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Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber, (April 25, 1916 - September 23, 1994) was raised in [[Jacksonville, Illinois]]. He was a professional golfer and won the [[PGA Championship]] Tournament in 1961. That same year he also served as [[Ryder Cup]] Team Captain in [[Lancashire, England]]. He was often referred to in the media as "little Jerry Barber" because he stood only five feet, five inches. In 1966, Barber played himself in a guest appearance on epsiode #23 of [[I Dream of Jeannie]], (coincidently, Barber was color-blind, and this was among the last episodes of the show to be filmed in black and white). Barber and his wife Lucile, who died of [[cancer]] in 1968, had five children: Tom, Nancy, twins Sandra and Sally, and Roger. Barber died after suffering a [[mitral valve prolapse]] and a [[stroke]] in [[Glendale, California]]. |
Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber, (April 25, 1916 - September 23, 1994) was raised in [[Jacksonville, Illinois]]. He was a professional golfer and won the [[PGA Championship]] Tournament in 1961. That same year he also served as [[Ryder Cup]] Team Captain in [[Lancashire, England]]. He was often referred to in the media as "little Jerry Barber" because he stood only five feet, five inches. In 1966, Barber played himself in a guest appearance on epsiode #23 of [[I Dream of Jeannie]], (coincidently, Barber was color-blind, and this was among the last episodes of the show to be filmed in black and white). Barber and his wife Lucile, who died of [[cancer]] in 1968, had five children: Tom, Nancy, twins Sandra and Sally, and Roger. Barber died after suffering a [[mitral valve prolapse]] and a [[stroke]] in [[Glendale, California]]. |
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[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9800E4DF133AF936A1575AC0A962958260 New York Times, sunday 25 september 1994] |
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Revision as of 09:50, 7 January 2006
Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber, (April 25, 1916 - September 23, 1994) was raised in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was a professional golfer and won the PGA Championship Tournament in 1961. That same year he also served as Ryder Cup Team Captain in Lancashire, England. He was often referred to in the media as "little Jerry Barber" because he stood only five feet, five inches. In 1966, Barber played himself in a guest appearance on epsiode #23 of I Dream of Jeannie, (coincidently, Barber was color-blind, and this was among the last episodes of the show to be filmed in black and white). Barber and his wife Lucile, who died of cancer in 1968, had five children: Tom, Nancy, twins Sandra and Sally, and Roger. Barber died after suffering a mitral valve prolapse and a stroke in Glendale, California.