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"1950s" - 102 Total Result(s)
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VARIPAPA JOINS HALL OF FAME, 1957
After nearly 30 years as one of the world’s top bowlers, Andy Varipapa became the 18th bowler officially inducted into the American Bowling Congress Bowling Hall of Fame in 1957. At his induction cere ...
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VARIPAPA LEADING THE WAY
Andy Varipapa was a trailblazing figure in the early days of professional bowling in the United States. Commencing his career in the 1920s, Varipapa swiftly gained renown not only for his exceptional ...
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WATCH: AND THE WINNER IS…
Buddy Bomar and Don Carter were two of bowling’s greatest icons when they met for a match in late 1956. The men weren’t strangers to one another; Bomar captained the Chicago Falstaff team, which regul ...
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WATCH: CARTER WAS A GRACIOUS RUNNER-UP
It was a squeaker! When Don Carter and Buddy Bomar met on Dec. 29, 1956, for a televised match in Chicago, Bomar won by three pins. But Don Carter gave a winning performance as a gracious runner-up — ...
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WATCH: DON “CHIN ON THE FLOOR” CARTER
Check out the fifth frame of an epic 1956 match between Don Carter and Buddy Bomar. Carter was fresh off his first National Team Match Game title with the Budweisers in January of that year. Could Don ...
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WATCH: FIRST ROLLS FOR BOMAR AND CARTER
Check out the first roll of a classic 1956 match pitting Buddy Bomar of the Chicago Falstaffs against Don Carter of the Budweisers from St. Louis. The rollers put on some dramatics right out of the ga ...
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WATCH: INTRODUCING BUDDY BOMAR AND DON CARTER
When two icons in the bowling world — Buddy Bomar and Don Carter — met in 1956 for a match, Fred Wolf was there to cover it for NBC’s new show Championship Bowling. Watch the crowd react to the men’s ...
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WATCH: NBC’S CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING
Couldn’t get to the Bowling Alley to watch the matches live? Championship Bowling had you covered! The popular program ran on NBC from 1954 into the late 1970s and was initially MCed by Fred Wolf. On ...
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WEBER ROLLS WITH THUMB PROTECTOR
Bowling takes its toll on the body! Three-game series were common for professional bowlers, but some tournaments included multiple days of bowling and triple-digit games. At the National Championship ...
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WINDY CITY ALL-STARS
The 1956 BPAA All-Star Tournament was held in Chicago from November 30 through December 9. Bowling icon Don Carter clinched his third national match game bowling championship. His 3.04-point margin of ...
