Although he never won a major championship, J.C. Snead had top-3 finishes in the Masters, U.S. Open and the PGA Championship. He was one of the most reliable players in the game, amassing a dozen wins between the PGA Tour and the Champions circuit and playing on three Ryder Cup teams. And he was an accomplished baseball player, toiling for a bit in the Washington Senators' farm system before starting his career in professional golf at the age of 27.
Snead, who was born in Hot Springs, Virginia, but spent much of his life in Florida, died at the age of 84, according to his longtime friend Tom Watson.