The fanatic fan of Earl's seemed to make up for a day of frustration for Anthony. THREE-GAME SERIES ON NATIONAL TV Earl Anthony (1981) Mike Aulby (U.S. Open, Edmond, OK, 1989) Billiards was his favorite indoor sport after bowling, and golf was his favorite outdoor sport. 2 Michael Haugen Jr. (Council Bluffs, IA, 2005) Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. 15, Earl Anthony (1975, 1981); Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. 4,231, Rick Steelsmith and Matt Smith (Erie, PA., 1999) 5, Don Johnson (over two seasons, 1971-72) After six years of diligent practice, Anthony began his professional bowling career in January 1970 as a 31-year old rookie. Never brash or flashy in a crew-cut and plastic-frame "marshwood" style eyewear (which he abandoned for more modern frames later in his career), Anthony was dubbed "Square Earl" by fellow pro bowlers.[4]. 14,924, Parker Bohn III (Akron, OH, 1999) The United States Bowling Congress testing robot for bowling, similar to golf's "Iron Byron," is named "E.A.R.L." For the next seven years he satisfied himself bowling at local tournaments in Tacoma, winning about $8,000 in the process. 28, Harry Smith and Dick Weber (1963) 1980 Long Island Open, Garden City, New York. 3, Dave DEntremont (Peoria, IL, 1995) 10,544, Mike Aulby (Peoria, IL, 1995) Anthony finished second on the PBA Tour 42 times and he won 41 tournament titles. On February 27, 1982, he became the first man ever to reach $1 million in career winnings in bowling by defeating Charlie Tapp in the PBA National Championship; that was the fifth of his record six victories at that event. "Our hearts and thoughts are with his family. Pete Weber, MOST MAJOR TITLES IN SEASON MOST TV APPEARANCES CAREER Mika Koivuniemi (Hammond, IN, 2006); 4) Pete McCordic vs. Wayne Webb, 249 (Torrance, Calif., Jan. 31, 1987); Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 6,109, Pete Weber (Las Vegas, NV, 1996) ''He was not a big personality. In bowling, there are no biographies.. After a nine-month layoff, Anthony won his second ABC Masters tournament in 1984, which at the time was not part of the PBA Tour. Anthony, who died in 2001 at age 63, carved out a dominant career on the PBA Tour from 1970 to 1983, winning 43 titles. His death was officially caused by a traumatic blow to the head as a result of his fall down the steps. 26, Pete Weber, CAREER TV WINNING PERCENTAGE (MIN. Anthony is one of only three bowlers in history (with Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Norm Duke) to have reached the 40-title plateau on the PBA Tour. The renowned scorer began his careerwith the Denver Nuggetsin 2003, but he spent Doug Wallace vs. 280, Norm Duke (Peoria, IL, 1994), LOWEST WINNING SCORE ON NATIONAL TV 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. $4,178,767 Walter Ray Williams Jr. PBA TOUR EARNINGS, SEASON 1981 AMF Magicscore Open, Peoria, Illinois. 34-GAME BLOCK 16, Jim Pencak (1989-91) Earl always wanted to start at 5:30 in the morning so he would have some privacy and would have the rest of the day free. 16-GAME BLOCK One time Earl Anthony was being interviewed after one of his early victories by a reporter. 3 Jason Belmonte (2017) 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. Earl Roderick Anthony (Earl the Pearl, Square Earl, The Doomsday Stroking Machine) Bats ?, Throws Left; Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb. "He was a pioneer in the sport of bowling and will be remembered by millions for his many appearances on PBA telecasts. Data Provided By Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. 8, Mark Roth (1978) Millions of bowlers wanted to bowl like Earl and use his equipment long before Michael Jordan came along. We present them here for purely educational purposes. He became the first pro bowler to win $1 million on the PBA Tour the following year with three titles, and he added two more, including the National Championship in Toledo as he retired from the PBA National Tour in 1983. 15) Mike Miller vs. Danny Wiseman, 266, and Tim Criss, 224 (Reno, Nev., June 20, 1999); Featuring 293 pages of more than 100 interviews and over two dozen photos, EARL: The Greatest Bowler of All Time discusses his iconic PBA career and his 43 Tour titles.Fellow bowlers and peers also shared stories and comments about Anthony for biography. 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. I wanted to win $1 million and I did that. WebBy the season's end his average was 217, up at the rarefied level of professional bowlers. $317,995 Jason Belmonte, MOST TITLES 32-GAME BLOCK 300s ONE TOURNAMENT, ALL PLAYERS CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. In 1963 he turned pro. 6) Francois Lavoie vs. Shawn Maldonado, 211 (U.S. Open, Las Vegas, Nov. 9, 2016), HIGHEST SCORING MATCH ON NATIONAL TV 2 Bob Strampe (1964) 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. The Earl Anthony lane pattern makes sure that the hooks are on time. Earl Roderick Anthony (April 27, 1938 August 14, 2001) was an American professional bowler who amassed records of 43 titles and six Player of the Year awards on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. In his first season bowling, Earl achieved an official league average of 165. Ted Hoffman Jr., a business partner who operated Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl in Dublin, Calif., said Anthony had had a heart attack in 1977, but no recent ailments. 