Famous Bowlers - Відомі гравці в боулінг
Wally Lundgren (1922)
June 16, 2020
(1895-1957)
1 ABC championship (1922-S)
Whitey Harris Stop-Action (1956)
June 9, 2020
Jimmy Certain (1976)
June 7, 2020
(1939-1996)
1 PBA title
Myrtle Schulte (1931)
May 26, 2020
(1892-1984)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1965
3 WIBC championships (1931-S, 1931-AE, 1933-T)
Glenn Allison—Happy 90th, Mr. 900!
May 22, 2020
(1930-)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
#38 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1957-58, 1961-62
4 ABC championships (1962-CD, 1964-CT, 1966-CT, 1970-CS)
5 PBA titles
Paul Krumske Stop-Action (1954)
May 12, 2020
How about that? He DID release the ball behind the foul line!
J. Wilbert Sims (1960)
May 5, 2020
(1921-1976)
Chicago Bowling Star
Harry Smith—Happy 90th, Harry!
April 29, 2020
(1930- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1978
#37 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1959-60, 1962-63, 1964-65
All-Star champion, 1959-60
Masters champion, 1963
4 ABC championships (1958-T, 1958-TAE, 1964-CT, 1967-CD)
10 PBA titles
Albert Daiker (1910)
April 23, 2020
(1872-1939)
1 ABC championship (1910-D)
Opal Reed Stop-Action (1957)
April 16, 2020
Richard Nixon Stop-Action (1969)
April 5, 2020
Nelson Burton Sr. (1940)
March 31, 2020
(1906-1994)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1964
#72 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44
Match Game Doubles champion, 1943
1 ABC championship (1937-D)
Petersen Classic winner, 1940
Bob Hanson—R.I.P.
March 26, 2020
(1927-2020)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 2004
3 ABC championships (1965-TAE, 1970-T, 1972-T)
Sylvia Wene (1957)
March 19, 2020
aka Sylvia Wene Martin
(1928-2013)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1966
#54 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1954-55, 1959-60
All-Star champion, 1954-55, 1959-60
1 WIBC championship (1959-D)
Frank Clause Stop-Action (1960)
March 12, 2020
Herb Lange (1955)
March 3, 2020
(1901-1982)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
1 ABC championship (1928-T)
Bob Strampe Stop-Action (1965)
February 20, 2020
Frank Kafora (1922)
February 18, 2020
(1888-1928)
First bowler to win 3 championships in a single tournament (1915 Chicago City Tournament: Team, Singles, All-Events)
Catcher, Pittsburgh NL, 1913-1914
Willard Taylor (1952)
February 11, 2020
(1918-1995)
Masters champion, 1952
Bus Oswalt (1963)
January 30, 2020
(1935-2017)
3 ABC championships (1963-D, 1963-AE, 1963-TAE)
Jimmy Smith Stop-Action (1938)
January 28, 2020
Walter Johnson (1948)
January 23, 2020
(1906-1973)
All-American, 1947-48
Johnny Petraglia for Bowl-a-sizer (1971)
January 14, 2020
Russ Gersonde (1944)
January 2, 2020
(1907-1989)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
All-American, 1944-45, 1947-48
1 ABC championship (1948-TAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1942, 1944
Ray Bluth Stop-Action—Happy 92nd, Ray!
December 31, 2019
Gene Rhoda (1965)
December 19, 2019
(1936-2005)
All-American, 1965-66
4 PBA titles
Teata Semiz for Ebonite (1967)
December 12, 2019
Sid Sherman (1954)
December 3, 2019
(1895-1967)
All-American, 1926-27
Therm Gibson Stop-Action (1953)
November 26, 2019
Chuck O’Donnell (1939)
November 19, 2019
(1913-2001)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
All-American, 1949-50
2 ABC championships (1949-TAE, 1950-TAE)
Georgette DeRosa (1956)
November 14, 2019
(1934-2018)
1 WBC championship (1958-T)
Tony Sparando (1950)
November 5, 2019
(1906-1989)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
All-American, 1937-38, 1953-54
1 ABC championship (1954-S)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1951
Petersen Classic winner, 1946
Billy Welu Stop-Action (1966)
October 29, 2019
Lowell Jackson (1975)
October 22, 2019
(1909-1979)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 2003
All-American, 1937-38, 1940-41
Kip Selbach (1903)
October 15, 2019
(1872-1956)
2 ABC championships (1903-D, 1908-T)
Outfielder, Washington NL and five other teams, 1894-1906
Don Carter Stop-Action (1953)
October 10, 2019
Harry Truman (1947)
October 8, 2019
(1884-1972)
President of the United States, 1945-1953
Buddy Bomar (1942)
September 19, 2019
(1916-1989)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1966
#18 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1940s
Bowler of the Year, 1944-45, 1946-47
All-American, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1948-49, 1949-50
All Star champion, 1944-45
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944, 1950
2 ABC championships (1956-T, 1956-TAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1947 (spring), 1947 (fall)
Harry Smith Stop-Action (1966)
September 3, 2019
Note “The Tiger Hop” in the last photo
Bud Schaibly—R.I.P.
September 1, 2019
(1927-2019)
Chicago Bowling Star
Clyde Sumerix (1935)
August 29, 2019
(1890-1971)
1 ABC championship (1935-D)
Hall of Fame Ballot 1941 (#4)
August 27, 2019
Nearly 80 years after the first Hall of Fame vote, 8 of the original 26 nominees are still waiting to be elected—George Bangart, Tom Haley, Otto Kallusch, Harry Kiene, Jules Lellinger, Jess Pritchett, Tony Schwoegler, Hugh Stewart. My personal choice as the most deserving of them is Jess Pritchett.
Hall of Fame Ballot 1941 (#3)
August 20, 2019
Besides the eleven charter members, seven other men from the 1941 ballot were later elected to the Hall of Fame: Jimmy Blouin (1953), Billy Knox (1954), Phil Wolf (1961), Chuck Collier (1963), Barney Spinella (1968), Frank Caruana (1977) Frank Brill (1995).
Hall of Fame Ballot 1941 (#2)
August 13, 2019
Because of a tie, eleven bowlers were voted into the Hall in the 1941 election. They were: Hank Marino (82 votes), Jimmy Smith (72), Gil Zunker (65), John Koster (57), Charley Daw (55), Adolph Carlson (49), Harry Steers (44), Mort Lindsey (43), Herb Lange (42), Joe Bodis (41) Peter Howley (41).
Hall of Fame Ballot 1941 (#1)
August 6, 2019
This is the first page of the original 1941 Hall of Fame ballot. The copy was given to me by the late Bruce Pluckhahn, when he was curator of the Bowling Museum in St. Louis. A few lines are missing at the bottom of the page, and somebody has made some pencil corrections here and there. However, this was copied from the best original that Bruce had. Three more pages will follow in the coming weeks.
Undefeated Champion
August 1, 2019When cancer killed Joe Falcaro in 1951, he had been calling himself Bowling’s Undefeated Match Game Champion for twenty-two years. That billing was open to dispute, but Chesty Joe did have a point. No one ever took away his title on the lanes. A gun did that.
He’d won the championship from Joe Scribner in a 60-game set in 1929. Falcaro was a New Yorker, knew about publicity, and knew that being the champ was worth much more than being an ex-champ. So after beating Scribner in a rematch, he concentrated on socking away the dollars from endorsements and exhibitions, while refusing all challenges. “Go get a reputation first,” he’d snarl at would-be opponents.
Joe Falcaro—LIFE magazine, 1940
Early in 1933 a group of Eastern proprietors decided to blast Falcaro into action. They announced a series of elimination events to provide a challenger for the champion. With the Depression getting deeper and money getting scarcer, Falcaro agreed to the plan.
Joe Miller of Buffalo won the eliminations. On February 23 the contract for the championship match was finalized. Falcaro and Miller would bowl 80 games, spread over eight 10-game blocks, at eight different houses in six cities. The opening block was set for the evening of March 31, in Philadelphia.
What happened next was reported on the front page of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. On the afternoon of March 30, the day before the big match, Falcaro emerged from a house on 31st Drive in the Astoria section of Queens, to be confronted by a man named Frank Mazzola. With hardly a preamble, Mazzola pulled a pistol and shot Falcaro in the groin.
The street was crowded with children from a nearby school. Amid the screams and chaos Mazzola tried to get away, but was tackled by a passerby. Police arrived and placed Mazzola under arrest for felonious assault. Falcaro was taken to St. John’s Hospital.
The reason for Mazzola’s attack came out in court two weeks later. Mazzola had been serving a prison stretch, and thought Falcaro had been paying too much attention to the estranged Mrs. Mazzola. According to Mazzola, Falcaro had reached for a gun when they’d met in front of the wife’s home on 31st Drive. Mazzola claimed he’d shot Falcaro in self-defense.
By then Falcaro was out of the hospital and declined to pursue the case. Mazzola was sent to the Welfare Island jail after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of illegal firearm possession. The reports about him end there.
Meanwhile, the bowling promoters were doing some hasty improvising. Instead of waiting for Falcaro to recover, they matched Miller against Stewart Watson, who’d won a Chicago elimination and was scheduled to meet the winner of the Falcaro-Miller match. When Miller defeated Watson in May, the promoters proclaimed Miller the new match game champion. That didn’t set well with Falcaro. He sent a press release to forty-one newspapers that he was still the champion, and that the Miller-Watson match was nothing more than a “pot game.”
Now things get fuzzy. One report said that the promoters got Falcaro to sign a statement surrendering his title. There was also a story that Miller would bowl Falcaro to settle the matter. The match didn’t come off, and Falcaro was soon reasserting his claim. In February 1934 the Bowling Proprietors Association of America assumed control of the match game championship, recognizing Miller as champ. If Falcaro wanted a crack at the title, he’d have to enter future eliminations, like any other bowler.
He never did. And to the chagrin of the BPAA, Falcaro continued to cash in as the Undefeated Match Game Champion. He branched out into magazine articles, an instruction book, movie shorts, and the first-ever bowling TV program. He was the subject of feature stories in Life, The New Yorker, and The Saturday Evening Post.
Joe Falcaro became the highest-paid bowler in the world. So in the end, did it really matter whether his title was official or bogus?
First published in BOWLERS JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL in May 2016. For this story and 89 more, buy a copy of my book THE BOWLING CHRONICLES. Available on Amazon—
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Martin Kern Press Release (1905)
July 28, 2019
Paul Marian (1947)
July 25, 2019
(1901-1986)
Chicago bowling star
Bowled 865 twice—at the time, the second-highest series ever (1947 and 1951)
Ray Schanen for Manhattan (1958)
July 23, 2019
Fred Smith (1921)
July 16, 2019
(1887-1948)
1 ABC championship (1921-S)
Dick Weber for Shaklee (1978)
July 7, 2019
Hank Marino (1941)
July 4, 2019
(1889-1976)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#4 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Half-Century, 1901-1950
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1930s
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
All-American, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1931-32, 1939-40
Match Game champion, 1934-1937
1 ABC championship (1916-D)
Petersen Classic winner, 1925
Ed Bourdase—R.I.P.
July 2, 2019
(1928-2019)
1 ABC championship (CT-1961)
3 PBA titles
Eddie Krems (1936)
June 18, 2019
(1893-1978)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1973
1 ABC championship (1920-D)
Ray Farness (1941)
June 4, 2019
(1891-1986)
1 ABC championship (1941-D)
Buzz Fazio (1960)
May 23, 2019
(1908-1993)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1963
#31 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1957-58
Masters champion, 1955
Match Game Doubles champion, 1951, 1952, 1954
3 ABC championships (1951-TAE, 1958-T, 1958-TAE)
2 PBA titles
John Russell Stop-Action (1941)
May 14, 2019
Ed Votel (1926)
May 7, 2019
(1889-1942)
1 ABC championship (1926-S)
Cheryl Kominsky Robinson (1968)
April 30, 2019
(1951- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 2011
All-American, 1975-76
1 WIBC championship (1980-AE)
4 PWBA titles
Nick Bruck (1930)
April 16, 2019
(1877-1934)
1 ABC championship (1903-T)
First President of BPAA, 1932-1934
Stan Gifford (1956)
April 9, 2019
(1932- )
All-American, 1955-56
3 ABC championships (1956-D, 1956-T, 1956-TAE)
Paul Colwell (1966)
April 4, 2019
(1949- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1999
All-American, 1973-74
Masters champion, 1974
PBA National Championship winner, 1976
2 ABC championships (CD-1976, CT-1977)
9 PBA titles
Bill Lillard Stop-Action (1961)
March 26, 2019
Tom Hennessey (1963)
March 14, 2019
(1925-2001)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1976
#40 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1962-63
Masters champion, 1958
Match Game Doubles champion, 1958, 1959
4 ABC championships (1962-CT, 1963-CS, 1963-CAE, 1965-CAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1950
3 PBA titles
Dick Hoover (1946)
February 28, 2019
The 16-year old “Akron Strong-Boy” had just rolled an 847 series, high in the nation that year.
