$4,178,767 Walter Ray Williams Jr. PBA TOUR EARNINGS, SEASON Earl Anthony, professional bowling's No. 26, Pete Weber, CAREER TV WINNING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 172 pins, Larry Laub, 299; Mark Estes, 118 (Waukegan, IL, 114, Parker Bohn III, CONSECUTIVE TOURNAMENTS WITH I asked Earl if he ever planned to join the Senior PGA Tour and compete with hall of famers in that sport such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer to which Earl replied, "No, those men have played golf a lot longer than me and not just at military bases. The renowned scorer began his careerwith the Denver Nuggetsin 2003, but he spent 8, (202), Stan Kodish (Toledo, Ohio, March 9, 1988) Walter Ray Williams Jr. (Rochester, NY, 1995) [8], Anthony joined the PBA Senior Tour in 1988 and accumulated another seven titles there, giving him 50 total PBA titles.[4]. 18) Tony Reyes vs. Parker Bohn III, 215 (Taylor, Mich., Nov. 5, 2006); 210 (1993) Where most pro bowlers circulate in public with anonymity, Anthony was the most high profile of any bowler and was frequently recognized by the general public. Bowling legend Earl Anthony was found dead at the bottom of a flight of steps at Ed Baur's house in New Berlin, Wis., on August 14, 2001. FOUR-GAME SERIES ON NATIONAL TV 276.50, averaged by five bowlers in four matches (Erie, PA, 1996) Earl always challenged himself to be the best he could be and better than anyone else at what he did at the time, and excesses were just par for the course of the day for Anthony. 1980 Long Island Open, Garden City, New York. In 1963, he bowled three PBA summer tournaments in the Pacific Northwest to get a feel for what it would take to successfully compete on the tour. Its a no-brainer that bowling writer Barry Sparks agreed to author the first comprehensive biography of the Great Earl Anthony. Many thanks to him. 4,696, Norm Duke (Peoria, IL, 1994) Earl Anthony, a six-time PBA bowler of the year and its greatest winner with 41 professional titles, died Tuesday at a friend's home in suburban Milwaukee. MOST TV APPEARANCES CAREER 11,124, Mike Aulby (Peoria, IL, 1995), 48-GAME BLOCK For over two decades, his career title count was listed as 41. (300-300) Tom Baker vs. Pete Weber (Denver, CO, 1981); WebIt was little surprise that the legendary, late great Earl Anthony topped the list without much argument. 17) Mika Koivuniemi vs. Jason Couch, 248 (Windsor Locks, Conn., Dec. 7, 2003); Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Johnny Petraglia (1971#). HIGH AVERAGE FOR 42-GAME TOURNAMENT In 1982, he became the first to amass $1 million in career earnings. Anthony opened a bowling center in Dublin, CA circa 1980 called Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl, which still operates. Earl Anthony - born April 27, 1938, is arguably one of, if not the biggest name in bowling of all time. Mike Aulby (1995) He was averaging 185 before long and then went over the 200 mark. In 1963, he bowled three PBA summer tournaments in the Pacific Northwest to get a feel for what it would take to successfully compete on the tour. Born in Kent, Wash., on Apr. 300s ONE TOURNAMENT, INDIVIDUAL He rallied to win four tournaments in 1981, including the National Championship and earning a career best $164,735. Doug Kent (2006-07) MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES, SAME SCORE Nobody was a bigger name then than Anthony, a crew-cut, bespectacled left-hander sometimes called Square Earl, a man who once seemed destined to line his den with grocery-league trophies. He was selected for the PBA and ABC halls of fame. WebHere's the average builders segment of this telecast and it features two members of the PBA Hall of Fame Earl Anthony and Mike Durbin. LOWEST SCORE ON NATIONAL TV Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Earl also finished runner-up to fellow lefty Mike Aulby in the 1979 PBA National Championship. WebThis is a recap of the 1975 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. WebCareer Stats; Year Events Cashes Match Play CRA Titles AVG Earnings; Total : 406 : 306 : 231 : 113 : 41 - 1997 1982 ARC Alameda Open, Alameda, California. Earl Anthony, professional bowling's No. 8,016, Michael Machuga (Wichita, KS, 2009), 32-GAMES (with bonus pins) The Earl Anthony lane pattern makes sure that the hooks are on time. Most observers believe Earl was the best professional bowler to have ever lived. WebHIGHEST COMPOSITE AVERAGE FINALS ON NATIONAL TV 276.50, averaged by five bowlers in four matches (Erie, PA, 1996) MOST TV APPEARANCES CAREER 185, Walter Ray Williams Jr. Earl Anthony, a six-time PBA bowler of the year and its greatest winner with 41 professional titles, died Tuesday at a friend's home in suburban Milwaukee. ''I set goals throughout the years,'' Anthony told The Oregonian in 1991, when he expected to retire for good, only to return five years later and capture three more senior tournaments. