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The PBA Hall of Fame was founded in 1975 with eight initial inductees: six for Performance (Ray Bluth, Don Carter, Carmen Salvino, Harry Smith, Dick Weber and Billy Welu) and two for Meritorious Service (Frank Esposito and Chuck Pezzano). Since its inception, it was located at the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in St. Louis ...
Edward G. "Eddie" Elias (December 12, 1928 – November 15, 1998) was best known as the founder of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA).. Elias grew up in the Akron, Ohio, United States area, and attended West High School, The University of Akron, Western Reserve Law School (now part of Case Western Reserve University).
Tom Hess of Granger, Iowa, will be inducted into the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame on April 26 in Fairlawn, Ohio.
Smith was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame with the inaugural 1975 class, and the ABC (now USBC) Hall of Fame in 1978. [2] In addition to his PBA victories, he won four Eagles (titles) in the ABC Open Championships. He made the quarterfinals (top eight) at the ABC Masters five times in addition to his 1963 victory. [3]
This versatile bowler won 10 tournaments and brought home over $1.5 million in prize money over his career.
Tom Hess (born December 13, 1969) is a right-handed American professional bowler from Urbandale, Iowa, [1] and is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He now bowls out of Granger, Iowa. [2] Hess is a member of the PBA Hall of Fame in the Veterans/Senior category.
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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.