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The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) is a sports membership organization dedicated to ten-pin bowling in the United States.It was formed in 2005 by a merger of the American Bowling Congress—the original codifier of all tenpin bowling standards, rules, and regulations from 1895 onwards; the Women's International Bowling Congress—founded in 1916, as the female bowlers' counterpart to ...
Bowlers can now qualify for the Hall of Fame based on five PBA titles on their resume, as long as two of those titles were major championships. Other active bowlers can now qualify for the Hall as well if they have 20 years of membership and are elected. [28] Late in 2008, The PBA announced the launch of a new PBA Seniors Hall of Fame.
A handful of 300 games have been broadcast on live TV. Grazio Castellano of Brooklyn, New York, was the first to roll a 300 game on live television. This occurred on October 4, 1953, during an Eastern All-Star league session in Newark, New Jersey. [2] (Castellano is a member of the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame.)
PBA Hall of Fame (1987) PBA’s 50 Greatest Players James William Godman (January 5, 1946 – May 3, 2001) was an American professional bowler who won eleven titles on the Professional Bowlers Tour , and was the first bowler to win the prestigious Tournament of Champions (then sponsored by Firestone ) twice, winning in 1969 and 1973.
Member of the Maryland State USBC Hall of Fame (2009) Member of the Greater Baltimore Bowling Association Hall of Fame (2009) Voted 42nd greatest player of the PBA's first 50 years by the PBA and bowling media (2008) Elected to the Bowlers Journal All-American Team in 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2002–03, 2004–05; Elected to Bowling Digest ...
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71 [2] career perfect games in PBA events (through mid-2018 season) One of the bowlers to have won the "Grand Slam" (USBC Masters, PBA World Championship, PBA Tournament of Champions, and the US Open) 5x ESPY Award winner for Best Bowler (1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2019) [18] Ranked 7th on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 ...
Inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame on April 29, 2015. Three-time PWBA Player of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017) Holds the all-time record for women's major championships (10) One of two women (with Kelly Kulick) to have won a title on the national PBA Tour. Only bowler with multiple televised 300 games in PWBA title events (2001, 2021)