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Early in the lifespan of the [[Sega Genesis]] in North America, [[Sega of America]] sought to continue [[Tonka]]'s use of celebrity game endorsements from the [[Sega Master System]] era by launching [[Sega]]'s new 16-bit hardware with a number of recognizable celebrities; most notably popular singer [[Michael Jackson]], American football star [[Joe Montana]], and professional golfer Arnold Palmer.
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[[Sega of America]] sought to continue [[Tonka]]'s use of celebrity game endorsements from the [[Sega Master System]] era by launching [[Sega]]'s new 16-bit hardware with a number of recognizable celebrities; most notably popular singer [[Michael Jackson]], American football star [[Joe Montana]], and professional golfer Arnold Palmer.
  
 
==Partnership with [[Sega of America]]==
 
==Partnership with [[Sega of America]]==

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Arnold Palmer
Place of birth: Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of birth: 1929-09-10
Date of death: 2016-09-25 (age 87)
Company(ies): Sega of America
Role(s): Athlete, Spokesperson
Education: Wake Forest College

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Arnold "The King" Daniel Palmer was an American professional golfer, and one of the sport's most renowned and influential athletes. The first televised sports celebrity, Palmer was recruited by Sega of America to officially endorse the 1989 Sega Mega Drive golf game Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf.

History

Sega of America sought to continue Tonka's use of celebrity game endorsements from the Sega Master System era by launching Sega's new 16-bit hardware with a number of recognizable celebrities; most notably popular singer Michael Jackson, American football star Joe Montana, and professional golfer Arnold Palmer.

Partnership with Sega of America

Production history

Mega Drive

References