to talk football with the members of Augusta National. In her capacity as executive vice president of the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals, she handles all the player contract negotiations. Blackburn played ice hockey at Dartmouth. She hails from a football family. Her father, Mike Brown, is the Bengals’ president, and her grandfather, Paul Brown, founded the team and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a one of the sport’s most innovative coaches.
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Masters golf: 12 women candidates for Augusta National membership
The Augusta National Golf Club has steadfastly refused to alter its all-male membership. But circumstances may soon cause the gender barrier to break, and if it does there are several women who might be good fits for the club.
Katie Blackburn
