Have a Great Weekend Obots! Eric DeFreitas was the first black bowler to become a member of the AMF Staff of Champions, and one of the first black members of the Professional Bowlers Association. He has been deeply involved in all phases of bowling, as a bowler, pioneer organizer and instructor, public relations man, fighter for fairness in bowling and elsewhere, and was a … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African Americans and Professional Bowling
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Friday Open Thread: African Americans and Professional Bowling
Good Morning Obots! Today we feature Earlene Fuller, shown below with her teammates (far right) in Milwaukee, WI and some history on the badger state - which was once known as the tenpin capital of the nation (which if you ever watched Happy Days or Laverne & Shirley you sort of knew that LOL) … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African Americans and Professional Bowling
Thursday Open Thread: African Americans and Professional Bowling
Good Morning Obots! William Howard "Billy" Oatman IV (born December 1, 1965) is a left-handed American ten-pin bowler and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He has bowled 4 perfect 300 games in PBA competition. Billy Oatman has bowled over 190 perfect 300 games and over 70 800 series. His nickname is Billy O. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African Americans and Professional Bowling
Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and Professional Bowling
Happy Hump Day Everyone! Today's featured ten-pinner is Kimberly Terrell-Kearney. A 10-time Professional Champion, Kim Terrell-Kearney began bowling at a young age, but it wasn't until her college days when her bowling career really took off. "I followed my sister into collegiate bowling and it just snowballed. I just kept getting better and better!' Terrell-Kearney … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and Professional Bowling
Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans and Professional Bowling
Good Morning Obots! Today's featured Ten-Pinner is George Branham III George Branham III (born November 21, 1962 in Detroit, MI) is a professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He began his career in 1984 and retired at the end of the 2003 season. His career is most noted because he was the first African American to win a … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans and Professional Bowling