570 (300, 270), Bob Learn Jr. (Erie, PA, 1996) Soon he was driving a fork lift on the overnight shift at a supermarket in Tacoma, Wash. ''Some people asked me to join a bowling league after work,'' he remembered. 56, John Denton (Sterling Heights, MI, 1980) 21) Jason Belmonte vs. Brian Kretzer, 231, and Mike Fagan, 220 (Las Vegas, Nov. 19, 2011) 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. BEST MATCH GAME RECORD (24-game format) 9-GAME BLOCK 1 title-winner and its first $1 million man, was found dead Tuesday at a friend's home in New Berlin, Wis., having fallen down a flight of stairs. 15,479, Parker Bohn III (Akron, OH, 1999) Jason Couch (Council Bluffs, IA, 2005); The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. He once set the course record at Crow Canyon Country Club in Danville, California with a scratch score of 64. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. 1975 Long Island Open, Garden City, New York. Earl wanted to do something significant to showcase the tour better than the ABC Saturday afternoon telecasts, so he insisted that the championship match of the top five finals be broadcast without commercial interruption. As he did in 1974, Anthony ", Anthony's accuracy and consistency earned him the nickname "The Machine.". [18] In 14 seasons, Anthony made the top five for the televised final round a record 144 times. WebThis is a recap of the 1975 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. $153,306, Pete McCordic (1987) "It's hard to believe that a restaurant like this would not have a national broadcast on TNT," Anthony said. Eric Forkel (1995); Anthony won the first of his 43 PBA titles[6] on June 7, 1970, when he defeated Allie Clarke at the Heidelberg Open in Seattle, Washington. LOWEST SCORE ON NATIONAL TV [4], Anthony was born in Tacoma, Washington to Earl Anthony and Laura Davis. MOST STRIKES TO OPEN TOURNAMENT Jim Zebehazy, executive director of the Young American Bowling Alliance in Greendale, Wis., said Anthony was always ready to help when his organization held events in his area. 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 Anthony died from head injuries suffered after falling down a flight of stairs at a friend's house at the age of 63. FOUR-GAME SERIES ON NATIONAL TV Anthony has made $248.9 million in contracts alone in his 17 years in the NBA. CONSECUTIVE TV APPEARANCES 300s ONE TOURNAMENT, INDIVIDUAL Earl Anthony, professional bowling's No. 1,883, Rhino Page (Baltimore, MD, 2007) Earl Roderick Anthony (Earl the Pearl, Square Earl, The Doomsday Stroking Machine) Bats ?, Throws Left; Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. 7) Johnny Petraglia vs. Walter Ray Williams Jr., 194 (Toledo, Ohio, March 5, 1994); Earl always impressed me by his stamina. 241.78, Parker Bohn III (Las Vegas, NV, 1999) It's hard to say what would've happened then."[20]. 1,300, Walter Ray Williams Jr. (1993) Anthony has made $248.9 million in contracts alone in his 17 years in the NBA. TWO-GAME SERIES ON NATIONAL TV 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. By his third season, his average had surged to 217. Mike Miller (Taylor, MI; Torrance, CA; and Las Vegas, NV, 1990-91); WebPBA Earl Anthony 42: The 42 feet Earl Anthony will require tighter angles. [7] Anthony had also won the Masters in 1977. Source: -Vint, Bill. '', As Jim Zebehazy, executive director of the Young American Bowling Alliance, put it: ''He was just Mr. Norm Duke (2007-08), MOST GAMES BOWLED IN ONE SEASON Steve Hoskins (1998); Norm Duke (Kennewick, WA, 1995) LONGEST TV LOSING STREAK 239, Harry Sullins (July, 1986 - August, 1993), MOST PBA TOUR EVENTS, CAREER Sales of the Magnum, starting with the XL5 in 1974, which was a hard rubber ball, and ending with the urethane Magnum 12 in 1984, skyrocketed to a record number and dwarfed the sales of the Ebonite Don Carter series. 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. 8, (202), Stan Kodish (Toledo, Ohio, March 9, 1988) Walter Ray Williams Jr. (Rochester, NY, 1995) Earl Anthony is considered by many as the greatest bowler ever. 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. By his third season, his average had surged to 217. Earl Anthony, professional bowling's No. 1979 Long Island Open, Garden City, New York. 1? Ed Baur, who lives in New Berlin, Wis., said he found Anthony dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs in his home before 8 a.m. Tuesday. Despite being a republican, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is taking on a prominent role in the coronation ceremony. Anthony, who died in 2001 at age 63, carved out a dominant career on the PBA Tour from 1970 to 1983, winning 43 titles. 