(1929-2009)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1974
#57 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57
All-Star champion, 1950-51
Masters champion, 1956, 1957
3 ABC championships (1962-CD, 1964-CT, 1966-CT)
1 PBA title
Dick Weber (1958)
February 12, 2019
(1929-2005)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1970
#2 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1960s
Bowler of the Year, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65
All-American, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1970-71
All-Star champion, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66
Match Game Doubles champion, 1956, 1960, 1961
1 ABC championship (1962-CT)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1959, 1960
26 PBA titles
Masters Tournament Finalists, 1968
February 7, 2019
FRONT—Harry Smith (8th), Buzz Fazio (2nd), Dave Soutar (5th) REAR—Pete Tountas (1st), Jim Stefanich (3rd), Bill Johnson (4th), Bob Strampe (6th), Mike Berlin (7th)
Mangini Stars For Manhattan Bowling Balls (1969)
January 31, 2019
Ray Schanen (1952)
January 17, 2019
(1914-1974)
All-American, 1951-52
1 ABC championship (1948-TAE)
Carmen Salvino (1953)
January 3, 2019
(1933- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
#34 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1974-75
PBA National Championship winner, 1962
Match Game Doubles champion, 1953
3 ABC championships (1954-T, 1954-TAE, 1972-CD)
17 PBA titles
Joe Kissoff (1953)
December 18, 2018
(1901-1976)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1976
1 ABC championship (1953-D)
Ed Wetterman (1910)
December 11, 2018
(1885-1933)
1 ABC championship (1910-D)
Ralph Engan Stop-Action (1956)
December 6, 2018
Herb Freitag (1940)
November 22, 2018
(1900-1979)
1 ABC championship (1940-D)
Bill Tucker (1958)
November 15, 2018
(1926-2018)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1988
All American, 1960-61
All-Star champion, 1960-61
2 ABC championships (1958-D, 1968-CD)
3 PBA titles
Betty Kuczynski (1961)
November 13, 2018
(1940-2018)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1981
Bowler of the Year, 1964-65
All American, 1964-65
Queens champion, 1965
PWBA National Championship winner, 1964
Match Game Doubles champion, 1962, 1964
1 WIBC championship (1966-T)
Wallace Pierce (1915)
November 8, 2018
(1878-1962)
1 ABC championship (1915-S)
Marion Ladewig Stop Action (1955)
November 1, 2018
Marvin Erickson (1928)
October 30, 2018
(1888-1947)
2 ABC championships (1920-D, 1928-T)
“The King of the Backup Bowlers”
George “Judge” Howard (1904)
October 23, 2018
1865-1935
ABC President, 1912-1914
Eddie Ressler (1977)
October 16, 2018
(1955-1998)
All American, 1974-75
Masters champion, 1975
4 PBA titles
Masters Tournament Finalists, 1966
October 9, 2018
FRONT—Tommy Tuttle (7th), Les Schissler (8th), Gene Raffel (5th), Al Thompson (2nd), Marc Lowry (6th) REAR—Tom Harnisch (4th), Bob Strampe (1st), Wayne Zahn (3rd)
Joe Falcaro Magazine Cover (1940)
October 7, 2018
Masters Tournament Finalists, 1963
September 25, 2018
FRONT—Billy Welu (7th), Joe Joseph (8th), Bobby Meadows (2nd), Bill Lillard (6th), Harry Smith (1st) REAR—Don Carter (3rd), Jim Stefanich (5th), Pete Tountas (4th)
Doris Knechtges (1955)
September 13, 2018
(1924-1987)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1983
4 WIBC championships (1953-AE, 1953-D, 1953-T, 1956-AE)
Ernie Soest Stop-Action (1939)
September 11, 2018
Ed Lubanski (1959)
August 28, 2018
(1929-2010)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1971
#24 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1958-59
All American, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1958-59
World’s Invitational champion, 1958
Match Game Doubles champion, 1950
5 ABC championships (1951-TAE, 1959-AE, 1959-S, 1959-T, 1959-TAE)
1 PBA title
Gil Zunker (1936)
August 23, 2018
(1901-1938)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
2 ABC championships (1933-D, 1933-AE)
Mort Lindsey (1919)
August 14, 2018
(1888-1959)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#55 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
3 ABC championships (1912-T, 1914-T, 1919-AE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1934
Pete Tountas Stop-Action (1968)
August 12, 2018
Dave Davis (1967)
August 7, 2018
(1942- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1990
#36 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1966-67
All-American, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1974-75, 1975-76
Tournament of Champions winner, 1968, 1975
PBA National Championship winner, 1965, 1967
1 ABC championship (1968-CS)
18 PBA titles
Milan Zlokovich (1948)
July 31, 2018
(1902-1988)
California Bowling Star
Joe Miller (1934)
July 26, 2018
(1900-1958)
Match Game champion, 1933-1934
Archie Schiemann (1921)
July 19, 2018
(1888-1965)
2 ABC championships (1921-D, 1921-AE)
Ned Day (1948)
July 8, 2018
(1911-1971)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1952
#5 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1942-43, 1943-44
All-American, 1937-38, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44, 1947-48
Match Game champion, 1937-1942
All Star champion, 1943-44
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944, 1950
3 ABC championships (1948-AE, 1956-T, 1956-TAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1943
Lowell Jackson Stop-Action (1940)
July 3, 2018
Johnny Guenther—R.I.P.
July 1, 2018
(1936-2018)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1988
PBA National Championship winner, 1972
2 ABC championships (1967-CT, 1974-CT)
11 PBA titles
Olga Gloor (1959)
June 28, 2018
(1920-2000)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1976
All American, 1963-64, 1964-65
World’s Invitational champion, 1959
1 WIBC championship (1954-T)
George Billick (1956)
June 19, 2018
(1910-1992)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1982
Lou Sielaff Stop-Action (1953)
June 12, 2018
Gus Steele (1903)
June 7, 2018
(1873-1955)
World’s Fair Individual Champion, 1904
Joe Sinke (1937)
May 22, 2018
(1909-1981)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1977
All American, 1937-38
Match Game Doubles champion, 1945
1 ABC championship (1940-D)
Zeb Clech Stop-Action (1933)
May 15, 2018
Joe Wilman (1947)
May 10, 2018
(1905-1969)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1951
#13 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1945-46
All-American, 1941-42, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1953-54
All-Star champion, 1945-46
Match Game Doubles champion, 1946, 1953
6 ABC championships (1939-AE, 1942-T, 1946-AE, 1947–TAE, 1954-T, 1954-TAE)
Otto Niehus (1963)
May 1, 2018
(1920-1992)
2 ABC championships (1963-T, 1964-TAE)
Stella Hartrick (1943)
April 26, 2018
(1895-1989)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1972
1 WIBC championship (1942-D)
Empress Farah of Iran (1961)
April 10, 2018
Tommy Tuttle Stop-Action (1965)
April 3, 2018
In Search of Johnny King
March 20, 2018First published in Bowlers Journal International, May 2011.
Johnny King celebrates his ninetieth birthday this month. In bowling’s golden age of the late 1950s, he was a legendary figure. And like most legends, it’s sometimes hard to separate the fiction from the fact.
To begin with, his actual name was Howard King. Growing up in Cleveland during the Depression, he was forced to drop out of school and go to work in a factory. He eventually became a precision grinder.
King didn’t make his bowling mark until he was in his thirties. Then he won the Cleveland Match Game Championship twice, and in 1956 posted the city’s highest league average, a lofty 223. That same year he took home one of bowling’s biggest checks in the George London Dream Tournament.
Now he began to appear on TV, and the legend began. In 1957 King was all over the tube. He scored big on two syndicated film series and even rolled a 300 game in front of the cameras. The year ended with King the top TV money-winner, with prizes totaling over $25,000—about $200,000 in today’s money.
King
was fun to watch. He bowled with a long cigar stuck in his mouth,
approaching the line slowly and smoothly, sending the ball out onto the
lane without a sound. Then he went into action with a dazzling array of
body English. A teammate claimed that King used to practice his moves
in front of a mirror.
Johnny King was a star. More women were bowling, and they became some of his biggest fans. The ladies liked Johnny. Johnny liked the ladies, too.
He moved to Chicago to bowl with Buddy Bomar’s Munsingwear team. That caused a flap, since King had already promised to join the Pfeiffer Beer team of Detroit. Pfeiffer captain Lou Sielaff, ordinarily a soft-spoken gentleman, blasted King all over the bowling press.
If King was bothered, it didn’t show. He won the first of two straight Chicago Match Game titles and finished fourth in the World’s Invitational. He made exhibition tours for AMF. During an appearance in Indiana, King averaged 277 for seven games.
He was a tough opponent, and looked for very edge. During one match, King flicked some cigar ash onto the side of the approach and started sliding his shoe through it—which made his opponent start worrying about sticking. Another time, on the bench during a TV match, King pulled out a mirror to comb his hair. The mirror reflected the glare of the overhead lights onto the other bowler, just as the man was releasing his shot.
King was also known for his prowess at gin rummy. He won so regularly that many people refused to play with him. Others kept coming back for more, trying to figure out how he did it. According one bit of locker-room gossip, King could have won the 1957 World’s, but ran out of gas after playing cards all night.
He continued on Bomar’s team, then bowled the 1961-62 season with Fresno in the National Bowling League. The NBL folded after one season, but King and some of his ex-teammates won a Classic Division eagle as the California Bombers at the 1963 ABC. That December he won his only PBA title at Hialeah, Florida.
He was living in Florida and selling liquor dispensing equipment when he was tapped for the first Great and Greatest Tournament in 1978. He teamed with Johnny Petraglia and finished in the middle of the pack. It’s worth noting that King was the only “Greatest” invitee who is not in the Bowling Hall of Fame.
And that’s it. I’ve talked to dozens of bowlers and writers and bowling officials, and nobody knows what happened to Johnny King. For the last thirty years, he has communicated with the bowling world strictly through rumor.
Happy Birthday, Johnny. And if you get a chance, drop me an e-mail.
Update: Some months after this article was published, I learned that Johnny King had passed away in Florida on March 12, 1998.
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Dick Battista (1971)
March 15, 2018
(1931-1979)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1967, 1968, 1970
1 PBA title
2 hearts (1 original, 1 transplant)
Catherine Fellmeth Stop-Action (1947)
March 13, 2018
Syl Thiel (1961)
March 1, 2018
(1923-2016)
Detroit Bowling Star
Bowled in a record 71 ABC/USBC Tournaments
Wayne Zahn (1968)
February 22, 2018
(1941- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1980
#83 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1965-66
All American, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1968-69
Tournament of Champions winner, 1966
PBA National Championship winner, 1966, 1968
1 ABC championship (1967-CT)
13 PBA titles
Bobbie Shaler Kostelny (1963)
February 8, 2018
(1930-2016)
All American, 1962-63
Match Game Doubles champion, 1963
2 WIBC championships (1961-T, 1966-T)
Pioneer Don Scott
February 1, 2018February is Black History Month. That makes it an appropriate time to remember one of bowling’s pioneer African American pros, Don Scott.
A native of Cleveland, Scott learned his bowling as a teenage pinboy in Akron. He began making a name for himself in local league and money matches during the 1950s. He also won a number of events sponsored by The National Bowling Association, the black-oriented group created during ABC’s segregated days.
When the PBA was launched, Scott was one of the first blacks to join. His proudest moment on Tour came in 1961. The premier PBA event was the National Championship, and that year it was being held in Cleveland. Charging out of the box in front of a hometown crowd, Scott topped the qualifying field of 192 entries. He finished ninth in the tournament.
Don Scott (1927-2010)
The 1960s was a time of transition for America. Many large businesses which had ignored black Americans now awoke to the fact that there was a huge untapped market out there. With his tournament success and outgoing personality, Scott was a natural to spread the gospel of bowling. AMF signed him to its advisory staff to roll exhibition and stage clinics, and the Cleveland-based Carling Brewery hired him for similar work.
In 1964 Scott became the first African American to appear on the “Championship Bowling” TV show. The series was at the peak of its popularity, and carried at least as much prestige as the still-new PBA Tour. “We bowled in Akron, and Harvey Firestone from the tire company was one of the sponsors,” Scott remembered. “He told [the producers] that he had a lot of black customers who were buying his tires, and they got the message. It came down to J. Wilbert Sims and me. I had been competing around Ohio, and most of the white bowlers knew me. AMF was sponsoring the show, I was with AMF, so I got the nod.”
Admittedly nervous, Scott still did respectably. He bowled against two future Hall of Famers, George Howard and Carmen Salvino, beating Howard and losing to Salvino. His 1216 six-game total put him in the middle of the show’s 24-man standings.
Though he belonged to the PBA for nearly twenty years, Scott never bowled a full Tour schedule. He had a bowling center and other businesses to run in Cleveland, and didn’t have much free time. So he stuck to those events “a tankful of gas away” in places like Detroit, Buffalo, and Waukegan.
Besides, the competition was getting tougher. “When I first went out there, if you carried a 203 or 204 average like I did, you cashed,” Scott said. “Then it started to go up to 205, 206, 211, 212, just to cash. I was still the same, but instead of cashing, now I was on page eight of the standings.”
Scott encountered very little racism in his PBA days. The other bowlers were generally welcoming and supportive. Scott remembers one episode with a chuckle. He was sitting at the lunch counter at a tournament venue in Miami, and the waitress repeatedly ignored him. Scott happened to mention it to Bill Allen, one of the Tour’s leading stars and a native Southerner.
“Allen got really excited,” Scott says. “He told me, ‘You don’t have to put up with this! We’re going to tell Eddie [Elias]! We don’t have to stay here!’ I finally had to tell him, ‘But Bill, it was a black waitress.’”
Scott eventually moved on from bowling into other ventures. For more than thirty years he operated the country’s largest black-owned nightclub. He and his wife Val raised three children “who never caused me the grief I caused my parents,” and who carved out successful professional careers of their own.
In 2000 Don Scott received the Congressional Black Caucus’s Unsung Hero Award to honor his bowling achievements. He still lives in Cleveland, and plans to get copies of his old TV matches, “so my grandkids can show off to their friends.”
First published in Bowlers Journal, February 2007. For this story and 89 more, buy a copy of my book The Bowling Chronicles. Available on Amazon, or from McFarland Publishing for bulk orders. A more useful award for your league champs than one more trophy!
