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Category Archives: The Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

THE BOWLING MEMOIRS OF JOHNNY PETRAGLIA

Bowling Memoirs With Johnny Petraglia – Marshall Holman Has Always Been a “Good” Guy

Marshall has always been a good guy, but 40 years ago he would have flare [...]

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10
Jan
Petraglia Remembers Vietnam – Comments About a Recent Story in the Bowler’s Journal

In the August issue of Bowlers Journal there’s a story written about me. (Petraglia remembers [...]

01
Aug
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – God Bless John Forst

These past few weeks I had a good swing on the west coast. At the [...]

06
Jul
The Story of Skee Foremsky, His Humor & Bodyguard – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Skee Foremsky was a great bowler. He won six PBA titles. He won the Showboat [...]

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02
May
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – The Story of Richie Hornreich

I grew up with Richie Hornreich. Richie is one of the best action bowlers of [...]

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31
Mar
The Time Parker Bohn III Lost His Cool – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

For those of you that have watched Parker Bohn bowl, you know he’s one of [...]

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11
Jan
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – The Great Chris Schenkel

When the PBA was on top, it was number one in its time slot for [...]

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14
Dec
The Eccentric Mark Roth – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Okay, I think it’s time I wrote something about Mark Roth. Actually, I could write [...]

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11
Nov
The Story of Skee Foremsky, His Humor & Bodyguard – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Skee Foremsky was a great bowler. He won six PBA titles. He won the Showboat [...]

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02
May
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – The Story of Richie Hornreich

I grew up with Richie Hornreich. Richie is one of the best action bowlers of [...]

10 Comments

31
Mar
The Time Parker Bohn III Lost His Cool – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

For those of you that have watched Parker Bohn bowl, you know he’s one of [...]

10 Comments

11
Jan
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – The Great Chris Schenkel

When the PBA was on top, it was number one in its time slot for [...]

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14
Dec
The Eccentric Mark Roth – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Okay, I think it’s time I wrote something about Mark Roth. Actually, I could write [...]

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11
Nov
The Legend of Bert Goodman – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

When I first got into league bowling, the big leagues in my area were the [...]

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14
Sep
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – Saturday Afternoon Pot Bowling in 1963

When I was 16 there were great pot games at my home lanes. About 30 [...]

24
Aug
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – Remembering the Great John Hriscina

On July 20th, 2015 we lost John Hriscina. John was the Senior PBA Bowler of [...]

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04
Aug
Bowling Memoirs by Johnny Petraglia – Only in America

This past week we had the first “Johnny Petraglia BVL Open.” It was a huge [...]

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Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – Big Jack Kordusky

The bowling world lost a great friend this week. His name is Jack Kordusky. Better [...]

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It Takes a Lot to Be A Champion – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

It takes a lot to be a champion. Obviously talent, great eye-hand coordination, and physical [...]

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Remember How Great our Sport is and What Great History it Has – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

We all know how popular bowling was in the 70’s and 80’s. The TV ratings [...]

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Bowling Translations – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Bowling terms are great and have also changed through the years. Here’s a couple of [...]

My First TV Show – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

I had made my first TV show. I think 45 or 46 years ago at [...]

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The Mo and Phil Show – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Mo Pinel and Phil Cardinale have been in the bowling game their whole life.Right now [...]

The Interesting Mind of Ernie Schlegel – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

There is so much to tell about Ernie Schlegel, I could write a book. In [...]

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The Great Mike Aulby – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Mike Aulby has 26 titles and is the only one that has won what is [...]

A Story About 2 of the Nicest Guys on Tour – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

I would like to tell a story about two guys on tour who were and [...]