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Earl Anthony is considered by many as the greatest bowler ever. Chronology The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. WebEarl Anthony Six PBA National Championships (1973-1975, 1981-1983) Two-time Firestone Tournament of Champions winner (1974, 1978) Leading money winner (1974-1976, 1981-1983) 43 PBA Tour titles 7 PBA senior titles Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1986 Less than three months later he was back on Tour, finishing third in the Waukegan (IL) Open. HIGHEST LOSING SCORE ON NATIONAL TV [14] In a Sports Illustrated Magazine national vote he was named the 2nd Greatest Athlete in the history of the State of Washington (behind only former Gonzaga and NBA star John Stockton). That stood as a PBA record until Walter Ray Williams Jr. won at least one PBA Tour title in 17 consecutive seasons (1993 through 200910). He was also an excellent golfer, achieving a near-scratch handicap at the age of 60. WebCarmelo Anthony has amassed a net worthof $250 million in the NBA. "It's hard to believe that a restaurant like this would not have a national broadcast on TNT," Anthony said. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. -- Three memorial services for Hall of Fame bowler Earl Anthony, who died August 14 from head injuries sustained in a fall, have been scheduled, his family said Thursday. In bowling, there are no biographies.. It didn't matter if he turned in for some sleep early the night before or if he stayed up socializing in a card game into the wee hours of the morning, somehow Earl was always ready to go whether it was for a golf game early in the morning or bowling a block on the PBA Tour or analyzing the sport from the broadcast booth as a TV commentator. WebBy the season's end his average was 217, up at the rarefied level of professional bowlers. THREE-GAME SERIES He did not win on the pro bowling tour until he was past 30. Or write about sports? 23) Sean Rash vs. Chris Loschetter, 236 (Shawnee, OK, May 24, 2014) 8,740, Mike Aulby (Peoria, IL, 1995), 40-GAME BLOCK Anthony earned $1,441,061 in his career, but with the rise of prize money in the past two decades, he is only 11th on the career list, which is headed by Walter Ray Williams Jr. with more than $2.5 million in prize money. 300s IN ONE SEASON, INDIVIDUAL 1975 Greater L.A. Open, Arcadia, California. 247.67, Patrick Allen (Wichita, KS, 2009) 1981 Long Island Open, Garden City, New York. PBA to name its Greatest Player Ever on Sunday", "PBA to grandfather Masters, BPAA All-Star Titles", "Experts Select Earl Anthony as Greatest Player in PBA History", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_Anthony&oldid=1146012763, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Six-time BWAA Bowler of the Year (197476 and 198183), Six-time PBA Player of the Year (197476 and 198183), Twelve-time First Team All-American (197283), Five-time George Young High Average award winner (197375, 1980, 1983). "[4] When Anthony won the 1978 Tournament of Champions to become the first bowler to ever reach 30 titles, Weber was in the broadcast booth and proclaimed Anthony to be "the undisputed King of Bowling. Parker Bohn III (1999), 300s, INDIVIDUAL (includes PBA Tour, PBA50 Tour and regionals) 229.39 Jason Belmonte, 2017, HIGHEST AVERAGE IN A MAJOR TO REACH TV FINALS Holds PBA record of 15 televised finals appearances in one season (1975, 1981), Inducted into ABC (now USBC) Hall of Fame, 1986, Voted "Bowler of the Millennium" in a 2000 poll conducted by. WebCareer Stats; Year Events Cashes Match Play CRA Titles AVG Earnings; Total : 406 : 306 : 231 : 113 : 41 - 1997 One autograph hound was so enthusiastic about Anthony making a surprise visit to a local bowling center that he hyperventilated and nearly fainted after talking to Earl. 3) Jim Stefanich vs. Glenn Carlson, 243 (Alameda, Calif., Jan. 5, 1974); MOST CONSECUTIVE TITLES (SINGLES ONLY) The following is how the late great Earl Anthony mastered the game of bowling. He served as color analyst on NBC's PBA coverage in the 1980s during his retirement. 