Bagger Bob:
The player caddie team of Tom Jenkins and Bob McFadden is another great story. Tom and Bob are friends from back in college. They went their separate ways after college, Tom played on the PGA Tour and Bob became a sales rep for a large company. They would keep in touch from time to time and when the Tour was in town Bob and Tom would get together. Their friendship spans about 30 years. Well Tom was approaching 50 and Bob asked Tom if he had plans to go to the Senior Tour now known as the Champions Tour. Tom had planned to continue in golf teaching short-game schools with Dave Pelz. Bob's positive belief in Tom's game convinced him to try the Tour and he did. Tom asked Bob if he would be his caddie and after a little thought Bob resigned his good job and joined Tom as his caddie. They have been a team for almost 9 years. Bob said it was the best thing he did. Tom and Bob have done great on the Champions Tour. The team has 6 wins, 89 top-Tens and they are 11th on the Career Money list.
Darby Hendrickson:
Darby Hendrickson was drafted by Toronto in
1990. Before actually joining the Leafs, however, he finished high school and
spent two years at the University of Minnesota. He left college to spend most of
1993-94 with the U.S. National Team and to compete in the 1994 Olympic Winter
Games. He then joined the Toronto organization, appearing in eight regular
season games for St. John's and two playoff contests for the Leafs. In 1994-95,
In 1994-95 Hendrickson spent most of his season with the St. John's Maple
Leafs but did tally his first NHL point during one of his eight appearances with
Toronto. The following season, he played 46 games for the Leafs before being
sent to the New York Islanders as part of a multi-player deal in March. He
finished the season with the Islanders and then joined Team USA in the World
Championships. In October 1996 it was back to Toronto for a draft pick, and
Hendrickson notched points in 64 games.
That spring, he again participated in the World Championships. In 1997-98, he
played a full 80 games for Toronto. The next season, he was back in a Leafs
sweater for 35 games before being traded to Vancouver. After representing his
homeland yet again at the 1999 World Championships, Hendrickson was back with
the Canucks for 40 games and also played 20 games for the Syracuse Crunch. Prior
to being selected by the Minnesota Mild in the 2000 Expansion Draft, the former
Minnesota High School Player-of-the-Year played in his fifth World Championship
in 2000. During the club's inaugural season, Hendrickson achieved a career high
29-point sin 72 games and quickly became one of the team's most popular players.
Following parts of four seasons with the Wild, Hendrickson who spent some
time with the team's AHL affiliate in Houston during the 2003-04 season, and was
acquired by the Colorado Avalanche in the latter stages of the season.
