Monday, March 5, 2007
Ah, the good ol' days...
This Date in Denny’s PBA Tour History March 5 1994 David Traber defeats his brother, Dale, 196-187 to win the 1994 PBA National Championship, his first Major title. Earlier in the day, Johnny Petraglia bowled the seventh perfect game on national TV, defeating Walter Ray Williams Jr., 300-194. 1983 Eighteen year old Norm Duke knocks off four PBA champions including Tom Milton, 238-204, to pick up his first Tour title in the 1983 Cleveland Open. March 6 1976 Earl Anthony rolls to his second straight Tour title, defeating Tommy Hudson, 246-195, in the 1976 AMF Dick Weber 5-Star Open in Tamarac, Fla. March 7 1992 Brian Voss becomes the PBA’s seventh millionaire, winning his 12th career Tour title in the Paula Carter’s Homestead Classic. 1964 Tommy Tuttle captures his first PBA tournament championship by winning the Colt PBA Open in Glenn Burnie, Md. March 9 2003 Walter Ray Williams Jr. caps a record-breaking season by winning the PBA World Championship, pushing his total season earnings for 2002-03 to a record $419,600. 1996 Tom Baker wins his first title in 10 years, defeating Bob Learn Jr. 278-247, in the finals of the 1996 ACDelco Classic. 1963 Billy Hardwick picks up his first Tour title after 17 previous attempts. Hardwick holds off Roger Helle in the 1963 Mobile Sertome PBA Open in Mobile, Ala. March 11 1989 Mike Aulby wins his second consecutive tournament and the 16th of his career, defeating Brad Snell, 246-202 for the title in the Budweiser Open.
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