Bud Shrake

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University of Texas at Austin
Texas Christian University |spouse=Joyce Shrake
Doatsy Shrake |children=2 }} Edwin A. "Bud" Shrake, Jr. (September 6, 1931 – May 8, 2009) was an American journalist, sportswriter, novelist, biographer and screenwriter. He co-wrote a series of golfing advice books with golf coach Harvey Penick, including ''Harvey Penick's Little Red Book'', a golf guide that became the best-selling sports book in publishing history. Called a “lion of Texas letters” by the ''Austin American-Statesman'', Shrake was a member of the Texas Film Hall of Fame, and received the Lon Tinkle lifetime achievement award from the Texas Institute of Letters and the Texas Book Festival Bookend Award. Provided by Wikipedia