Shirley Garms (1962)
January 28, 2018
(1923-2018)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1971
#30 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year 1960-61, 1961-62
All American 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1966-67
All-Star champion 1961-62
PWBA National Championship winner 1961
4 PWBA titles
4 WIBC championships (1955-T, 1964-D, 1965-T, 1974-S)
Don Van Boxel (1949)
January 23, 2018
(1923-1973)
1 ABC championship (1949-D)
Otto Kallusch (1917)
January 16, 2018
(1877-1927)
3 ABC championships (1917-S, 1919-D, 1921-D)
Billy Hardwick Stop-Action (1970)
January 11, 2018
Ray Bluth—Happy 90th Birthday, Ray!
December 31, 2017
(1927- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1973
#28 Bowler of the 20th Century
All American, 1955-56, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62
Masters champion, 1959
Match Game Doubles champion, 1956, 1960, 1961
2 ABC championships (1962-CT, 1974-CT)
2 PBA titles
Tom Harnisch (1966)
December 19, 2017
(1939— )
Match Game Doubles champion, 1965
1 PBA title
Harry Steers (1902)
December 12, 2017
(1880-1963)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
3 ABC championships (1902-D, 1918-D, 1918-AE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1921
First man to bowl in 50 ABC Tournaments
Bill Shaul Stop-Action (1952)
December 10, 2017
Al Sharkey (1952)
November 23, 2017
(1901-2002)
1 ABC championship (1952-S)
Jim St. John (1968)
November 14, 2017
(1930-1987)
#66 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1963-64, 1964-65
World’s Invitational champion, 1963, 1964
1 ABC championship (1964-CT)
6 PBA titles
Ed Hovorka (1916)
November 9, 2017
(1877?-1932)
Chicago Bowling Star
Billy Golembiewski Stop-Action (1961)
November 2, 2017
George Howard Stop-Action (1964)
October 19, 2017
Joe Falcaro (1939)
October 17, 2017
(1896-1951)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1975
#27 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1929-30, 1931-32
Match Game champion, 1929-1933
Gary Madison (1962)
October 10, 2017
(1939-2001)
1 ABC championship (1962-D)
1 PBA title
Val Mikiel (1948)
September 28, 2017
(1915-1969)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
Bowler of the Year, 1947-48, 1948-49
1 WIBC championship (1946-S)
Jimmy Smith (1906)
September 19, 2017
(1882-1948)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#14 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1910s
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All American
All American, 1927-28
Match Game champion, 1906-1922
2 ABC championships (1911-AE, 1920-AE)
Greater New York champion, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913
Petersen Classic winner, 1925, 1927
George Morrison (1930)
September 5, 2017
(1901-1992)
2 ABC championships (1930-AE, 1932-T)
Lee Jouglard Stop Action (1952)
September 3, 2017
Dick Weber Bowling Outdoors (1968)
August 31, 2017
Madison Square Garden Plaza (New York, NY)
Jerry Lewis (1957)
August 22, 2017
(1926-2017)
Lewis appeared with Paul Krumske on the local Chicago TV show “Bowl the Professor” in 1957, and the film of their “match” was later used as a fund-raiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. That story is one of 90 in my book The Bowling Chronicles.
Bernard Rusche (1949)
August 15, 2017
(1917-2007)
1 ABC championship (1949-S)
Harvey Braatz (1942)
August 10, 2017
(1909-1994)
Cleveland Bowling Star
Rolled 276-300-288–864 in 1937, record sanctioned high series until surpassed by Allie Brandt’s 886 in 1939
Mike McGrath (1969)
August 3, 2017
(1946-2017)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1993
#76 Bowler of the 20th Century
All American, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1972-73
U.S. Open champion, 1973
PBA National Championship winner, 1969, 1970
3 ABC championships (1969-CT, 1970-CT, 1972-CT)
10 PBA titles
Bill Lillard (1956)
August 1, 2017
(1927-2017)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1972
#15 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1955-56
All American, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56
All-Star champion, 1955-56
8 ABC championships (1955-T, 1955-TAE, 1956-T, 1956-D, 1956-AE, 1956-TAE, 1962-CT, 1971-CT)
1 PBA title
Ed Brosius (1952)
July 27, 2017
(1920-1981)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1976
All-American, 1952-53
Don Ellis Stop-Action (1960)
July 20, 2017
Jess Pritchett (1936)
July 18, 2017
(1884-1941)
Indianapolis Bowling Star
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
Tom Hathaway (1965)
July 13, 2017
(1933-1998)
1 ABC championship (1965-AE)
Harry Smith for Manhattan (1948)
July 6, 2017Gus Satorius (1917)
June 29, 2017
(1882-1949)
1 ABC championship (1917-D)
Stan Slomenski (1949)
June 13, 2017
(1915-1963)
All-American, 1948-49
Match Game Doubles champion, 1949
Clarence Long (1924)
June 8, 2017
(1893-1968)
2 ABC championships (1924-T, 1924-AE)
First left-hander to win multiple ABC championships
Walter Ward Stop-Action (1959)
May 23, 2017
Joe Hillebrand (1969)
May 21, 2017
(1942-1999)
Chicago Bowling Star
Tess Johns (1962)
May 16, 2017
(1919-2015)
Match Game Doubles champion, 1957
1 WIBC championship (1958-D)
Fred Egelhoff (1906)
May 9, 2017
(1875-1970)
Greater New York Individual Champion, 1904
Frank Benkovic Stop-Action (1940)
May 4, 2017
Bill Allen (1959)
May 2, 2017
(1934-1992)
All American, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1968-69
13 PBA titles
Jim Vrenick (1958)
April 25, 2017
(1910-1986)
1 ABC championship (1958-D)
Allie Brandt (1947)
April 21, 2017
(1902-1982)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1960
All-American, 1946-47
Longtime Record-Holder for High Series (886 in 1939)
Marion Ladewig (1951)
April 14, 2017
(1914-2010)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1964
#7 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1962-63
All American, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64
All-Star champion, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1962-63
World’s Invitational champion, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964
PWBA National Championship winner, 1960
4 WIBC championships (1950-D, 1950-AE, 1955-D, 1955-AE)
Rudy Maslar (1962)
April 3, 2017
(1917-1999)
Chicago Bowling Icon
50 Years Ago—Jack Biondolillo’s TV 300
March 31, 2017
April 1, 1967—Jack Biondolillo rolled the first perfect game on a nationally-televised PBA broadcast at the Firestone Tournament of Champions in Akron. He defeated Les Schissler in the opening match, 300-216, for a bonus prize of $10,000. Later in the show, Biondolillo lost to Don Johnson to finish in third place. Jim Stefanich won the tournament.
Ace Calder Stop-Action (1954)
March 29, 2017
Emil Siperke (1948)
March 27, 2017
(1910-1997)
Cleveland Bowling Star
“Mr. 299”
Mark Roth (1973)
March 24, 2017
(1951– )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 2009
#9 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1983-84
All-American, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1987-88
U.S. Open champion, 1984
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1975
34 PBA titles
Otto Stein Stop-Action (1928)
March 20, 2017
Joe Ostroski (1949)
March 15, 2017
(1912-1992)
Philadelphia Bowling Star
Billy Knox (1936)
March 6, 2017
(1887-1944)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1954
#86 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
1 ABC championship (1923-AE)
First bowler to roll 300 in ABC Tournament, 1913
Fred Bujack (1955)
March 3, 2017 
(1912-1971)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1967
#78 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1949-50, 1954-55
8 ABC championships (1949-TAE, 1950-TAE, 1952-T, 1953-T, 1953-TAE, 1955-AE, 1955-T, 1955-TAE)
Joe Kristof Bowls in a Store Window (1956)
February 27, 2017
“Big League Bowling” Chicago TV show, broadcast from the Polk Brothers Appliance Store (8500 S. Cottage Grove Ave.)
Note the people on the street watching the show through the windows—no spectators were allowed inside the store after regular business hours!
The Fabulous, Furry Thoma Brothers (1960)
February 24, 2017
(L-R)–Clarence, Fred, Frank (Sykes), Harry
CLARENCE THOMA (1893-1961)
1 ABC championship (1924-D)
FRED THOMA (1891-1966)
1 ABC championship (1918-D)
FRANK “SYKES” THOMA (1896-1980)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1971
All-American, 1926-27, 1927-28
2 ABC championships (1916-D, 1916-AE)
HARRY THOMA (1895-1968)
1 ABC championship (1924-D)
Ronnie Jones (1957)
February 17, 2017
(1913-1966)
1 ABC championship (1957-D)
John Koster (1909)
February 6, 2017
(1871-1945)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
4 ABC championships (1902-T, 1902-AE, 1912-T, 1913-D)
Rudy Habetler Stop-Action (1953)
February 3, 2017
Tony Lindemann (1960)
January 30, 2017
(1919-2009)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
All-American, 1950-51
Match Game Doubles champion, 1951, 1952, 1954
2 ABC championships (1951-AE, 1951-TAE)
Frank Benkovic (1944)
January 23, 2017
(1904-1995)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1958
#68 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1942-43
2 ABC championships (1932-D, 1933-D)
Petersen Classic winner, 1932
Dave Davis (1963)
January 20, 2017
(1942- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1990
#36 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1966-67
All-American, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1974-75, 1975-76
Tournament of Champions winner, 1968, 1975
PBA National Championship winner, 1965, 1967
1 ABC championship (1968-CS)
18 PBA titles
Pat Patterson Stop-Action (1956)
January 18, 2017
George Bangart (1904)
January 9, 2017
(1871-1962)
Chicago Bowling Star
Bowled in first 42 ABC Tournaments
John Weatherman Stop-Action (1933)
January 4, 2017
Bev Ortner (1968)
December 26, 2016
(1938-2003)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1972
All-American, 1967-68
PWBA Invitational champion, 1967
1 WIBC championship (1969-T)
2 PWBA titles
First woman to bowl sanctioned 800 series (818 in 1968)
Ace Calder (1946)
December 23, 2016
(1911-1965)
Chicago Bowling Star
Babe Ruth vs. Freddie Fitzsimmons (1944)
December 19, 2016
Babe Ruth (right) bowls an exhibition against another retired baseball star, ex-Dodger pitcher Freddie Fitzsimmons, at Bowlmor in New York. Fitzsimmons won, 178-145.
Dave Soutar Stop-Action (1965)
December 16, 2016
Frank Santore (1953)
December 5, 2016
(1918-1981)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 2013
3 ABC championships (1950-AE, 1953-S, 1953-AE)
Dom DeVito (1916)
December 2, 2016
(1888-1952)
Petersen Classic winner, 1922, 1923, 1927
Johnny King Stop-Action (1959)
November 30, 2016
Barney Hochstadter (1954)
November 28, 2016
(1895-1960)
Chicago Proprietor and Tournament Director
Al Toemmel (1912)
November 21, 2016
(1884-1930)
Chicago Bowling Star
Won more tournaments than any bowler of his era
Graz Castellano (1949)
November 16, 2016
(1917-1964)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1976
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1948, 1950, 1954
Donald Trump Goes Bowling
November 13, 2016
Buddy Bomar Stop-Action (1945)
November 11, 2016
Catherine Fellmeth (1948)
November 7, 2016
(1908-1995)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1970
Billy Welu (1953)
November 4, 2016
(1932-1974)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1975
#22 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65
All-Star champion, 1958-59
Masters champion, 1964, 1965
4 ABC championships (1954-D, 1958-T, 1964-CT, 1966-CT)
2 PBA titles
Dean Courtade (1962)
October 28, 2016
(1927-2016)
New Orleans Bowling Star
Therm Gibson (1947)
October 24, 2016
(1917-1969)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1965
#42 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1944-45
Match Game Doubles champion, 1947, 1955
7 ABC championships (1949-TAE, 1950-TAE, 1952-T, 1952-TAE, 1953-T, 1955-T, 1955-TAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1945
Andy Varipapa (1934)
October 19, 2016
(1891-1984)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1957
#6 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1947-48
All American, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49
All-Star champion, 1946-47, 1947-48
Match Game Doubles champion, 1947, 1948
Bob Rolfe (1905)
October 10, 2016
(1881-1953)
1 ABC championship (1905-D)
Tillie Taylor Stop-Action (1945)
October 7, 2016
Fred Wolf’s Wandering Wigloo (1955)
October 5, 2016
Bowlers remember Fred Wolf as the host of the long-running “Championship Bowling” TV show. From 1950 thru 1965 he was also a popular Detroit radio deejay during morning drive-time. The photo shows his “wandering wigloo,” the trailer he moved around the city to do remote broadcasts.
