Golf-Hall of Famer Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki dies at 78

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Dec 24 (Reuters) - Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki, ‌one of only two Japanese golfers to be ‌inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, died ‌at 78 after a battle with colon cancer, the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) said on Wednesday.

Ozaki, whose 94 JGTO wins are the most of any ‍player from Japan, was inducted into ‍the World Golf Hall ‌of Fame in 2011, seven years after Isao Aoki became the ‍first ​Japanese player to achieve the feat.