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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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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 [...]

Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – God Bless John Forst

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 [...]

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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Was it Fate Bowling 300 at the 1994 PBA National Championship?

Watch as PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia shoots 300 at the 1994 PBA National [...]

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Action Bowling in Brooklyn – 2 Stories I’ll Never Forget! Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Story 1: I grew up and worked in a 12 laner under a movie theater [...]

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Memories of My First PBA Title, Being Drafted to Vietnam & Tossed from the Hotel – Johnny Petraglia

Winning My First Professional Bowling Title In August of 1966 in Ft. Smith Arkansas I [...]

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The Beginning – My First Professional Bowling Tournament – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Professional Bowling Legend Johnny Petraglia Discusses His First PBA Bowling Tournament My first PBA event [...]

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