Longtime Nicklaus caddy Angelo Argea, 75

Posted: Friday, October 14th, 2005 2:11 pm

CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 11 (AP) — Angelo Argea, who spent two decades as Jack Nicklaus’s caddie, died here Monday at the home of his nephew. He was 75.

The cause was liver cancer, said his friend Bill Taylor.

Argea went to the Palm Springs Classic in 1963 to caddie for a Las Vegas hotel executive when he was told more caddies were needed for the pros. He signed up with Nicklaus, believing he would not show up because of a hip injury. … Read full obituary