Byron Nelson Net Worth is
$14 Million
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John Byron Nelson, Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well-known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912. Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945. He retired officially at the age of 34 to be a rancher, later becoming a commentator and lending his name to the HP Byron Nelson Championship, the first PGA Tour event to be named for a professional golfer. In 1974, Byron Nelson received the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.Nelson became the second recipient of the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. He received the 1994 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, GCSAA's highest honor. Nelson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2006.
| Full Name | AT&T Byron Nelson |
| Date Of Birth | February 4, 1912 |
| Died | 2006-09-26 |
| Place Of Birth | Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 1.85 |
| Profession | Professional golfer |
| Education | University of Houston |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Louise Shofner, Peggy Nelson |
| Awards | Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | His 1945 season is considered by many to be the greatest ever for a golfer. He had 18 victories, 11 of them consecutive; 7 second place finishes; 19 consecutive rounds under 70; and a scoring average of 68.33 |
| 2 | Inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame, 1974. |
| 3 | Professional golfer. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| ESPN 25: Who's #1? | 2004-2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Byron Nelson: The Legend Series, a Texas Gentleman | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 1997 Highlights of the Masters Tournament | 1997 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Golf Talk | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Golf: The Greatest Game | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1951-1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Caddy | 1953 | | Himself |
| Golf Masters | 1949 | Documentary short | Himself - Golfer |
| All American Swing Stars | 1948 | Short | Himself |
| Columbia World of Sports: Master of the Irons | 1945 | Documentary short | Himself - Golfer |
| Kings of the Fairway | 1945 | Documentary short | Himself - Golfer |
| Don't Hook Now | 1943 | Short | Himself |
| Swing with Bing | 1940 | Short | Himself |