Hank Marino (1920)
October 3, 2016
(1889-1976)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#4 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Half-Century, 1901-1950
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1930s
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
All-American, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1931-32, 1939-40
Match Game champion, 1934-1937
1 ABC championship (1916-D)
Petersen Classic winner, 1925
Steve Nagy (1955)
September 28, 2016
(1913-1966)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1963
#23 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1951-52, 1954-55
All-American, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1957-58
All-Star champion, 1954-55
5 ABC championships (1952-D, 1952-AE, 1952-TAE, 1958-T, 1958-TAE)
Jim St. John Stop-Action (1965)
September 26, 2016
Joseph Arnold (1905)
September 23, 2016
Greater New York Individual champion, 1903
Harry Steers Stop-Action (1941)
September 19, 2016
Billy Sixty (1948)
September 12, 2016
(1899-1983)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1961
1 ABC championship (1948-TAE)
Famous bowling writer
Herman Lempuhl Stop-Action (1928)
September 7, 2016
Ora Mayer (1938)
August 29, 2016
(1888-1975)
1 ABC championship (1935-AE)
Max Stein (1946)
August 26, 2016
(1908-2004)
1 ABC championship (1937-AE)
Nelson Burton Jr. Stop-Action (1965)
August 24, 2016
Nelson Burton Sr. Stop-Action (1941)
August 22, 2016
Betty Morris (1969)
August 19, 2016
(1948- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1983
#50 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Decade, 1970s
Bowler of the Year, 1974, 1977
All American, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1987-88
U.S. Open champion, 1977
PWBA National Championship winner, 1973
5 WIBC championships (1974-T, 1976-AE, 1979-S, 1979-AE, 1980-S)
17 pro titles
Frank Brill (1907)
August 15, 2016
aka Frank Briell
(1864-1944)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1996
First ABC Singles champion, 1901
First ABC All Events champion, 1901
Pitcher, Detroit NL, 1884Joe Falcaro Stop-Action (1944)
August 10, 2016
Pat Patterson (1955)
August 8, 2016
(1925-1972)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1974
1 ABC championship (1962-CT)
Bill Wernicke (1938)
August 5, 2016
(1883-1961)
Petersen Classic winner, 1923
“Bill the Spider”
Charley Daw Stop-Action (1939)
July 25, 2016
Nelson Burton Sr. (1936)
July 22, 2016
(1906-1994)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1964
#72 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44
Match Game Doubles champion, 1943
1 ABC championship (1937-D)
Petersen Classic winner, 1940
Barry Asher (1970)
July 14, 2016
(1946- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1998
All-American, 1971-72, 1972-73
4 ABC championships (1972-CD, 1975-CT, 1976-CT, 1985-AE)
10 PBA titles
Whitey Munn (1950)
July 8, 2016
(1900-1965)
New York Bowling Star
Walter Ward at Great Lakes Naval Station (1945)
July 4, 2016
During World War II, Ward gave exhibitions at 263 military bases for Brunswick.
Edwardina “Eddie” Coy (1932)
June 27, 2016
(1901-1970)
Detroit Bowling Star
Pioneer Female Proprietor
Fred Worden (1903)
June 24, 2016
(1872-1918)
Chicago Bowling Star
Harold Asplund (1952)
June 13, 2016
(1905-1982)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1978
Floretta McCutcheon (1931)
June 6, 2016
(1888-1967)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1956
#25 Bowler of the 20th Century
Ted Hoffman Jr (1955)
June 3, 2016
(1940-2016)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1964
PBA Hall-of-Famer and Bowling Proprietor
The picture is from 1955, when 15-year-old Ted Jr. became the youngest bowler to roll a sanctioned 300 game—a rare fete for anyone of any age 61 years ago.
Ray Orf (1962)
May 27, 2016
(1941– )
1 PBA title
“Mr. 890”
Jerry Lewis vs. Paul Krumske (1957)
May 25, 2016
“Bowl the Professor” local Chicago TV show. Sponsor Sam Weinstein is seated at the left, holding the microphone.
Ernie Soest (1937)
May 20, 2016
(1900-1995)
All-American, 1939-40
1 ABC championship (1946-T)
Dick Ritger (1966)
May 16, 2016
(1938- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1984
#43 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1966-67, 1972-73, 1973-74
2 ABC championships (1967-CT, 1977-CAE)
20 PBA titles
Jerry Dutler (1956)
May 9, 2016
(1928-2000)
1 ABC championship (1965-CT)
Petersen Classic winner, 1956
Billy Golembiewski (1960)
April 27, 2016
(1929-1998)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1979
#60 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1959-60, 1961-62, 1964-65
Masters champion, 1960, 1962
Match Game Doubles champion, 1962
2 ABC championships (1959-T, 1962-CD)
4 PBA titles
Courtney Gronke (1970)
April 24, 2016
(1947-2004)
Chicago Bowling Star
Dick Battista for Manhattan (1968)
April 22, 2016
John Stanley (1944)
April 18, 2016
(1895-1968)
1 ABC championship (1942-S)
Therm Gibson Enterprises (1961)
April 15, 2016
Sarge Easter (1949)
April 11, 2016
(1882-1961)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1963
#64 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1949-50
Match Game Doubles champion, 1950
1 ABC championship (1950-T)
George Young (1958)
April 4, 2016
(1909-1959)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1959
#81 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1945-46, 1948-49
Match Game Doubles champion, 1947, 1955
6 ABC championships (1949-TAE, 1952-T, 1953-T, 1953-TAE, 1955-T, 1955-TAE)
Uncle Joe Thum (1899)
March 28, 2016
(1858-1937)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1980
Pioneer promoter of international bowling
Johnny Petraglia (1969)
March 21, 2016
(1947- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 2009
#41 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1970-71
U.S. Open champion, 1978
Tournament of Champions winner, 1971
PBA National Championship winner, 1980
2 ABC championships (1970-CT, 1972-CT)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1982
14 PBA titles
Paul Krumske (1938)
March 18, 2016
(1912-1979)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
#44 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1937-38, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46 1947-48, 1949-50
Match Game champion, 1944
Match Game Doubles champion, 1945
Don Scott (1966)
March 14, 2016
(1927-2010)
Cleveland Bowling Star
Joe Joseph (1960)
March 11, 2016
(1918-1988)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1969
#53 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1960-61, 1961-62
PBA Tournament of Champions winner, 1962
Match Game Doubles champion, 1962
3 ABC championships (1959-T, 1959-TAE, 1963-CD)
2 PBA titles
Jule Lellinger (1918)
March 7, 2016
(1888-1957)
2 ABC championships (1917-T, 1938-T)
Larry Lichstein for Manhattan (1969)
March 4, 2016
Dick Hoover (1951)
February 29, 2016
(1929-2009)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1974
#57 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57
All-Star champion, 1950-51
Masters champion, 1956, 1957
3 ABC championships (1962-CD, 1964-CT, 1966-CT)
1 PBA title
Joe Traubenik (1944)
February 15, 2016
(1894-1974)
3 ABC championships (1938-T, 1942-T, 1948-T)
Abe Lincoln Goes Bowling
February 12, 2016
Yes, our 16th president did bowl. In 1847-48, while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Lincoln often bowled with other congressmen at a Washington hotel called the Congress Hall Refectory.
John Koster (1931)
February 1, 2016
(1871-1945)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
4 ABC championships (1902-T, 1902-AE, 1912-T, 1913-D)
Catherine Burling (1944)
January 25, 2016
(1907-1995)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1958
1 WIBC championship (1934-T)
Jack Biondolillo (1960)
January 20, 2016
(1940– )
Match Game Doubles champion, 1963, 1966
3 PBA titles
Tod Moskal (1942)
January 15, 2016
(1913-2002)
1 ABC championship (1942-AE)
Adolph Carlson (1944)
January 4, 2016
(1897-1967)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#33 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
All-American, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42
Match Game champion, 1927-1928
Petersen Classic winner, 1946
Don Carter (1951)
January 1, 2016
(1926-2012)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1970
#1 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1950s
Bowler of the Year, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1961-62
All-American, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63
All-Star champion, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58
World’s Invitational champion, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Masters champion, 1961
PBA National champion, 1960
Match Game Doubles champion, 1958, 1959
4 ABC championships (1953-T, 1953-TAE, 1962-CT, 1974-CT)
6 PBA titles
Notice the two-hole grip!
Milton Raymer (1941)
December 28, 2015
(1906-1991)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1972
“The Father of Junior Bowling”
Johnny King for AMF (1958)
December 23, 2015
Barbara Eden (1962)
December 21, 2015
(1931– )
TV star—“I Dream of Jeannie” and other shows
Stan Gifford for Manhattan (1953)
December 18, 2015
Peter Schultz (1905)
December 14, 2015
(1878-1970)
2 ABC championships (1902-T, 1913-D)
Junior Powell (1959)
December 7, 2015
(1924-2009)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 2000
Dave Shiman (1908)
November 30, 2015
Greater New York Individual champion, 1902
Dennis Wright (1967)
November 27, 2015
(1928-1999)
1 ABC championship (1967-T)
Carmen Salvino for Manhattan (1952)
November 23, 2015
Fred Strong (1902)
November 16, 2015
(1873-1947)
2 ABC championships (1902-S, 1903-AE)
Lincoln Protich (1948)
November 9, 2015
(1915-2002)
1 ABC championship (1948-S)
Bud Schaibly (1961)
November 3, 2015
(1927– )
Chicago Bowling Star
Chet Bukowski (1950)
October 30, 2015
(1914-1995)
1 ABC championship (1950-T)
Vern Anderson (1947)
October 19, 2015
(1910-1972)
“The Mystery Man”
Legendary Chicago Action Bowler
Frank Clause (1960)
October 9, 2015
(1913-1977)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1980
Dick Weber for King Louie (1953)
October 2, 2015
Knute Anderson (1938)
September 28, 2015
(1890-1974)
1 ABC championship (1938-S)
Yogi Berra (1976)
September 23, 2015
(1925-2015)
Baseball Hall of Fame, 1972
Bowling Proprietor, Berra and Rizzuto Lanes (Clifton, NJ)
#360 Draft Pick of National Bowling League
“Bowling alleys are so quiet today, you can hear a pin drop!”
Jim St. John (1963)
September 21, 2015
(1930-1987)
#66 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1963-64, 1964-65
World’s Invitational champion, 1963, 1964
1 ABC championship (1964-CT)
6 PBA titles
Paul Kulbaga (1960)
September 14, 2015
(1927-2015)
2 ABC championships (1960-S, 1960-TAE)
Highest “across-the-board” finish in a single ABC Tournament (1960—1st in Singles, 1st in Team All Events, 2nd in All Events, 3rd in Doubles, 3rd in Team)
Buzz Fazio (1955)
September 9, 2015
(1908-1993)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1963
#31 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1957-58
Masters champion, 1955
Match Game Doubles champion, 1951, 1952, 1954
3 ABC championships (1951-TAE, 1958-T, 1958-TAE)
2 PBA titles
Jack Reilly (1904)
August 28, 2015
(1882-1974)
1 ABC championship (1905-AE)
John Martino (1935)
August 21, 2015
(1897-1985)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1969
International All-Events champion, 1929
President, American Bowling Congress, 1947-48
Frank Mataya (1949)
August 10, 2015
(1909-1993)
Match Game Doubles champion, 1943
Billy Lee (1908)
August 7, 2015
(1875-1947)
Chicago Bowling Star
Adolph Carlson for Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (1934)
August 3, 2015
Take it from Adolph, bowlers—drink six beers during your league session, and you might make the Hall of Fame, too!
Larry Laub (1961)
July 31, 2015
Joy Abel (1962)
July 20, 2015
(1939– )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1984
Bowler of the Year, 1965-66
All-American, 1961-62, 1965-66, 1966-67
All-Star champion, 1965-66
1 WIBC championship (1966-T)
Dick Downey (1962)
July 6, 2015
(1938– )
1 PBA title
Bob Strampe (1961)
June 29, 2015
(1931- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1977
#48 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66
All-Star champion, 1963-64
Masters champion, 1966
PBA National champion, 1964
4 ABC championships (1964-CD, 1967-CAE, 1970-CAE, 1974-CT)
5 PBA titles
Joe Bodis (1934)
June 22, 2015
(1897-1970)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (Charter Member)
#88 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
1 ABC championship (1924-T)
Pat Dryer (1951)
June 8, 2015
(1929-2000)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1978
Match Game Doubles champion, 1953
1 WIBC championship (1951-T)
Mike Berlin (1968)
June 1, 2015
(1943- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1994
All-American, 1976-77, 1977-78
Tournament of Champions winner, 1977
1 ABC championship (1970-AE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1968
5 PBA titles
Ed Mady (1941)
May 25, 2015
(1905-1978)
1 ABC championship (1957-TAE)
“Who Hits ‘Em Better?”
Fran Morrissette (1955)
May 18, 2015
(1921-2004)
1 ABC championship (1957-TAE)
Sully Bates (1937)
May 11, 2015
(1889-1963)
Popularized three-hole bowling ball with his Bates Grip.
