NEWS, NOTES AND HAPPENINGS FROM THE WORLD OF BOWLING /// JANUARY 2012 Bulletin Board


THE FAB FOUR


The USBC Hall of Fame welcomes a quartet of superior performers.


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ith more than 50 pro tour titles among them, Dave Husted, Amleto Monacelli,


Tom Baker and Dede Davidson en- ter the Superior Performance wing of the USBC Hall of Fame having excelled in perhaps the most com- petitive era of professional bowl- ing…the 1980s and ’90s. The sheer number of competi-


tors and tour stops on both the men’s and women’s pro tours made for yearlong marathons, with deep fields and ever-changing conditions. The four recently-elected hall


of famers will join USBC Open Championships standouts Lennie Boresch Jr., and Gary Daroszewski, wheelchair bowling pioneer Al Uttecht, and meritorious service


honorees Joan Feinblum and the late Kerm Helmer at formal induc- tion ceremonies April 26, during the USBC Convention in Arling- ton, Texas. In a sport that is now burgeon-


ing with talent from around the globe, Monacelli was the Profes- sional Bowlers Association Tour’s first foreign-born star. Born in Venezuela, Monacelli came to America and joined the tour in 1982 with unique flair and style both on and off the lanes. The likeable Venezuelan was a fan fa- vorite from the start, a status that only grew as Monacelli began win- ning. All told, Monacelli won 19 PBA Tour titles from 1987-2005, won back-to-back PBA Player of the Year awards in 1989 and 1990, and totalled more than $2 million


Amleto Monacelli 7 USBOWLER JANUARY 2012


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