22 Famous Athletes You Didn’t Know Were Republicans

16. Arnold Palmer

The golfing legend and famous beverage inventor Arnold Palmer was a Republican all his adult life. Reportedly recruited by the party to run for office after the Watergate scandal in the 1970s, Palmer never entered the realm of electoral politics. He did donate to many Republican campaigns however, including Mitt Romney’s presidential run in 2012, as well as John McCain’s in 2008.