TOKYO - Masashi Ozaki, the most successful Japanese professional golfer with 112 wins, including 94 on the Japan Golf Tour, died of sigmoid colon cancer on Tuesday. He was 78.
Standing 181 centimeters tall and weighing 90 kilograms, the Tokushima Prefecture native was nicknamed Jumbo Ozaki after the Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet" launched soon after his professional debut in 1970 for his physique and dynamic playing style.
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