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Also Known As Lord Byron • John Byron Nelson
Born February 4, 1912 • Fort Worth • Texas
Died September 26, 2006 (aged 94) • Texas
Awards And Honors PGA Championship (1945) • Masters Tournament (1942) • PGA Championship (1940) • Vardon Trophy (1939) • U.S. Open (1939) • Masters Tournament (1937)

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