Word: nelsons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Under Fire. Byron Nelson is 4-F (hemophilia); his 165 lbs. look almost gaunt on his 6-ft. frame; his stomach is nervous and jumpy. There are chinks in his temperamental armor...
...Nelson consistently produces his best shots when best shots are needed. In a pinch, his hands and nerves are steady. His slips come on the easy ones, after he eases...
...Spokane two months ago, Nelson missed three two-foot putts and thereby lost $3,500 top prize money in the P.G.A. Championship. Next morning on the plane to Chicago he could neither rest nor eat. But just before reaching Chicago he got his grip back, casually mentioned that he would win his next three tournaments. He made good on that 100-to-1 shot-by adding Chicago's rich Tarn O' Shanter tournament (value, $13,462.50), the Nashville Invitation ($2,400) and the Dallas Open ($2,000) to his year's victories...
Umbrella Salesman. Easy-mannered Byron Nelson has come a long way since he worked as a clerk for the Fort Worth & Denver City Railroad, practicing golf in the evenings, before the depression knocked him out of a job. In 1932, he made his first professional golf tour and earned exactly $12.50. This year, with his average of 3.85 strokes a hole, he has picked up #39,875 in war-bond prizes, worth $29,906.25 in cash...
...part-time job as vice president and good-will salesman for Toledo's Haas-Jordon Co., makers of umbrellas. He is no green hand at selling. Ty Cobb once invited him to his Palo Alto home, hoping for an expert golf lesson, instead found himself teaching Nelson how to slide into second base...