Revs300, That was a fantastic event of the Stepladder Finals of the 1982 City of Roses Open. Also, Do you know that Mark Williams made his 1st appearance in the Stepladder Finals of the 1981 City of Roses Open and Do you have the Stepladder Finals of the 1981 City of Roses Open?
Ray Perez will go down as the biggest choke artist in pba history in a title match He missed a 6 pin by 10 feet Threw the ball in the gutter shooting an3-6-9-10 Absolutely horrible. How he led is beyond me
Holman annoyed a lot of spectators. However he was a superb shot maker. I respect that. He was on his way to winning this tournament & a few shots got away from him. Marshall's career speaks for itself.
I bowled 4 games, in a Showboat Las Vegas House Tournament in !994. 30 years later, I still remember what a SUPER CLASS ACT he was. He was very encouraging. Thank you, Johnny Petraglia, for that experience.
Imperial still used a lacquer finish on the lanes well into the 1980s (I bowled in a junior tournament there in 1986 and it was still lacquer), long after virtually all centers used urethane finishes. The lanes did play differently.
Years ago I was at a bowling tournament in the Detroit area, and Dick Weber was there. It was so fun to watch him bowl, as he was so accurate. I had stayed after the event for a while and the bowling alley was just about empty, and even most of the bowlers had left. I was on a pay phone talking to a good friend, Joe H, and Joe loved Dick Weber. I called him to tell him I saw his bowling hero, and then to my surprise, Dick Weber was walking down the hall my way. He then was right next to me, and I asked him to say hello on the pay phone to my friend Joe. He took the phone and talked to Joe, and I never thought I was going to get the phone back. What a great guy he was that day, AND EVERY DAY.
In my opinion, Marshall was in his prime in 1984. He had added experience, success & confidence to go with a BOATLOAD of physical talent. Pete Weber was great yet not even close to his prime. YET. HE SURE HAD THE AMBITION & PREPERATION THOUGH with the DRIVE to be better than his father.
OMG. TRULY, One of the most PROFESSIOÑAL, MENTALLY GROUNDED, HUGELY LIKEABLE HUMAN BEINGS EVER. DICK WEBER. Nelson "Bo" Burton did a great job with the interview AND what a pair of professionals. TWO COMPLETELY RELIABLE PROFESSIONALS. I cant get over just how good Dick looks here at 52. Very healthy. Certainly does not look 52!😮😊😊
Dad watched these nearly every week, he was quite a bowler. I wish AMF still had those Magic Triangle masking units....they defined quality facilities when I was growing up.
Thanx so much for these great old tournaments! I remember bowling at age 4 and doing badly, but wanting to bowl more. I had a couple bowling sets for kids (including a Tudor game where the pins flipped up if you hit them). I never bowled in a league until about 10 years ago and now I'm hooked. These old classic bowlers were so skilled, and some went on to the Hall of Fame. I try to learn what I can from these shows. Thank you again!
Luv these old matches. Suddenly it’s Saturday afternoon on ABC with Chris and Bo and I’m 15 again. Really appreciate you posting this in such high quality. The PBA was so much better back then..no loud music and louder spectators making a mockery of each match like we see today.
According to the banner at the beginning of the telecast, I can deduce this telecast was November 27th, 1971. I was a month and a half old. My best years bowling league off and on between 1984 (13 yrs.) to 1997 (26 yrs.) Never got to watch telecasts this early, obviously. Thanks for sharing 👍.