Died in jail or a lockup
Cyril Walker
Cyril Walker, an English-born golfer who won the 1924 U.S. Open, died in August 1948 at Hackensack Police Headquarters in New Jersey. He had walked in asking for a bed, and a sergeant let him sleep in a cell because he had no family or safe place to stay. Officers found him slumped over a chair the next morning, and the article says he died of pneumonia. The article traces years of decline after the 1929 stock market crash, with drinking and money troubles, and notes that he is still listed in the record books as a U.S. Open champion.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The news article reports that Cyril Walker died of pneumonia after officers found him slumped over a chair the next morning.
Reported by: news article.