Athlete (1944) Jay Hebert

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Jay Hebert
University of Louisiana grad 1944
PGA champion 1960

Jay Hebert with Margaret McMillan, at the home of President Fletcher.

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Former Ryder Cup captain Jay Hebert dies

HOUSTON (May 27, 1997) -- Jay Hebert, captain of the 1971 U.S. Ryder Cup Team and a member in two other Ryder Cup Championships, died Sunday. He was 74.

Hebert died at Methodist Hospital where he had been for nearly three months because of a heart condition.

A teacher of golf for 48 years, Hebert won the 1960 PGA Championship.

He was born Feb. 14, 1923 in St. Martinsville, La. He was a captain in the Marine Corps during World War II and received a Purple Heart on Iwo Jima.

Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Houston. A memorial Mass will be celebrated Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Genevieve Church in Lafayette, La.

Hebert is survived by his wife, Barbara Janice Hebert, and two sons, Jean-Paul and Jason.

Associated Press

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After UL Jay Hebert attended LSU and earned a master's degree in finance in 1948. While at LSU he led the LSU golf team to the 1947 NCAA championship.

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Houston Classic 1961 Champion - Jay Hebert

Birthdate: February 14, 1923
Age when he won: 38 years, 2 months, and 10 days
Birthplace: St. Martinville, Louisiana
Money list finish: (5th) $35,583
Tournament location: Memorial Park Golf Course

Final round of 67 put Hebert into a tie with Ken Venturi .
On the final hole of regulation Hebert three-putted while Venturi sank a 15-foot birdie putt to send the tournament into sudden death .
Hebert defeated Venturi on the first hole of sudden death after an 18-hole playoff ended in a tie .
Hebert birdied the par 5 No. 1 hole while Venturi shot par when his drive hit a spectator .
Both Venturi and Hebert shot 69 in the playoff .
Defeated Gary Player in sudden death playoff at the American Golf Classic .
1960 PGA champion one year after his brother Lionel Hebert won the same tournament, becoming the only brothers ever to win national championships .
Ryder Cup, 1959 and 1961 .
Ryder Cup Captain, 1971.