a sad day for bowling...

Dick Weber, a three-time national bowler of the year who helped transform bowling into a popular, nationally televised sport, has died. He was 75.
"He was probably the best-known bowler worldwide," James said.
Weber, a skinny right-hander, was a postal worker in Indianapolis with a growing reputation as a top bowler when he was lured to St. Louis in 1955 to bowl with a famous local team, the Budweisers. The team's record of 3,858 pins in one match stood for more than three decades.
After the Professional Bowlers Association was formed in 1958, Weber became the national bowler of the year in 1961, 1963 and 1965.
He became one of bowling's first television stars when ABC began broadcasting bowling events.