Topic: Dead People
Golfing hall of famer and all around legend Byron Nelson died at the ripe old age of 94 on Tuesday morning. He was found by his wife at his wood-working bench on the back porch, after dying of natural causes.
In 1945, Nelson won a massive 11 major tournaments in a row, which is a huge achievement in any major sport. After winning 31 of 54 tournaments from 1945-46, Nelson retired to his Texas ranch at the age of 34, proving that not only can a professional athlete have an outstanding career, but doesn't have to play into his late years to cement his name in history.
Byron Nelson's swing made golf fan's hearts flutter, and made this humble writer attempt to pick up the sport, despite the fact that we have the attention span of a ferret on crystal meth.
Rest in peace, Byron Nelson. May your record never be broken and we hope heaven has some fantastic golf courses that you set even more records on.