Martin Kern (1904)
May 4, 2015
(1860-1926)
2 ABC championships (1904-S, 1904-AE)
1909 International “Champion of Champions”
Joe Meszaros (1957)
April 27, 2015
(1912-1978)
1 ABC championship (1957-D)
Steve Geroux (1903)
April 24, 2015
(1869-1929)
Chicago Bowling Star
Don McCune (1973)
April 13, 2015
(1936- )
USBC Hall of Fame, 2013
#73 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1972-73
All-American, 1972-73
2 ABC championships (1968-CT, 1969-CD)
8 PBA titles
Brunswick Advisory Staff (1948)
April 12, 2015
Hank Marino for Blatz Beer (1952)
April 8, 2015
Sport Magazine, April 1952
Matt Faetz Sr. (1915)
March 30, 2015
(1874-1956)
1 ABC championship (1915-AE)
Johnny Small (1949)
March 23, 2015
(1905-1993)
Match Game Doubles champion, 1946
2 ABC championships (1942-T, 1949-AE)
Jim Chalmers (1905)
March 20, 2015
(1877-1947)
2 ABC championships (1905-T, 1908-D)
Ebonite Advisory Staff (1966)
March 16, 2015
FRONT–Harry Smith, Don Carter, George Twickler (District Manager), Carmen Salvino REAR–Billy Hardwick, Ray Bluth, Bill Allen
Earl Anthony (1971)
March 9, 2015
(1938-2001)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1986
#3 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1970s
Bowler of the Year, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83
All-American, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83
Masters champion, 1977, 1984
PBA National Championship winner, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983
Tournament of Champions winner, 1974, 1978
1 ABC championship (1968-TAE)
43 PBA titles
Fred Riccilli (1959)
March 5, 2015
(1921-2015)
Petersen Classic winner, 1952
First player to sign with National Bowling League, 1960
Bill Shaul (1939)
March 2, 2015
(1883-1955)
Bowling’s First Professional Instructor
Buddy Bomar (1947)
February 27, 2015
(1916-1989)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1966
#18 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1940s
Bowler of the Year, 1944-45, 1946-47
All-American, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1948-49, 1949-50
All Star champion, 1944-45
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944, 1950
2 ABC championships (1956-T, 1956-TAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1947 (spring), 1947 (fall)
Phil Wolf (1908)
February 16, 2015
(1873-1936)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1961
#65 Bowler of the 20th Century
3 ABC championsips (1909-T, 1920-T, 1928-AE)
Anita Cantaline (1956)
February 9, 2015
(1927- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
Bowler of the Year, 1955-56
All-Star champion, 1955-56
Match Game Doubles champion, 1956
3 WIBC championships (1957-AE, 1957-T, 1959-T)
Marty Cassio (1946)
February 6, 2015
(1904-1972)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1972
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1955
Glenn Riddell (1910)
February 1, 2015 
(1890-1946)
Greater New York Individual Champion, 1910, 1915, 1918
Chuck Pezzano (1951)
January 24, 2015
Johnny Voorhies (1901)
January 23, 2015
Jimmy Smith (1932)
January 12, 2015
(1882-1948)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#14 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1910s
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
All-American, 1927-28
Match Game champion, 1906-1922
2 ABC championships (1911-AE, 1920-AE)
Greater New York champion, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913
Petersen Classic winner, 1925, 1927
Fred Bujack (1953)
December 29, 2014
(1912-1971)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1967
#78 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1949-50, 1954-55
8 ABC championships (1949-TAE, 1950-TAE, 1952-T, 1953-T, 1953-TAE, 1955-AE, 1955-T, 1955-TAE)
Tony Karlicek (1918)
December 15, 2014
(1876-1924)
Chicago Bowling Star
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
Kenny Barber (1963)
December 12, 2014
(1943-2011)
Legendary New York Action Bowler
Lewis Ray (1961)
December 1, 2014
(1925-1993)
1 PBA title
Bobbie Shaler for Manhattan (1964)
November 28, 2014
Louis Franz (1903)
November 24, 2014
(1876-1932)
Cleveland Bowling Star
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
Carmen Salvino (1976)
November 23, 2014
(1933- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
#34 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1974-75
PBA National Championship winner, 1962
Match Game Doubles champion, 1953
3 ABC championships (1954-T, 1954-TAE, 1972-CD)
17 PBA titles
June Kristof (1957)
November 17, 2014
(1925-2008)
Chicago Bowling Star
Don Johnson (1971)
November 10, 2014
(1940-2003)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1982
#20 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1970-71, 1971-72
All-American, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1976-77
U.S. Open champion, 1972
Tournament of Champions winner, 1970
3 ABC championships (1968-CD, 1976-CD, 1977-CT)
26 PBA titles
Ray Brown (1940)
October 27, 2014
(1904-1982)
1 ABC championship (1940-S)
Lee Johns (1911)
October 19, 2014
(1875-1948)
New York Bowling Star
Rolled record 1628 6-game series in Newark tournament (1910)
Gary Martineau (1965)
October 13, 2014
(1938-2004)
1 PBA title
Lou Farkas (1953)
October 6, 2014
(1902-1982)
Toledo Bowling Star
Gary Lewis (1962)
September 29, 2014
(1943-2004)
1 ABC championship (1967-AE)
Bill Heerman (1956)
September 22, 2014
(1879-1970)
Chicago Bowling Star
Sykes Thoma (1920)
September 15, 2014
(1896-1980)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1971
All-American, 1926-27, 1927-28
2 ABC championships (1916-D, 1916-AE)
Don Ellis (1955)
September 5, 2014
(1928- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1981
Match Game Doubles champion, 1963
1 ABC championship (1961-CD)
Petersen Classic winner, 1955
Alfie Cohn (1970)
September 3, 2014
(1927-2014)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1985
4 ABC championships (1966-TAE, 1971-S, 1971-AE, 1973-TAE)
Ed Lubanski (1958)
August 25, 2014
(1929-2010)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1971
#24 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1958-59
All-American, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1958-59
World’s Invitational champion, 1958
Match Game Doubles champion, 1950
5 ABC championships (1951-TAE, 1959-AE, 1959-S, 1959-T, 1959-TAE)
1 PBA title
Chuck O’Donnell for King Louie (1952)
August 22, 2014
Rags Ragogna (1945)
August 18, 2014
(1898-1989)
St. Paul Bowling Star
First Bowler to roll two consecutive 800 series (1934)
Doc Hattstrom (1960)
August 11, 2014
(1896-1980)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1980
Adolph Carlson (1938)
August 8, 2014
(1897-1967)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#33 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
All-American, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42
Match Game champion, 1927-1928
Petersen Classic winner, 1946
Andy Varipapa Magazine Cover (1948)
August 3, 2014
Cone Hermann (1943)
July 28, 2014
(1903-1957)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1968
Russell Crable (1908)
July 20, 2014
(1890-1977)
1 ABC championship (1908-AE)
Doc Ehlke (1942)
July 14, 2014
(1896-1959)
Milwaukee Bowling Star
Berry Risinger (1961)
July 7, 2014
(1921-2010)
1 ABC championship (1961-T)
Emma Jaeger (1928)
June 27, 2014
Connie Schwoegler for Brunswick (1943)
June 22, 2014
Bill Bunetta (1970)
June 20, 2014
(1919-2010)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1968
#96 Bowler of the 20th Century
5 ABC championships (1950-TAE, 1952-T, 1963-CT, 1967-CT, 1975-CD)
1 PBA title
Herman Collin (1908)
June 13, 2014
(1872-1936)
2 ABC championships (1903-D, 1908-T)
First leader of the ABC Tournament Ten-Year-Average List (1901-1910, 90 games, 185 average)
Matt Faetz Jr. (1940)
June 4, 2014
(1915-1978)
1 ABC championship (1940-T)
Bob Kennicutt (1965)
May 28, 2014
(1930-1998)
1 ABC championship (1965-CS)
Archie Wengler (1908)
May 19, 2014
Hank Kmidowski (1946)
May 16, 2014
(1903-1979)
1 ABC championship (1946-D)
Lee Jouglard (1951)
May 7, 2014
(1921-1978)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
#84 Bowler of the 20th Century
All American, 1950-51
Bowler of the Year, 1950-51
Masters champion, 1951
2 ABC championships (1951-S, 1951-TAE)
Larry Sutton (1909)
April 30, 2014
(1881-1956)
2 ABC championships (1909-S, 1912-S)
Murray Fowler (1939)
April 25, 2014
(1888-1972)
1 ABC championship (1939-D)
Started bowling after losing his left hand in a railroad accident
Charley Daw (1940)
April 16, 2014
(1894-1947)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#35 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
All-American, 1926-27, 1929-30, 1931-32
Match Game champion, 1927-1928
3 ABC championships (1923-D, 1923-T, 1932-D)
Petersen Classic winner, 1931
Ed Shay (1958)
April 9, 2014
(1926-1973)
1 ABC championship (1958-S)
Dick Weber Stop-Action (1964)
April 7, 2014
Dick Hoover (1964)
April 2, 2014
(1929-2009)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1974
#57 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57
All-Star champion, 1950-51
Masters champion, 1956, 1957
Three ABC championships (1962-CD, 1964-CT, 1966-CT)
1 PBA title
Barry Asher and Sarge Easter (1958)
March 26, 2014
Two future Hall-of-Famers loosening up: 12-year-old Barry and 76-year-old Sarge.
Andy Varipapa (1948)
March 19, 2014
(1891-1984)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1957
#6 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1947-48
All American, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49
All-Star champion, 1946-47, 1947-48
Match Game Doubles champion, 1947, 1948
Paul Krumske for Manhattan (1953)
March 12, 2014
John Gworek (1946)
March 5, 2014
(1902-1992)
1 ABC championship (1946-D)
Darylee Cox (1964)
February 28, 2014
(1937-2009)
2 PBA titles
Glen Blakesley (1962)
February 10, 2014
(1916-2004)
1 PBA title
Harold Allen (1948)
February 7, 2014
(1897-1964)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1966
1 ABC championship (1915-D)
Brunswick Mineralite Stars (1931)
February 3, 2014
Jim Chestney (1969)
January 29, 2014
(1947- )
Masters champion, 1969
Leo Rollick for Manhattan (1946)
January 24, 2014
Duke McGrew (1956)
January 22, 2014
(1922-2007)
Los Angeles Bowling Star
Ronnie Gaudern (1953)
January 13, 2014
(1935-1996)
Texas Bowling Star
Teata Semiz (1966)
January 6, 2014
(1934- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1991
#95 Bowler of the 20th Century
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1962, 1963
2 ABC championships (1972-CS, 1972-CAE)
3 PBA titles
Detroit King and Queen of Bowling (1957)
January 3, 2014
W.W. Edgar (Detroit BPA), Tom Hennessey, Val Mikiel, Mayor Louis Miriani
George Young (1945)
December 30, 2013
Fred Clinch (1901)
December 27, 2013
(1875-1956)
1 ABC championship (1904-T)
Greater New York champion, 1901
Rudy Habetler (1953)
December 23, 2013
(1910-1971)
Masters champion, 1953
Bill Holzschuh (1917)
December 16, 2013
(1885-1927)
1 ABC championship (1917-D)
Dick Weber (1963)
December 15, 2013
(1929-2005)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1970
#2 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65
All-American, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1970-71
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1960s
All-Star champion, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66
Match Game Doubles champion, 1956, 1960, 1961
1 ABC championship (1962-CT)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1959, 1960
26 PBA titles
Larry Shotwell (1949)
December 9, 2013
(1904-1976)
1 ABC championship (1930-S)
(His 774 series remained the ABC Singles record until 1951.)
George Wade (1948)
December 2, 2013
(1922-1997)
1 ABC championship (1956-S)
Petersen Classic winner, 1973
Joan Holm (1961)
November 27, 2013
(1933-2007)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1974
All-American, 1965-66
1 WIBC championship (1966-T)
John Barrymore with Eddie Krems (1939)
November 25, 2013
(1882-1942)
“The Great Profile”–famous actor of stage and screen
Billy Hardwick (1963)
November 17, 2013
(1941-2013)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1985
#19 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1963-64, 1968-69
All-American, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70
All Star champion, 1968-69
Tournament of Champions winner, 1965
PBA National Championship winner, 1963
2 ABC championships (1964-CS, 1964-CAE)
18 PBA titles
Hank Lauman (1947)
November 11, 2013
(1916-1993)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1976
All American, 1946-47
Marion Ladewig on “What’s My Line?” (1964)
November 4, 2013
Because she was so famous under her married name, Marion signed in with her maiden name, Van Oosten. She stumped the panel. With her is the show’s host, John Daly.
Butch Soper (1966)
October 28, 2013
(1949- )
PBA National champion, 1996
1 ABC championship (1979-CT)
6 PBA titles
Walter Reppenhagen (1949)
October 21, 2013
(1896-1961)
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944
2 ABC championships (1934-AE, 1934-T)
Billy Welu for Grip Master (1963)
October 18, 2013
Walter Ward (1952)
October 14, 2013
(1897-1984)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1959
#90 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1945-46
“The Man with the Crooked Cigar”
Bill Lillard (1949)
October 13, 2013
(1927- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1972
#15 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1955-56
All-American, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56
All-Star champion, 1955-56
8 ABC championships (1955-T, 1955-TAE, 1956-T, 1956-D, 1956-AE, 1956-TAE, 1962-CT, 1971-CT)
1 PBA title
Lou Scalia (1967)
October 7, 2013
(1942- )
All-American, 1966-67
Masters champion, 1967
100 Top Bowlers of the 20th Century
October 4, 2013In December 1999 Bowlers Journal International presented its list of the 20th Century’s top 100 bowlers. The rankings were determined by a special committee of experts. Mort Luby Jr. and Jim Dressel represented BJI. They were joined by Joe Norris, Dick Weber, Shirley Garms, Tom Kouros, Bruce Pluckhahn, and me.
(L-R)–Dick Weber, J.R. Schmidt, Shirley Garms, Tom Kouros, Joe Norris, Bruce Pluckhahn
The rankings cover a bowler’s performance during the 20th Century only. If the years of the current century were included, Walter Ray and some others would doubtless move up on the list.
