Charles Seaver, 93; Champion Golfer, Mets Pitcher’s Father

Charles Seaver, 93, the father of Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver and a top amateur golfer in the 1930s, has died. Seaver died Monday in Pebble Beach, Calif., after a short illness, the New York Mets said.

Charles Seaver played on the 1932 Walker Cup team and won both his matches in the 8-1 victory by the United States over Britain at Brookline, Mass. The Seaver Cup, an amateur golf tournament in California, is named in his honor.

“My dad was my hero,” said Tom Seaver, a former Mets star who is a broadcaster for the team. “All of my competitiveness on the playing field came from him. He always came to as many games as possible, and it was so important to me that he was there when I was inducted into the Hall of Fame” in 1992.

Charles Seaver competed in 39 consecutive Bing Crosby National Pro-Am tournaments. He often paired up with movie stars such as Douglas Fairbanks and Randolph Scott, and business executive Howard Hughes.