27, 1938, Anthony had hoped to play major league baseball, but an ankle injury cut short that career as a left-handed pitcher. Wayne Zahn (1966) 1974 Winston-Salem Hawaiian Invitational, Honolulu, Hawaii. Now we will all see what life will be like for the world of bowling and the world in general without Earl in the 21st century. He joined the PBA Tour long enough to bowl in seven events without winning a cent in any of them. Dave Wodka (Wichita, KS, 1998) 16-2, Wes Malott (West Babylon, NY, 2008) Billiards was his favorite indoor sport after bowling, and golf was his favorite outdoor sport. The Medical Examiner said it was not clear how long Mr. Anthony had been dead before his body was found. 28, Harry Smith and Dick Weber (1963) 5) Sean Rash vs. Ryan Ciminelli, 214 (Tournament of Champions, Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 15, 2015) He was 63. 1) Jack Biondolillo vs. Les Schissler, 216 (PBA Tournament of Champions, Akron, Ohio, April 1, 1967) 3, Norm Duke, over two rounds (North Brunswick, NJ, April, 10, 1996) Sometimes fans would follow him out the door as though Earl was the pied piper of bowling. The fanatic fan of Earl's seemed to make up for a day of frustration for Anthony. 185, Walter Ray Williams Jr. After six years of diligent practice, Anthony began his professional bowling career in January 1970 as a 31-year old rookie. ''He was as smooth as the pin-setter,'' recalled Chris Schenkel, whose Saturday afternoon telecasts on ABC brought bowling into the pro sports limelight during the 1970's. He was a man for people of all ages, and now he belongs to the ages. .750 (18-6), Kris Prather 12-GAME BLOCK 6,109, Pete Weber (Las Vegas, NV, 1996) 79, Mike Scroggins, over two tournaments (Council Bluffs, IA; Milwaukee, WI, 2005), 200s IN ONE TOURNAMENT, INDIVIDUAL The Earl Anthony lane pattern makes sure that the hooks are on time. Free Insurance. MOST STRIKES TO OPEN TOURNAMENT Carter was Anthony's idol, and he wanted to be at least as memorable as the star of the 1950s and '60s during his career in the 1970s and '80s. 5) @ Bob Benoit vs. Mark Roth, 255 (Grand Prairie, Texas, Jan. 23, 1988); Brian Voss (Merritt Island, FL, 1989) Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. 11) Jason Queen vs. Bobby Fleetwood, 225 (Huntsville, Ala., May 3, 1997; Earl was often charitable and recently volunteered his time working with the American Red Cross. He was named bowler of the year from 1974 to '76 and from 1981 to '83. It was won by left-handed pro bowler Parker Bohn III, who beat Patrick Healey, Jr. in the final match 235 to 215. Earl Anthony did shoot a televised 300 game on national TV in a PBA Tournament in Japan in front of over 50 million viewers. When I responded that the talk show featured several athletes from other sports on a regular basis, she admitted that sports was indeed a key to their programming, but she said bowling didn't count because it wasn't a sport. "You can't win them all, and I should know because I've finished second on the tour more times than I won." 100, Tom Daugherty (Las Vegas, NV, 2011) TV RECORDS His death was officially caused by a traumatic blow to the head as a result of his fall down the steps. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. 6,783, Mike Aulby (Peoria, IL, 1995) Anthony was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching sports as much as playing them. Thomas, Jason. Earl Anthony became the first PBA player to win seven titles in a season since Dick Weber (1961), while also gaining an unprecedented "three-peat" in the Brunswick PBA National Championship. Earl was always ready for whatever mission or challenge he was to do on a particular day and his enthusiasm for life was admirable. He is also one of three bowlers (with Williams Jr. and Pete Weber) to earn at least 50 combined titles between the PBA Tour and PBA Senior Tour (now PBA50 Tour). [7], Earl Anthony died in 2001 due to head injuries sustained from falling down a flight of stairs at his friend Ed Baur's home in New Berlin, Wisconsin. MOST TITLES IN ONE SEASON Chris Barnes (2000) Earl Roderick Anthony (Earl the Pearl, Square Earl, The Doomsday Stroking Machine) Bats ?, Throws Left; Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb. He joined the PBA Tour long enough to bowl in seven events without winning a cent in any of them. Anthony has made $248.9 million in contracts alone in his 17 years in the NBA. It was the tour's 17th season, and consisted of 34 events. WebHere's the average builders segment of this telecast and it features two members of the PBA Hall of Fame Earl Anthony and Mike Durbin. The United States Bowling Congress testing robot for bowling, similar to golf's "Iron Byron," is named "E.A.R.L." As he did in 1974, Anthony His favorite teams were the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL and the Portland Trailblazers in the NBA. Born April 27, 1938 in Tacoma, WA, USA; Died August 14, 2001 in New Berlin, WI, USA; Biographical Information . 