1—Don Carter 2—Dick Weber 3—Earl Anthony 4—Hank Marino 5—Ned Day 6—Andy Varipapa 7—Marion Ladewig 8—Walter Ray Williams 9—Mark Roth 10—Joe Norris 11—Mike Aulby 12—Junie McMahon 13—Joe Wilman 14—Jimmy Smith 15—Bill Lillard 16—Pete Weber 17—Jimmy Blouin 18—Buddy Bomar 19—Billy Hardwick 20—Don Johnson 21—Marshall Holman 22—Billy Welu 23—Steve Nagy 24—Ed Lubanski 25—Floretta McCutcheon 26—Count Gengler 27—Joe Falcaro 28—Ray Bluth 29—Amleto Monacelli 30—Shirley Garms 31—Buzz Fazio 32—Nelson Burton Jr. 33—Adolph Carlson 34—Carmen Salvino 35—Charley Daw 36—Dave Davis 37—Harry Smith 38—Glenn Allison 39—Parker Bohn III 40—Tom Hennessey 41—Johnny Petraglia 42—Therm Gibson 43—Dick Ritger 44—Paul Krumske 45—Jim Stefanich 46—Brian Voss 47—Norm Duke 48—Bob Strampe 49—Johnny Crimmins 50—Betty Morris 51—Lisa Wagner 52—Lou Campi 53—Joe Joseph 54—Sylvia Wene Martin 55—Mort Lindsey 56—Paeng Nepomuceno 57—Dick Hoover 58—Dave Soutar 59—Donna Adamek 60—Billy Golembiewski 61—Mike Durbin 62—Connie Schwoegler 63—Carol Gianotti-Block 64—Sarge Easter 65—Phil Wolf 66—Jim St. John 67—Aleta Sill 68—Frank Benkovic 69—Steve Cook 70—George Pappas 71—Wayne Webb 72—Nelson Burton Sr. 73—Don McCune 74—Shinobu Saito 75—Dotty Fothergill 76—Mike McGrath 77—Judy Soutar 78—Fred Bujack 79—Lindy Faragalli 80—W.V. Thompson 81—George Young 82—Millie Ignizio 83—Wayne Zahn 84—Lee Jouglard 85—Patty Costello 86—Billy Knox 87—Les Zikes 88—Joe Bodis 89—Marie Warmbier 90—Walter Ward 91—Kayoko Suda 92—Del Ballard 93—David Ozio 94—Bill Rhodman 95—Teata Semiz 96—Bill Bunetta 97—Jim Godman 98—Harry Lippe 99—Tish Johnson 100—Dorothy Miller
Virgil Gibbs (1937)
September 30, 2013
(1906-1996)
1 ABC championship (1937-D)
Connie Schwoegler (1949)
September 23, 2013
(1917-1982)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
#62 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1948-49
All-American, 1942-43, 1948-49
All-Star champion, 1942-43, 1948-49
Al Toemmel (1905)
September 20, 2013
(1884-1930)
Won more tournaments than any bowler of his era.
Les Schissler (1966)
September 11, 2013
(1930-2013)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1991
All-American, 1965-66, 1966-67
All-Star champion, 1966-67
3 ABC championships (1966-CS, 1966-CAE, 1966-CT)
6 PBA titles
Johnny Klares (1952)
September 2, 2013
(1910-1997)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1982
2 ABC championships (1952-D, 1952-TAE)
Count Gengler (1917)
August 26, 2013
(1882-1957)
#26 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
Bowling’s Greatest Hustler
August 23, 2013
(1911-1971)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1952
#5 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1942-43, 1943-44
All-American, 1937-38, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44, 1947-48
Match Game champion, 1937-1942
All Star champion, 1943-44
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944, 1950-1951
3 ABC championships (1948-AE, 1956-T, 1956-TAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1943
Mike Limongello, aka Mike Lemongello (1967)
August 19, 2013
(1944- )
U.S. Open champion, 1971
PBA National champion, 1971
5 PBA titles
Gus Burkhardt (1907)
August 14, 2013
(1865-1928)
Chicago Bowling Star
Harry Ledene (1954)
August 7, 2013
(1920-1986)
2 ABC championships (1954-T, 1954-TAE)
The Boy Wonder of the 1930s
Pat Albris (1939)
July 29, 2013
(1895-1966)
Cleveland Bowling Star
Joe Sinke (1940)
July 24, 2013
(1909-1981)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1977
All-American, 1937-38
Match Game Doubles champion, 1945-1946
1 ABC championship (1940-D)
Tony Lindemann for Stroh’s Beer (1960)
July 17, 2013
Nice picture of Tony–but they spelled his last name wrong!
Tom Haley (1919)
July 15, 2013
(1883-1950)
2 ABC championships (1910-S, 1910-AE)
Val Mikiel (1946)
July 10, 2013
(1915-1969)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1979
Bowler of the Year, 1947-48, 1948-49
1 WIBC championship (1946-S)
Chuck Wagner (1954)
July 8, 2013
(1926-1996)
2 ABC championships (1954-T, 1954-TAE)
Herb Lange (1941)
July 1, 2013
(1901-1982)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
1 ABC championship (1928-T)
Skee Foremsky (1968)
June 24, 2013
(1936- )
1 ABC championship (1971-CT)
6 PBA titles
Another Joe Norris Stop-Action (1955)
June 21, 2013
Sport (August 1955)
Bill Beach (1972)
June 17, 2013
(1929-2010)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1991
All-American, 1971-72
Masters champion, 1972
4 ABC championships (1965-CD, 1975-CAE, 1978-CS, 1978-CAE)
1 PBA title
Tilton Lake (1948)
June 12, 2013
(1906-1997)
New Jersey Bowling Star
Some Famous Bowler Autographs (1963)
June 5, 2013
World’s Invitational Tournament (November 24, 1963)
Jim St. John won the tournament. Paul Krumske and Ed Kawolics were there as spectators. In Dallas, Jack Ruby had just killed Lee Harvey Oswald–and I first heard the news from Billy Welu, as I was getting his autograph.
Morris Cramer (1956)
June 3, 2013
(1925-2013)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1956, 1957
Milo Wiesner (1932)
May 27, 2013
(1891-1969)
Chicago Bowling Star
Skip Vigars (1963)
April 22, 2013
(1927-2001)
1 PBA title
Who’s Who 1964 (#32)
April 19, 2013
Godfred Langhenry (1901)
April 17, 2013
(1861-1932)
ABC President, 1901-1902
Who’s Who 1964 (#31)
April 12, 2013
Joe Joseph (1961)
April 8, 2013
(1918-1988)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1969
#53 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1960-61, 1961-62
PBA Tournament of Champions winner, 1962
Match Game Doubles champion, 1962
3 ABC championships (1959-T, 1959-TAE, 1963-CD)
2 PBA titles
Eddie Linsz (1936)
April 5, 2013
(1886-1954)
Cleveland proprietor and sponsor
Jim Godman (1969)
April 1, 2013
(1946-2001)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1987
All-American, 1968-69, 1972-73
Masters champion, 1971
Tournament of Champions winner, 1969, 1973
2 ABC championships (1974-CT, 1974-CAE)
10 PBA titles
Who’s Who 1964 (#30)
March 29, 2013
Who’s Who 1964 (#29)
March 22, 2013
Jean Havlish (1970)
March 20, 2013
(1935- )
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1987
All-American, 1968-69
2 WIBC championships (1964-S, 1964-AE)
Dave Soutar (1963)
March 11, 2013
(1940- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1985
#58 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1970-71
Masters champion, 1973
PBA National champion, 1961
Match Game Doubles champion, 1965
1 ABC championship (1970-CD)
17 PBA titles
Buddy Bomar Photo Card (1947)
March 10, 2013
Who’s Who 1964 (#28)
March 8, 2013
Fuzzy Shimada (1965)
March 4, 2013
(1921-2007)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1997
Who’s Who 1964 (#27)
March 1, 2013
Jim Spalding (1957)
February 18, 2013
(1915-2007)
All-American, 1956-57
1 ABC championship (1957-AE)
Lou Campi Stop-Action (1959)
February 17, 2013
Who’s Who 1964 (#26)
February 15, 2013
Eddie Koepp (1939)
February 11, 2013
(1892-1963)
1 ABC championship (1953-D)
Who’s Who 1964 (#25)
February 8, 2013
Andy Varipapa in Hollywood (1934)
February 6, 2013
“Strikes and Spares” (M-G-M short)
Don Glover (1969)
February 4, 2013
(1947-1998)
All-American, 1968-69, 1969-70
Masters champion, 1970
1 ABC championship (1969-CT)
5 PBA titles
Harry Kaad (1920)
January 28, 2013
(1888-1967)
Chicago Bowling Star and Proprietor
Bob Hitt (1959)
January 23, 2013
(1922-2000)
2 ABC championships (1959-T, 1959-TAE)
Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman Go Bowling (1943)
January 21, 2013
How do you bowl in that coat and those shoes, Mr. President?
Who’s Who 1964 (#24)
January 18, 2013
Ted Williams (1960)
January 14, 2013
(1918-2002)
Baseball Hall of Fame, 1966
Joe Shaw (1920)
January 7, 2013
(1877-1952)
1 ABC championship (1920-S)
Joe Norris Stop-Action (1961)
January 6, 2013
Who’s Who 1964 (#23)
January 4, 2013
Ray Bluth (1956)
December 31, 2012
(1927- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1973
#28 Bowler of the 20th Century
All American, 1955-56, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62
Masters champion, 1959
Match Game Doubles champion, 1956, 1960, 1961
2 ABC championships (1962-CT, 1974-CT)
2 PBA titles
Who’s Who 1964 (#22)
December 28, 2012
Bobby Jacks (1966)
December 17, 2012
(1947- )
3 PBA titles
LaVerne Carter Stop-Action (1961)
December 16, 2012
Who’s Who 1964 (#21)
December 14, 2012
Jimmy Blouin for Slim & Jim’s Tavern (1940)
December 12, 2012
Vince Mikiel (1947)
December 10, 2012
(1910-1982)
Petersen Classic winner, 1941
Who’s Who 1964 (#20)
December 7, 2012
Ned Day Wheaties Card (1952)
December 2, 2012
Red Irwin (1937)
November 26, 2012
Dick Hoover Stop-Action (1961)
November 25, 2012
Who’s Who 1964 (#19)
November 23, 2012
Art Butler (1958)
November 19, 2012
(1902-1998)
1 ABC championship (1948-T)
Longtime captain of Hamm’s Beer team, Chicago Classic League
Who’s Who 1964 (#18)
November 16, 2012
Donna Zimmerman (1973)
November 12, 2012
(1933-2010)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1982
All-American, 1964-65
1 WIBC championship (1965-AE)
1 PWBA title
Chief Halftown (1968)
November 11, 2012
(1917-2003)
Philadelphia Bowling Star and TV Icon
Tom Hennessey (1961)
November 5, 2012
(1925-2001)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1976
#40 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1962-63
Masters champion, 1958
Match Game Doubles champion, 1958, 1959
4 ABC championships (1962-CT, 1963-CS, 1963-CAE, 1965-CAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1950
3 PBA titles
Who’s Who 1964 (#17)
November 2, 2012
Bill Hill (1975)
October 29, 2012
(1947-1990)
“The Big D”
Chicago Bowling Star
Joe Wilman Stop-Action (1953)
October 28, 2012
Who’s Who 1964 (#16)
October 26, 2012
Harry Steers (1920)
October 22, 2012
(1880-1963)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
3 ABC championships (1902-D, 1918-D, 1918-AE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1921
Dawes Comins (1942)
October 15, 2012
(1908-1970)
Kansas City Bowling Star
Hank Marino Stop-Action (1939)
October 14, 2012
Who’s Who 1964 (#15)
October 12, 2012
Gertrude Dornblaser (1918)
October 8, 2012
(1870?-1940)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
First Female Bowling Writer (Bowlers Journal, 1918)
Great bowling shoes, Gertrude!
Who’s Who 1964 (#14)
October 5, 2012
Johnny Dayon (1950)
September 24, 2012
(1914-1994)
Match Game Doubles champion, 1949
Don Johnson for Columbia Titeline (1970)
September 23, 2012
Who’s Who 1964 (#13)
September 21, 2012
Bill Kenet (1947)
September 17, 2012
(1903-1988)
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944
“America’s Most-Traveled Bowler” of the 1940s
Who’s Who 1964 (#12)
September 14, 2012
Harry Smith (1961)
September 10, 2012
(1930- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1978
#37 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1959-60, 1962-63, 1964-65
All-Star champion, 1959-60
Masters champion, 1963
4 ABC championships (1958-T, 1958-TAE, 1964-CT, 1967-CD)
10 PBA titles
Bud Tierney (1938)
September 9, 2012
(1915-1996)
All-American, 1937-38
Who’s Who 1964 (#11)
August 31, 2012
Sally Twyford (1941)
August 27, 2012
(1903-1979)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1964
6 WIBC championships (1930-T, 1930-AE, 1933-S, 1933-AE, 1940-S, 1941-AE)
Joe Norris (1955)
August 26, 2012
(1908-2001)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1954
#10 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47
2 ABC championships (1934-T, 1954-T)
Who’s Who 1964 (#10)
August 24, 2012
Butch Gearhart (1966)
August 20, 2012
(1944-1981)
2 ABC championships (1970-CT, 1972-CT)
5 PBA titles
Jules Sowa (1942)
August 13, 2012
(1911-1980)
Chicago Bowling Star
Don Carter and Dick Weber for Bellows-Valvair (1972)
August 12, 2012
Who’s Who 1964 (#9)
August 10, 2012
Bobby Cooper (1970)
August 6, 2012
(1944-2006)
All-Star champion, 1969-70
2 ABC championships (1971-CT, 1973-CD)
Who’s Who 1964 (#8)
August 3, 2012
Harold Asplund Pro Shop (1958)
July 29, 2012
Paul Krumske for Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (1940)
July 27, 2012
Merle Matthews (1957)
July 23, 2012
(1915-1983)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1974
All-Star champion, 1957-58
3 WIBC championships (1948-D, 1962-T, 1963-T)
Who’s Who 1964 (#7)
July 20, 2012
Red Elkins (1954)
July 16, 2012
(1925-2012)
Masters champion, 1954
Who’s Who 1964 (#6)
July 13, 2012
Foy Belcher (1961)
July 11, 2012
(1925-2012)
Los Angeles Bowling Star
Who’s Who 1964 (#5)
July 6, 2012
Jake Charter (1962)
July 2, 2012
(1928-2011)
Legendary New York Action Bowler
Ralph Slaber Sr. (1962)
June 29, 2012
(1927-2012)
1 ABC championship (1962-T)
Bob Strampe (1964)
June 25, 2012
(1931- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1977
#48 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66
All-Star champion, 1963-64
Masters champion, 1966
PBA National champion, 1964
4 ABC championships (1964-CD, 1967-CAE, 1970-CAE, 1974-CT)
5 PBA titles
Vern Downing (1966)
June 22, 2012
(1930-2007)
1 ABC championship (1961-CT)
2 PBA titles
Andy Varipapa On Tour! (1941)
June 20, 2012
Don Beatty (1938)
June 18, 2012
(1907-1986)
1 ABC championship (1938-AE)
Jim Stefanich for Brunswick (1969)
June 10, 2012
Who’s Who 1964 (#4)
June 8, 2012
Gene Gagliardi (1937)
June 4, 2012
(1901-1995)
1 ABC championship (1937-S)
Tony Sparando Stop-Action (1953)
June 3, 2012
Morrie Oppenheim (1960)
May 28, 2012
(1936- )
1 PBA title
Who’s Who 1964 (#3)
May 25, 2012
Fred Fischer (1940)
May 21, 2012
(1889-1953)
1 ABC championship (1940-AE)
Buzz Fazio Stop-Action (1953)
May 20, 2012
Dorothy Burmeister Miller (1938)
May 18, 2012
(1909-1975)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1954
WIBC All Events champion, 1938
Dick Agee (1963)
May 14, 2012
(1929-2006)
1 PBA title
Who’s Who 1964 (#2)
May 11, 2012
Mike Shirghio (1934)
May 7, 2012
(1895-1980)
New York Bowling Star
Steve Nagy Stop-Action (1953)
May 6, 2012
Wayne Zahn (1966)
May 4, 2012
(1941- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1980
#83 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1965-66
All-American, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1968-69
Tournament of Champions winner, 1966
PBA National Championship winner, 1966, 1968
1 ABC championship (1967-CT)
13 PBA titles
Billy Golembiewski (1967)
April 29, 2012
(1929-1998)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1979
#60 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1959-60, 1961-62, 1964-65
Masters champion, 1960, 1962
Match Game Doubles champion, 1962
3 ABC championships (1959-T, 1959–TAE, 1962-CD)
4 PBA titles
Who’s Who 1964 (#1)
April 27, 2012
Bill Doehrman (1941)
April 16, 2012
(1888-1984)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1968
1 ABC championship (1922-T)
Bowled in a record 71 ABC Tournaments between 1908 and 1982.
