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Sports season
This is a recap of the 1962 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the Tour's fourth season. Included in the season's 30 events was the third PBA National Championship (won by Carmen Salvino)[1] and the first-ever PBA Tournament of Champions, which featured all 25 previous PBA Tour champions to date. It was won by Joe Joseph, who had qualified only four events earlier.[2]
Tournament schedule and recaps
| Event |
Bowling Center |
City |
Dates |
Winner
|
| Fourth Empire State PBA Open
|
Redwood Lanes
|
Albany, NY
|
01/24/1962-01/27/1962
|
Winner: Fred Lening (1)
|
| Philadelphia PBA Open
|
Boulevard Lanes
|
Philadelphia, PA
|
01/30/1962-02/03/1962
|
Winner: Harry Smith (2)
|
| PBA Colt Open
|
Colt Lanes of Towson
|
Baltimore, MD
|
02/07/1962-02/10/1962
|
Winner: Dick Hoover (1)
|
| Akron Coca-Cola PBA Open
|
North Lanes
|
Akron, OH
|
02/14/1962-02/17/1962
|
Winner: Glen Blakesley (1)
|
| Cleveland Coca-Cola PBA Open
|
Eastgate Coliseum
|
Cleveland, OH
|
02/21/1962-02/24/1962
|
Winner: Skip Vigars (1)
|
| Winston-Salem PBA Open
|
Expressway Lanes
|
Winston-Salem, NC
|
02/28/1962-03/03/1962
|
Winner: Al Savas (1)
|
| Birmingham PBA Open
|
Bowl-A-Mac
|
Birmingham, AL
|
03/07/1962-03/10/1962
|
Winner: Andy Rogoznica (1)
|
| Memphis PBA Open
|
Imperial Lanes
|
Memphis, TN
|
03/14/1962-03/17/1962
|
Winner: Glenn Allison (1)
|
| Houston PBA Open
|
McGregor Bowling Centers
|
Houston, TX
|
03/21/1962-03/24/1962
|
Winner: Don Carter (3)
|
| Oak Hills PBA Open
|
Oak Hill Lanes
|
San Antonio, TX
|
03/28/1962-03/31/1962
|
Winner: Don Bickford (1)
|
| Oklahoma City Coca-Cola Open
|
Lincoln Lanes
|
Oklahoma City, OK
|
04/04/1962-04/07/1962
|
Winner: Tom Hennessey (2)
|
| St. Louis Coca-Cola Open
|
Northland Bowl
|
St. Louis, MO
|
04/09/1962-04/12/1962
|
Winner: Joe Joseph (1)
|
| San Jose PBA Open
|
Saratoga Lanes
|
San Jose, CA
|
04/18/1962-04/21/1962
|
Winner: J. B. Solomon (1)
|
| Las Vegas PBA Open
|
Showboat Lanes
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
04/25/1962-04/28/1962
|
Winner: Dick Agee (1)
|
| Indianapolis PBA Open
|
Play Bowl
|
Indianapolis, IN
|
05/15/1962-05/18/1962
|
Winner: Billy Welu (1)
|
| PBA Tournament of Champions
|
Play Bowl
|
Indianapolis, IN
|
05/19/1962-05/20/1962
|
Winner: Joe Joseph (2)
|
| Canadian PBA Open
|
Laurentian Lanes
|
Montreal, QC
|
05/30/1962-06/02/1962
|
Winner: Tom Hennessey (3)
|
| Santa Fair PBA Open
|
Santa Fair Lanes
|
Seattle, WA
|
06/14/1962-06/17/1962
|
Winner: Don Carter (4)
|
| Silver Lanes PBA Open
|
Silver Lanes
|
Spokane, WA
|
06/21/1962-06/24/1962
|
Winner: Darylee Cox (5)
|
| Salt Lake PBA Open
|
Ritz Classic Lanes
|
Salt Lake City
|
06/27/1962-06/30/1962
|
Winner: Glenn Allison (2)
|
| Southern California PBA Open
|
Ocean Lanes
|
Long Beach, CA
|
07/05/1962-07/08/1962
|
Winner: Al Savas (2)
|
| Tucson PBA Open
|
Cactus Lanes
|
Tucson, AZ
|
07/12/1962-07/15/1962
|
Winner: Don Carter (5)
|
| All-American Classic
|
Cotton Bowl
|
Dallas, TX
|
07/19/1962-07/22/1962
|
Winner: Ray Orf (1)
|
| Twin City PBA Open
|
Maplewood Bowl
|
St. Paul, MN
|
07/26/1962-07/29/1962
|
Winner: Andy Marzich (1)
|
| Chicago PBA Open
|
The Bowlium
|
Chicago, IL
|
08/09/1962-08/12/1962
|
Winner: Ed Lubanski (1)
|
| Pontiac PBA Open
|
300 Bowl
|
Pontiac, MI
|
08/16/1962-08/19/1962
|
Winner: Carmen Salvino (2)
|
| Niagara Falls PBA Open
|
Beverly Lanes
|
Niagara Falls, NY
|
08/23/1962-08/26/1962
|
Winner: George Howard (2)
|
| Labor Day PBA Classic
|
The Bowlers Club
|
Latham, NY
|
08/31/1962-09/03/1962
|
Winner: Dick Downey (1)
|
| Rochester PBA Open
|
Panorama Bowl
|
Rochester, NY
|
11/01/1962-11/04/1962
|
Winner: Don Carter (6)
|
| Third Annual PBA National Championship
|
Boulevard Lanes
|
Philadelphia, PA
|
11/03/1962-11/08/1962
|
Winner: Carmen Salvino (3)
|
References
- ^ Hall of Fame Bowlers - Carmen Salvino, at pba.com [1]
- ^ Joe Joseph page at mcubed.net [2]
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