1 title-winner and its first $1 million man, was found dead Tuesday at a friend's home in New Berlin, Wis., having fallen down a flight of stairs. -- 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. 276.50, averaged by five bowlers in four matches (Erie, PA, 1996) He was self-contained, which is a compliment in my book.''. Sparks said: I always thought it was an injustice that there has never been a biography on Earl; I wanted to do something about it,. "When I was in my teens, just getting interested in bowling, he was the Tiger Woods of his day. The left-handed Anthony wrote several instructional bowling books and pointed out specific problems and solutions left-handed bowlers had compared to right-handers. If Earl walked in to visit a bowling center, if he stayed more than five minutes in any one location, a line of bowlers would form to wish him well or to have him autograph a bowling pin or anything else that was handy. 3) Jess Stayrook (Tucson Open, Tucson, AZ, 1991), MOST TELECASTS ONE SEASON, NO TITLES "[7], In 2008, the PBA celebrated fifty years in existence by commissioning a panel of experts to rank the "50 Greatest Bowlers of the Last 50 Years." Its a no-brainer that bowling writer Barry Sparks agreed to author the first comprehensive biography of the Great Earl Anthony. return to top, HIGH SCORE FOR 24TH QUALIFIER (18 games) 16) Norm Duke vs. Walter Ray Williams Jr., 213 (Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 5, 2003); 1) Jack Biondolillo vs. Les Schissler, 216 (Akron, Ohio, April 1, 1967); His usual good-natured personality became explosive in spite of the apologies from the restaurant management, but Earl still managed to sign autographs for the restaurant staff after he cooled off. @ - 300 game in title match. He captured eight major tournaments -- the P.B.A. MOST CASHES, SEASON The PBA later added ABC Masters titles as PBA titles, giving Anthony at least one PBA title in 15 consecutive seasons (197084). Chronology 23, Dick Weber (1963) The streak that made him the face that personified the PBA Tour in the 1970s was the stretch from 1974-76 when Anthony won an average of six tournaments per year, including the 1974 Firestone Tournament of Champions. The "Earl Anthony Memorial Scholarship Fund" was established through funding by the ABC Championship Tournament, in order to provide scholarships to young bowlers. When NBC was persuaded to telecast the Fall Tour in 1989, Earl joined his golf buddy Jay Randolph behind the mike. 1) Mark Roth (ARC Alameda Open, Alameda, CA, 1980) Norm Duke (Las Vegas, NV, 1987); He was a man for people of all ages, and now he belongs to the ages. 1981 Long Island Open, Garden City, New York. He was 63. His last tournament victory was in 1997 at Richland, Wash. Free Shipping. AT LEAST ONE 300 Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. One time Earl Anthony was being interviewed after one of his early victories by a reporter. MOST CAREER TELECASTS, NO SINGLES TITLES May 6th & 7th Although his 41 wins is still the record, he ranks 11th in career earnings because prize money has increased so much since his peak years. Earl jumped to ESPN as the color analyst with commentator and former pro bowler Mike Durbin from the mid-1990s through 1998 after its sister network, ABC, dumped the PBA Tour from Saturday afternoons for the first time in 36 years. Earl Anthony (1974) Find out more. 42-GAME BLOCK Said Bowlers Journal editor Jim Dressel, "When Earl was in the house, everybody else knew there were only four other spots for TV. Wayne Webb (Windsor Locks, CT, 1981) 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 He joined the PBA Tour in 1963, but didn't win any money and returned to Washington. "He was always a gentleman on and off the lane," Johnson said. 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. MOST CONSECUTIVE TITLES (SINGLES ONLY) 227.8 Sean Rash (487 games). MOST TV APPEARANCES SEASON 15, Earl Anthony (1975, 1981); Walter Ray Williams Jr. (1993) WebIt was little surprise that the legendary, late great Earl Anthony topped the list without much argument. This page was last edited on 4 November 2020, at 19:27. Earl Anthony is considered by many as the greatest bowler ever. It didn't matter that he was the best-known pro bowler because the media's discrimination against bowling and the concept of it as a sport still existed on a national level. When Anthony left the PBA Senior Tour, he actually wanted to give other seniors a chance at winning some tourneys and prize money since he was the all-time leader in both at the time. "He maybe didn't have the perfect approach, but he was probably the most accurate bowler of all time.". Earl was often charitable and recently volunteered his time working with the American Red Cross. 