Dick Ritger (1970)
April 9, 2012
(1938- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1984
#43 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1966-67, 1972-73, 1973-74
2 ABC championships (1967-CT, 1977-CAE)
20 PBA titles
Stan Slomenski Stop-Action (1953)
April 8, 2012
Herb Freitag (1939)
April 2, 2012
(1900-1979)
1 ABC championship (1940-D)
LaVerne Carter (1962)
March 28, 2012
(1925-2012)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1977
Bowler of the Year, 1963-64
All-American, 1961-62, 1963-64
All-Star champion, 1963-64
1 WIBC championship (1951-AE)
Joe Donato (1964)
March 26, 2012
(1926-2004)
Schenectady Bowling Star
Ned Day Stop-Action (1953)
March 25, 2012
Leo Rollick (1946)
March 19, 2012
(1909-1992)
2 ABC championships (1946-S, 1946-T)
Otto Stein Jr. (1922)
March 12, 2012
(1893-1949)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1971
Match Game champion, 1934-1935
1 ABC championship (1929-AE)
Connie Schwoegler Stop-Action (1953)
March 11, 2012
Edna Hables (1918)
March 5, 2012
(1890-1963)
California Bowling Star
Marty Piraino (1969)
March 2, 2012
(1923-2012)
1 ABC championship (1975-CD)
4 PBA titles
Ernest Fosberg (1902)
February 29, 2012
(1886-1973)
First bowler to roll a sanctioned 300 game (1902)
George Young Stop-Action (1953)
February 26, 2012
Steve Nagy (1954)
February 20, 2012
(1913-1966)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1963
#23 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1951-52, 1954-55
All-American, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1957-58
All-Star champion, 1954-55
5 ABC championships (1952-D, 1952-AE, 1952-TAE, 1958-T, 1958-TAE)
Eddie Kawolics (1949)
February 13, 2012
(1907-1976)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
All-American, 1946-47
2 ABC championship (1963-T, 1964-TAE)
Andy Varipapa Stop-Action (1953)
February 12, 2012
Cass Grygier (1934)
February 8, 2012
(1908-1993)
1 ABC championship (1934-T)
Petersen Classic winner, 1942
Dick Weber (1962)
February 5, 2012
(1929-2005)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1970
#2 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65
All-American, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1970-71
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1960s
All-Star champion, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66
Match Game Doubles champion, 1956, 1960, 1961
1 ABC championship (1962-CT)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1959, 1960
26 PBA titles
Goldie Greenwald (1919)
February 1, 2012
(1880-1926)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1953
Jimmy Blouin (1905)
January 27, 2012
(1886-1947)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1953
#17 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1920s
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
All-American, 1926-27
World Classic champion, 1922
Match Game champion, 1922-1926
2 ABC championships (1909-AE, 1911-S)
Jayne Mansfield with Hank Lauman (1957)
January 18, 2012
(1933-1967)
Movie Star
Eddie Winchester (1948)
January 16, 2012
(1917-1997)
Philadelphia Bowling Star
Ray Newton (1943)
January 11, 2012
(1895-1974)
Memphis Bowling Star
Don Carter (1960)
January 8, 2012
(1926-2012)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1970
#1 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1950s
Bowler of the Year, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1961-62
All-American, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63
All-Star champion, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58
World’s Invitational champion, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Masters champion, 1961
PBA National champion, 1960
Match Game Doubles champion, 1958, 1959
4 ABC championships (1953-T, 1953-TAE, 1962-CT, 1974-CT)
6 PBA titles
Joe Norris (1929)
January 4, 2012
(1908-2001)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1954
#10 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47
2 ABC championships (1934-T, 1954-T)
Earl Anthony (1969)
January 1, 2012
(1938-2001)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1986
#3 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1970s
Bowler of the Year, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83
All-American, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83
Masters champion, 1977, 1984
PBA National Championship winner, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983
Tournament of Champions winner, 1974, 1978
1 ABC championship (1968-TAE)
43 PBA titles
J. Wilbert Sims (1960)
December 26, 2011
(1921-1976)
Chicago Bowling Star
Junie McMahon (1950)
December 23, 2011
(1912-1974)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1955
#12 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1949-50
All-American, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53
All-Star champion, 1949-50, 1951-52
2 ABC championships (1947-S, 1947-AE)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1953
Bill Flesch (1949)
December 16, 2011
(1908-1996)
All-American, 1948-49
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944
1 ABC championship (1940-T)
“Chopper Bill”
Marge Merrick (1962)
December 12, 2011
(1924-2011)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1980
All-American, 1961-62
World’s Invitational champion, 1961
Chuck O’Donnell (1947)
December 5, 2011
(1913-2001)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
All-American, 1949-50
2 ABC championships (1949-TAE, 1950-TAE)
Buddy Bomar (1950)
December 2, 2011
(1916-1989)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1966
#18 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1940s
Bowler of the Year, 1944-45, 1946-47
All-American, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1948-49, 1949-50
All Star champion, 1944-45
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944, 1950
2 ABC championships (1956-T, 1956-TAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1947 (spring), 1947 (fall)
Jack Winters (1962)
November 28, 2011 
(1929-2007)
2 ABC championships (1962-CAE, 1968-T)
Bob Crawford (1958)
November 21, 2011
(1925-1997)
Petersen Classic winner, 1958
J.B. Solomon (1963)
November 18, 2011
(1923-2002)
2 PBA titles
Nelson Burton Jr. for Manhattan (1964)
November 16, 2011
William “Jake” Lenzen (1927)
November 14, 2011
(1893-1960)
1 ABC championship (1940-T)
Petersen Classic winner, 1930
Charles “Ace” Mitchell (1964)
November 9, 2011
(1900-1979)
Akron proprietor, equipment manufacturer
Janet Harman (1967)
November 4, 2011
(1930-1991)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1985
All-American, 1962-63, 1963-64
Queens champion, 1961
PWBA National champion, 1963
Charley Lausche (1948)
October 31, 2011
(1903-1969)
1 ABC championship (1952-TAE)
Brother of U.S. Senator Frank Lausche
Ralph Engan (1970)
October 30, 2011
(1928-1978)
1 ABC championship (CT-1969)
2 PBA titles
Eddie Botten (1949)
October 24, 2011
(1908-1998)
New Jersey Bowling Star
Ned Day for the Detroit News (1949)
October 23, 2011
Ned Day advertising post #9
John Wilcox (1966)
October 17, 2011
(1947- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1999
2 ABC championships (1966-AE, 1977-CT)
1 PBA title
Bill Hargadon (1949)
October 10, 2011
(1908-1996)
All-American, 1942-43
1 ABC championship (1942-T)
Pete Tountas (1964)
October 3, 2011
(1938- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1989
All-American, 1967-68
Masters champion, 1968
1 ABC championship (1976-T)
2 PBA titles
George Notz (1959)
September 30, 2011
(1905-1963)
1 ABC championship (1938-T)
Ned Day for Gillette Safety Razors (1947)
September 25, 2011
In case you’re not counting, this makes eight Ned Day ads I’ve posted!
Harry Lippe (1949)
September 19, 2011
(1911-1995)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1989
#98 Bowler of the 20th Century
2 ABC championships (1963-T, 1964-TAE)
Prince Rainier Goes Bowling (1960)
September 14, 2011
Rainier III of Monaco
(1923-2005, reigned 1949-2005)
Best known as husband of actress Grace Kelly
Ned Day Jr. (1964)
September 12, 2011
(1945-1987)
Best-known as a Las Vegas newspaper columnist and TV personality.
Ned Day for King Louie (1957)
September 11, 2011
Johnny King on “Bowling Stars” (1959)
September 7, 2011
Faetz-Niesen Recreation–5961 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago
Mort Lindsey (1934)
September 5, 2011
(1888-1959)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#55 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
3 ABC championships (1912-T, 1914-T, 1919-AE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1934
Who’s Who 1954 (#8)
August 31, 2011
Jerry Howard (1952)
August 29, 2011
(1918-2007)
Legendary Detroit Action Bowler
George Howard (1960)
August 22, 2011
(1930-2009)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1986
5 PBA titles
Al Savas for Crown Prince (1959)
August 19, 2011
Who’s Who 1954 (#7)
August 17, 2011
Johnny Crimmins (1941)
August 15, 2011
(1895-1992)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1962
#49 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1941-42
All-American, 1941-42
All-Star champion, 1941-42
1 ABC championship (1939-T)
Bowling’s original “Masked Marvel”
Lindy Faragalli Tries Wheelchair Bowling (1959)
August 8, 2011
(1911-1997)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1968
All-American, 1957-58
Match Game Doubles champion, 1957
1 ABC championship (1958-AE)
Barney Spinella (1931)
August 1, 2011
(1893-1991)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
All-American, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1931-32
3 ABC championships (1922-D, 1922-AE, 1927-AE)
Billy Sixty (1961)
July 31, 2011
(1899-1983)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1961
1 ABC championship (1948-TAE)
Famous bowling writer
Don Carter (1957)
July 29, 2011
(1926-2012)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1970
#1 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1950s
Bowler of the Year, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1961-62
All-American, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63
All-Star champion, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58
World’s Invitational champion, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Masters champion, 1961
PBA National champion, 1960
Match Game Doubles champion, 1958, 1959
4 ABC championships (1953-T, 1953-TAE, 1962-CT, 1974-CT)
6 PBA titles
Birdie Kern (1907)
July 25, 2011
(1890?-1976)
aka Birdie Kern Humphreys
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1976
2 WIBC championships (1920-S, 1920-T)
First woman to bowl a 300 game (1914)
Ned Day for Coca Cola (1947)
July 24, 2011
Who’s Who 1954 (#6)
July 20, 2011
Abraham Lincoln Langtry (1914)
July 18, 2011
(1873-1941)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1963
ABC Secretary, 1907-1932
Johnny King (1959)
July 11, 2011
(1922-1998)
1 ABC championship (1963-CT)
1 PBA title
D.D. Jacobson (1964)
July 1, 2011
(1921-2011)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1981
Queens champion, 1964
2 WIBC championships (1967-T, 1972-S)
Who’s Who 1954 (#5)
June 29, 2011
Don McClaren (1963)
June 24, 2011
(1925-1986)
1 ABC championship (1954-D)
One of the original Budweisers, 1954
Don Carter with the St. Louis Symphony (1955)
June 22, 2011
Performing Grofe’s “Hudson River Suite”
Joe Simonis (1954)
June 20, 2011
(1926-1983)
Chicago Bowling Star
Frank Caruana (1924)
June 17, 2011
(1890-1967)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1977
First bowler to roll two consecutive 300 games (1924)
Chief Halftown (1958)
June 13, 2011
(1917-2003)
Philadelphia Bowling Star and TV Icon
Tony Schwoegler (1945)
June 6, 2011
(1884-1955)
1 ABC championship (1909-D)
Don Ellis (1960)
May 30, 2011
(1928- )
ABC Hall of Fame, 1981
Match Game Doubles champion, 1963
1 ABC championship (1961-CD)
Petersen Classic winner, 1955
Who’s Who 1954 (#4)
May 25, 2011
Fred Breckle (1946)
May 23, 2011
(1896-1977)
1 ABC championship (1939-T)
Who’s Who 1954 (#3)
May 18, 2011
Charley Trucks (1940)
May 16, 2011
(1878-1955)
Philadelphia Bowling Star
Ned Day for Jockey Underwear (1945)
May 15, 2011
Phil Wolf for Jose Gomez Cigars (1917)
May 11, 2011
Bowlers Journal (March 24, 1917)
Joe Scribner (1929)
May 9, 2011
(1886-1966)
All-American, 1929-30
Match Game champion, 1929
Fred Fikes (1958)
May 6, 2011
(1914-1984)
Chicago Bowling Star
Jim Stefanich (1963)
May 2, 2011
(1941- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1983
#45 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1966-67, 1967-68
Bowler-of-the-Year, 1967-68
All-Star champion, 1967-68
Tournament of Champions winner, 1967
7 ABC championships (1963-T, 1964-S, 1964-TAE, 1966-CD, 1968-CT, 1968-CAE, 1969-CD)
13 PBA titles
Billy Golembiewski Instructional Record (1962)
May 1, 2011
Who’s Who 1954 (#2)
April 29, 2011
Jimmy Smith (1927)
April 25, 2011
(1882-1948)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#14 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1910s
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
All-American, 1927-28
Match Game champion, 1906-1922
2 ABC championships (1911-AE, 1920-AE)
Greater New York champion, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913
Petersen Classic winner, 1925, 1927
Frank Clause (1962)
April 18, 2011
(1913-1977)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1980
Who’s Who 1954 (#1)
April 15, 2011
Elmer Baumgarten (1939)
April 13, 2011
