Category Archives: Bowling History

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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Bowlers Golfing for High Stakes – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

I know this is supposed to be a bowling blog, but this time I’m going [...]

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Bowling in the 2020 Olympics – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Two thoughts this time.. First, we are on the verge of getting into the Olympics. [...]

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Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – Flashback to the mid 70’s for the King Louie Open

At this year’s Senior U.S.Open, I ran into Matt Surina. He doesn’t bowl much anymore, [...]

Sometimes Even When Something Isn’t Fun It Can Turn Out to Be Funny – Bowling Memoirs by Johnny Petraglia

Brunswick used to sponsor the Mini-Eliminator in Las Vegas. Every entrant got a bowling ball [...]

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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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