John Deere Cady (January 26, 1866 – November 12, 1933) was an American

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er who competed in the

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. He was the grandson of

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and the great-grandson of Linus Yale, Sr. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the silver medal. He finished 23rd in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 27th in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play.

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* * * American male golfers Amateur golfers Olympic silver medalists for the United States in golf Golfers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Golfers from Massachusetts People from Watertown, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1866 births 1933 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub