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The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States.Headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia, [1] and currently owned by Bowlero Corporation since 2019, [2] the PBA's membership consists of over 3,000 members worldwide. [3]
Burton Jr. is also a member of the PBA Hall of Fame, elected in 1979. His 18th and final PBA tour title came in 1984 at the AMF Angle Open held just outside his hometown of St. Louis. In that tournament, Burton set a record for a televised four-game pin total with a combined score of 1,050 (278-279-257-236), topping Larry Laub's then-record of ...
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.
While Guenther was feared on the lanes, he was well-liked off of them, winning the PBA’s Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award three times. He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1986, [3] and the USBC Hall of Fame in 1988. [1] He was ranked #45 on the PBA’s 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years". [3]
Inducted into USBC Hall of Fame (1982) Placed #8 in Bowling Magazine's 2000 list of the "20 Best Bowlers of the 20th Century" Also placed #8 on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years" The PBA's "Don Johnson 40" oil pattern is used at the Tournament of Champions major, in honor of Don's emotional 1970 victory and his ...
Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1982; Inducted into USBC Hall of Fame in May 2009; Served three terms as PBA President (1979–80, 1989–90 and 1997–98) Was ranked #16 on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years" One of eight players in history to earn the PBA career Triple Crown; Only player to win three ...
Inducted into PBA Hall of Fame, 1987. [7] Inducted into USBC Hall of Fame, 2009. [2] Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 2014. [14] [15] Four-time winner of the Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year award (1977, 1978, 1979, 1984). Holds the PBA record with eight titles in a single season (1978). Ranked #5 on the PBA's 2008 ...
Parker is the brother-in-law of fellow PBA Hall of Famer, Doug Kent (Doug's wife Chrissie and Parker's wife Leslie are sisters). Parker Bohn (the first), PBIII's grandfather, was a five-time stock car (Modifieds and Sportsmen) racing champion at Wall (NJ) Stadium near his home at the Jersey Shore.