296, Dennis Jacques 163, Joe Staton 133 (Anaheim, CA, 1983) 11,888, Patrick Allen (Wichita, KS, 2009), 48 GAMES (with bonus pins) Or write about sports? The Earl Anthony lane pattern makes sure that the hooks are on time. (PBA Tour, Senior and/or Regional) ", Bowling great Dick Weber once described the left-handed Anthony as "the greatest speed-control bowler ever to play the game. [15], The late bowling legend Dick Weber dubbed Anthony "the greatest speed-control bowler ever. 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 was named bowler of the year from 1974 to '76 and from 1981 to '83. 10/22/2019. He moved to Oregon to be close to his business in northern California and his family in Washington state, Johnson said. Bowling. The streak that made him the face that personified the PBA Tour in the 1970s was the stretch from 1974-76 when Anthony won an average of six tournaments per year, including the 1974 Firestone Tournament of Champions. Pete Weber (Louisville, KY, 2001) He was on his way to the top. I wanted to be the first bowler to win $100,000 in a year and I did that. Bryan Goebel (Peoria, IL, 1994) 14) Steve Jaros vs. Ricky Ward, 200 (Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 13, 1999); 1976 Fresno HBO Open, Fresno, California. MOST EARNINGS IN ONE SEASON WITHOUT A TITLE This biographical article is missing the person's: batting hand, https://www.baseball-reference.com/bpv/index.php?title=Earl_Anthony&oldid=1160507, Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. Despite being a republican, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is taking on a prominent role in the coronation ceremony. WebIt was little surprise that the legendary, late great Earl Anthony topped the list without much argument. WebCarmelo Anthony has amassed a net worthof $250 million in the NBA. Kegel Training Center director and head coach Richard Shockley said that if Earl Anthony and former LPBT bowling commentator Denny Schreiner had ever teamed up as a pair that they would have been the best bowling broadcasters together on TV. 22-2, George Pappas (Kansas City, MO, 1974) 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. His final PBA title was a major the 1983 Toledo Trust PBA National Championship (until his 1984 ABC Masters title was added retroactively in 2008). When Fox purchased the Prime Network as part of their cable network expansion in 1997 to compete with ESPN for the national sports dollar, the network execs decided to dump Anthony, Randolph, Baur, and the World Team Bowling Challenge for sports they thought would be more lucrative. [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). 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. The local coroner found through the autopsy tests before Anthony's cremation that he indeed had a heart attack but the precise time of it could not be determined. .733 (22-8), Jim Pencak, MOST TITLES IN CAREER It was the tour's 17th season, and consisted of 34 events. Do you have a blog? 64 GAMES (with bonus pins) WebCarmelo Anthony has amassed a net worthof $250 million in the NBA. Tim Criss (Baltimore, MD, 2006) 300s IN SIX-GAME BLOCK, INDIVIDUAL Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In his career, Anthony amassed 43 PBA titles (including a record 10 Majors) and 7 seniors championships, and was the first bowler to eclipse the $1 million dollar mark in 47, Walter Ray Williams Jr. [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. "I'd like to give the other seniors a chance to win instead of overshadowing them. Weber hailed him then as ''the greatest speed-control bowler ever.''. 1 title-winner and its first $1 million man, was found dead Tuesday at a friend's home in New Berlin, Wis., having fallen down a flight of stairs. WebCareer Stats; Year Events Cashes Match Play CRA Titles AVG Earnings; Total : 406 : 306 : 231 : 113 : 41 - 1997 He retired temporarily in 1984 with records of $1,216,421 US in career winnings and 41 tour victories. Six of his titles were achieved by a pair of improbable "three-peats" in the PBA National Championship, the first three from 1973 to 1975 and the other three from 1981 to 1983. The following is how the late great Earl Anthony mastered the game of bowling. He was a minor league baseball pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles organization before his days as a professional bowler. Larry Laub (Adelphi, MD, 1979) He joined the PBA Tour long enough to bowl in seven events without winning a cent in any of them. By his third season, his average had surged to 217. 1976 AMF Dick Weber Five-Star Open, Tamarac, Florida. 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). Steve Wunderlich (Garden City, NY; Windsor Locks, CT; Akron, OH, 1986); Article at www.pba.com on August 16, 2010. Anthony was furious and wondered how any sports bar would not carry TNT. He replaced popular play-by-play announcer Denny Schreiner when Schreiner was out on assignment and after he left the network (fellow PBA Hall-of-Famer Mike Durbin switched form color analysis to play-by-play).
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