Category Archives: Bowling History

Bowling Legend Johnny Petraglia Talks About The Annoyances of the PBA Stepladder Final Format

I've become more and more annoyed with the stepladder finals. When the PBA was formed [...]

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Bowling Legend Johnny Petraglia Talks About Chuck Gardner – A Man of Many Hats

Chuck is a big guy with a booming voice and an outgoing personality. When he [...]

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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Brunswick Quantum Skins Game

With the re-release of the Brunswick Quantum coming up, I received several messages and reminders [...]

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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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