I was absolutely captivated by the art of bowing when I was a young child. Saturday afternoons were my favorite time of the week when the Pro-Bowler’s Tour aired on ABC. The hosts, Chris Schenkel, and Nelson “Bo” Burton Jr. made the show entertaining, and my favorite pro-bowler to watch was Earl Anthony. I also fondly remember Marshall Holman and Mark Roth, too!
My birthday wish when I was a fifth grader was a real, honest-to-goodness bowling pin! My dad actually brought one home for me on my birthday, too—a Brunswick “Mixer.” I have no idea what happened to that pin.