Known for his kindness and professional conduct both on and off the course.

His wife, Louise, died from complications of a stroke in 1985 in the 50th year of their marriage. Met his second wife, Peggy, when she volunteered at a celebrity golf tournament he attended in Dayton, Ohio, the same year Louise died.

Worked as an analyst during the 1970s and 1980s for ABC Sports on the network's golf telecasts.

Is credited with helping develop Tom Watson and Ken Venturi into successful PGA TOUR players.

Began his long association with the sport when he was a boy, caddying at Fort Worth's Glen Garden CC, a course where he met Ben Hogan.

The USGA's swing robot that tests and compares golf manufacturers' clubs is nicknamed the Iron Byron in honor of his career and the consistency of his golf swing.

Has several streets in Texas, including one near the Four Seasons Resort, home to the HP Byron Nelson Championship, named in his honor.

Also has a high school in the Northwest Independent School District named for him.

Authored more than a dozen books, including How I Played the Game.

Appeared as himself in the 1953 Jerry Lewis-Dean Martin movie, "The Caddy," along with, among others, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Julius Boros.