2) Johnny Petraglia vs. Walter Ray Williams Jr., 194 (PBA National Championship, Toledo, Ohio, March 5, 1994) 1975 Buzz Fazio Open, Battle Creek, Michigan. 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Ed Baur was the public relations director of the BWTC and was delighted to have the high profile Anthony as commentator of this new venture and have Earl and Jay as his regular golf partners as they toured with the bowling telecasts of the team competition finals weekly nationwide. Steve Wunderlich (Garden City, NY; Windsor Locks, CT; Akron, OH, 1986); TWO-GAME SERIES ON NATIONAL TV WebPBA Earl Anthony 42: The 42 feet Earl Anthony will require tighter angles. Anthony's popularity and expertise of insight along with Randolph's notoriety from pro golf combined to bring viewers a special twist to the PBA Fall Tour until NBC decided to cancel the bowling coverage at the end of 1992 mainly because their affiliates were not picking up the tour on a regular basis and were bumping the telecasts with their own local programming. No Packaging Fees. When Earl wasn't competing on the tour as a bowler, he wanted to emulate his colleagues Chris Schenkel and Bo Burton as a commentator for the PBA Tour. LONGEST TV LOSING STREAK The count was amended to 43 in 2008, when the PBA chose to retroactively award PBA titles for ABC Masters championships if won by a PBA member at the time. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. It was in the early 1970's, and the reporter wanted to be controversial about the lefty-righty situation that had run rampant in the late 1960's. The manager said he was sorry but they did not subscribe to TNT on their satellite but they carried everything else. Anthony has made $248.9 million in contracts alone in his 17 years in the NBA. Anthony was persuaded to come back on Tour with the Seniors in 1988 and responded by winning the PBA Senior Championship in Canton, Ohio, the former home of the PBA and Earl won the Senior Championship again in 1990 along with victories in Houston and Las Vegas. 1972 American Airlines Open, St. Louis, Missouri. The "Earl Anthony Memorial Scholarship Fund" was established through funding by the ABC Championship Tournament, in order to provide scholarships to young bowlers. I figured it would be simple to get Earl on the audience participation talk show, but when I spoke with the program's producer, I got another story. It was in the early 1970's, and the reporter wanted to be controversial about the lefty-righty situation that had run rampant in the late 1960's. Earl Roderick Anthony (Earl the Pearl, Square Earl, The Doomsday Stroking Machine) Bats ?, Throws Left; Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb. 26-GAME BLOCK 153, Walter Ray Williams Jr. Baur could sometimes talk Earl into starting later in the morning, which apparently occurred on this fateful day. Dave DEntremont (1995); Earl returned with Randolph on the Prime Sports TV cable network to commentate the new venture of the American Bowling Congress known as the Brunswick World Team Challenge, where amateurs and pros competed together in team competition. He lived in North Plains, Ore., and owned a bowling center in Dublin, Calif. The friend, Ed Baur, said he discovered Mr. Anthony's body at the bottom of the stairs at about 8 a.m. An autopsy by the Waukesha County Medical Examiner's office found that Mr. Anthony suffered head trauma, but a final determination on the cause of death will await toxicology tests, a spokeswoman said. 2) John Mazza (Florida Open, Sunrise, FL, 1991) HIGH AVERAGE FOR 32-GAME TOURNAMENT 27) @Tommy Jones vs. Darren Tang, 237 (Arlington, Texas, Jan. 19, 2020) 770 pins, Dave Davis (42 games, Palatine, IL, 1980) Earl Anthony, professional bowling's No. Steve Hoskins (1998); He then joined the new PBA Senior Tour in 1988 and won seven titles and another $225,000 US. 1) Mark Roth (ARC Alameda Open, Alameda, CA, 1980) All rights reserved. He tried again in 1970, and it wasn't long before the man nicknamed "Square Earl" for his crewcut and glasses became one of the top bowlers on tour. MOST CASHES, SEASON The following is how the late great Earl Anthony mastered the game of bowling. 2) John Guenther vs. Don Johnson, 189 (San Jose, Calif., Feb. 1, 1969); He probably would have kept going to 50 if that were the case. -- Three memorial services for Hall of Fame bowler Earl Anthony, who died August 14 from head injuries sustained in a fall, have been scheduled, his family said Thursday.
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