(1881-1961)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1963
ABC President, 1932-1933
ABC Secretary, 1933-1951
Don Johnson (1966)
April 11, 2011
(1940-2003)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1982
#20 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1970-71, 1971-72
All-American, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1976-77
U.S. Open champion, 1972
Tournament of Champions winner, 1970
3 ABC championships (1968-CD, 1976-CD, 1977-CT)
26 PBA titles
Glenn Allison (1961)
April 4, 2011
(1930-)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
#38 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1957-58, 1961-62
4 ABC championships (1962-CD, 1964-CT, 1966-CT, 1970-CS)
5 PBA titles
Harry Smith Titeline Ball (1968)
April 3, 2011
Al Schacht (1938)
April 1, 2011
(1892-1984)
Washington Senators, 1919-1921
“Clown Prince of Baseball”
Woody Hulsey (1958)
March 28, 2011
(1931-1977)
St. Louis Bowling Star
Tom Zavakos (1950)
March 21, 2011
(1901-1966)
All-American, 1926-27
1 ABC championship (1932-T)
Dick Weber All-Pro Ball (1967)
March 16, 2011
Vince Lucci (1968)
March 7, 2011
(1912-1998)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1978
1 ABC championship (1960-AE)
Andy Varipapa for Goodyear (1967)
March 4, 2011
Jack Dempsey (1937)
February 25, 2011
(1895-1983)
Heavyweight Boxing Champion, 1919-1926
Bowled in 1937 ABC Tournament
Andy Rogoznica (1962)
February 21, 2011
(1926-1990)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1992
1 ABC championship (1966-CD)
1 PBA title
Don Brokaw (1935)
February 7, 2011
(1904-1956)
1 ABC championship (1935-S)
Norm Meyers (1962)
January 31, 2011
(1933-1981)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1984
4 ABC championships (1963-CT, 1967-CD, 1975-CT, 1976-CT)
1 PBA title
Steve Cruchon (1941)
January 21, 2011
(1917-1986)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1983
Famed Bowling Writer
Ned Day Grip (1939)
January 9, 2011
Hank Lauman (1960)
January 3, 2011
(1916-1993)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1976
All American, 1946-47
Ray Bluth (1962)
December 31, 2010
(1927- )
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1973
#28 Bowler of the 20th Century
All American, 1955-56, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62
Masters champion, 1959
Match Game Doubles champion, 1956, 1960, 1961
2 ABC championships (1962-CT, 1974-CT)
2 PBA titles
Joe Kristof (1947)
December 8, 2010
(1920-2003)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
1 ABC championship (1961-CD)
Carl Berger (1953)
December 6, 2010
(1909-1997)
Chicago Bowling Star
“The Man of a Thousand Releases”
Billy Welu (1963)
December 5, 2010
(1932-1974)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1975
#22 Bowler of the 20th Century
All American, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65
All-Star champion, 1958-59
Masters champion, 1964, 1965
4 ABC championships (1954-D, 1958-T, 1964-CT, 1966-CT)
2 PBA titles
Marie Warmbier (1935)
November 29, 2010
(1896-1937)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1953
#89 Bowler of the 20th Century
7 WIBC championships (1928-T, 1930-D, 1931-T, 1932-AE, 1933-T, 1935-S, 1935-AE)
Eli Maricich (1948)
November 15, 2010
(1898-1983)
1 ABC championship (1931-T)
Dick Weber (1965)
October 31, 2010
(1929-2005)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1970
#2 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65
All American, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1970-71
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1960s
All-Star champion, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66
Match Game Doubles champion, 1956, 1960, 1961
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1959, 1960
1 ABC championship (1962-CT)
26 PBA titles
Lowell Jackson for Camels (1941)
September 26, 2010Skang Mercurio (1934)
September 24, 2010
(1896-1972)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1967
Ray Schanen (1947)
September 20, 2010
(1914-1974)
All-American, 1951-52
1 ABC championship (1948-TAE)
Billy Hardwick (1969)
September 19, 2010
(1941-2013)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1985
#19 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1963-64, 1968-69
All-American, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70
All Star champion, 1968-69
Tournament of Champions winner, 1965
PBA National Championship winner, 1963
2 ABC championships (1964-CS, 1964-CAE)
18 PBA titles
Pete Carter (1956)
September 10, 2010
(1912-1983)
1 ABC championship (1951-TAE)
Lou Sielaff (1954)
September 6, 2010
(1915-1964)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1968
3 ABC championships (1952-T, 1953-T, 1955-T)
Ned Day for Havoline Motor Oil (1949)
September 5, 2010Charley Daw (1932)
September 3, 2010
(1894-1947)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
#35 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
All-American, 1926-27, 1929-30, 1931-32
Match Game champion, 1927-1928
3 ABC championships (1923-D, 1923-T, 1932-D)
Petersen Classic winner, 1931
Tim Matheson in “Dreamer” (1979)
August 8, 2010
Helen Duval (1958)
August 6, 2010
(1916-2010)
WIBC Hall of Fame, 1970
All-American, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1968-69
Fred Lening (1963)
August 2, 2010
(1921-1981)
2 PBA titles
Ned Day for Camels (1947)
August 1, 2010
American League of Bowling (1956)
July 16, 2010
The American League of Bowling was part of the “Bowling Time” TV show. Like the show’s National League of Bowling, the American League bowlers rolled two-game matches each week. The site was Fairview Lanes in Cleveland, the announcer Sam Levine.
National League of Bowling (1956)
July 14, 2010
(L-R) Carmen Salvino (Chicago), Johnny King (Cleveland), Pete Treybig (Houston), Foy Belcher (Los Angeles), Jack Aydelotte (Minneapolis), Dick Weber (St. Louis), Tony Lindemann (Detroit), Joe Brown (New York)
The National League of Bowling was part of the “Bowling Time” TV show. Each week, star bowlers representing different cities bowled two-game matches. Filming was done at Fairview Lanes in Cleveland, with Sam Levine at the microphone.
Dan Jones (1903)
July 5, 2010
ABC Singles champion, 1903
Richard J. Daley with Junie McMahon (1958)
June 18, 2010
(1902-1976)
Mayor of Chicago, 1955-1976
Boris Karloff (1932)
June 13, 2010
(1887-1969)
Scene from the movie “Scarface”
Jimmy Blouin (1924)
May 28, 2010
(1886-1947)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1953
#17 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1920s
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
All-American, 1926-27
Match Game champion, 1922-1926
2 ABC championships (1909-AE, 1911-S)
Johnny Crimmins (1961)
May 23, 2010
(1895-1992)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1962
#49 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1941-42
All-American, 1941-42
All-Star champion, 1941-42
1 ABC championship (1939-T)
Bowling’s original “Masked Marvel”
Andy Marzich (1962)
May 21, 2010
(1935-2010)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1992
All-American, 1962-63
3 ABC championships (1960-D, 1964-CT, 1966-CT)
6 PBA titles
Stan Thaden (1962)
May 19, 2010
(1925-2005)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1958
All-Star Tournament Finalists, 1941
May 17, 2010
(L-R) Marty Cassio, Lowell Jackson, Joe Wilman, Charlie Lausche, Bill Hargadon, Ray Newton, John Crimmins, Joe Norris, Joe Sinke, Ernie Soest, Connie Schwoegler, Gerry Anderson
Lindy Faragalli (1960)
May 14, 2010
(1911-1997)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
#79 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1957-58
Match Game Doubles champion, 1957
1 ABC championship (1958-AE)
Harry Alten (1904)
May 7, 2010
(1883-1969)
1 ABC championship (1906-T)
Elvin Mesger (1974)
May 3, 2010
(1916-2001)
Long-time record-holder for most 300 games
Marion Ladewig (1955)
April 18, 2010
(1914-2010)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1964
#7 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1962-63
All American, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64
All-Star champion, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1962-63
World’s Invitational champion, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964
PWBA National champion, 1960
4 WIBC championships (1950-D, 1950-AE, 1955-D, 1955-AE)
Joe Bodis (1937)
April 16, 2010
(1897-1970)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (Charter Member)
#88 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American
1 ABC championship (1924-T)
Frank Kartheiser (1948)
April 5, 2010
(1888-1968)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1967
All-American, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1931-32
Match-Game champion, 1926-27
Petersen Classic winner, 1924
Alex Dunbar (1913)
April 4, 2010
Greater New York Individual Champion, 1911
Tommy Tuttle (1965)
March 29, 2010
(1929-2004)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1994
All-American, 1963-64
1 ABC championship (1965-CT)
3 PBA titles
Bill Bunetta (1960)
March 24, 2010
(1919-2010)
ABC Hall of Fame, 1968
#96 Bowler of the 20th Century
5 ABC championships (1950-TAE, 1952-T, 1963-CT, 1967-CT, 1975-CD)
1 PBA title
Johnny Guenther for Manhattan (1954)
March 22, 2010
William Heins (1913)
March 21, 2010
Early Bowling Star
Paul Krumske (1951)
March 19, 2010
(1912-1979)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
#44 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1937-38, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46 1947-48, 1949-50
Match Game champion, 1944
Match Game Doubles champion, 1945
Connie Schwoegler for Hamm’s Beer (1951)
March 12, 2010
Ned Day for Brunswick (1949)
March 7, 2010
Fred Wolf (1943)
February 26, 2010
(1910-2000)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1976
Famed Bowling Broadcaster
Steve Nagy Magazine Cover (1955)
January 10, 2010 
Bill Rhodman (1953)
January 3, 2010
(1914-1961)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1996
#94 Bowler of the 20th Century
Junie McMahon’s Last Match
December 27, 2009
“Jackpot Bowling” TV show (January 9, 1959)
Frank Huspen (1964)
December 16, 2009
(1927-2009)
Chicago Bowling StarLee Jouglard (1955)
November 23, 2009
(1921-1978)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1979
#84 Bowler of the 20th Century
All American, 1950-51
Bowler of the Year, 1950-51
Masters champion, 1951
2 ABC championships (1951-S, 1951-TAE)
Lou Campi (1959)
November 15, 2009
(1905-1989)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
#52 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1956-57
Match Game Doubles champion, 1947, 1948, 1957
Winner of the PBA first tournament, 1959
Johnny King (1961)
November 9, 2009
(1922-1998)
1 ABC championship (1963-CT)
1 PBA title
Joe Wilman (1942)
November 2, 2009
(1905-1969)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1951
#13 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1945-46
All-American, 1941-42, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1953-54
All-Star champion, 1945-46
Match Game Doubles champion, 1946, 1953
6 ABC championships (1939-AE, 1942-T, 1946-AE, 1947–TAE, 1954-T, 1954-TAE)
Richard Nixon (1969)
October 26, 2009
(1913-1994)
President of the United States, 1969-1974
Junie McMahon (1947)
October 23, 2009
(1912-1974)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1955
#12 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowler of the Year, 1949-50
All-American, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53
All-Star champion, 1949-50, 1951-52
2 ABC championships (1947-S, 1947-AE)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1953
Robby Robinson (1957)
October 19, 2009
(1923-2005)
Chicago Classic League high average, 4 times
Al Savas (1960)
October 12, 2009
(1925-1975)
1 ABC championship (1967-T)
2 PBA titles
Peter Howley (1903)
October 9, 2009
(1882-1958)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)
Only man to bowl in first 46 ABC Tournaments (1901-1949)
Max Stein (1937)
September 25, 2009
(1908-2004)
1 ABC championship (1937-AE)
Rudy Habetler (1952)
September 14, 2009
(1910-1971)
Masters champion, 1953
Rudy Pugel (1952)
August 31, 2009
(1920-1972)
All-American, 1943-44
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944
Petersen Classic winner, 1953
Ed Stretch (1904)
August 19, 2009
1 ABC championship (1905-D)
Tony Sparando (1951)
July 27, 2009
(1906-1989)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
All-American, 1937-38, 1953-54
1 ABC championship (1954-S)
Newsday Eastern Open winner, 1951
Petersen Classic winner, 1946
Eddie Kawolics (1950)
July 6, 2009
(1907-1976)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968
All-American, 1946-47
2 ABC championship (1963-T, 1964-TAE)
Walter Ward (1939)
June 1, 2009
(1897-1984)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1959
#90 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1945-46
Count Gengler (1919)
April 23, 2009
(1882-1957)
#26 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal 1910-1925 Special All-American
Bowling’s Greatest Hustler
Joe Norris (1954)
March 5, 2009
Watch the foul line, Joe!
(1908-2001)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1954
#10 Bowler of the 20th Century
All-American, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47
2 ABC championships (1934-T, 1954-T)
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