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Evans's dream was finally made a reality in 1930, when two caddies by the name of Harold Fink and Jim McGinnis were named the first two Evans Scholars.

Chick Evans ' long friendship with Chicago tax attorney, Carleton Blunt, proved to be the catalyst for launching the Evans Scholars Foundation.

Blunt, an avid golfer and philanthropist, supported Evans ' vision for helping caddies attend colleges and universities across the country by raising the necessary funds for decades.

The criteria used to choose these recipients were scholarship, fellowship, and leadership.

Since that time, over 8, 000 caddies have become Evans Scholars and attained college educations.

The scholarship program continues today as the largest scholarship organization in sports and the largest privately-funded scholarship program in the United States.