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Jeff “Squeeky” Medlen

Age: 43

caddie on the PGA Tour who carried Nick Price's bag during his British Open victory and two PGA Championships; began caddying on the tour in 1985 and rose to celebrity status in 1991 when he caddied for then unknown John Daly during his PGA Championship victory; got his nickname for his distinctive high-pitched voice; of chronic myelogenus leukemia

Died: Columbus, Ohio, June 16, 1997

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