The 15th BPAA All-Star Tournament was held in Chicago from December 9-18, 1955. Bowling fans showed up to the Chicago Coliseum to watch fields of 160 men and 64 women compete. Bill Lillard of Chicago ...

These workers, shown here on December 17, 1959, prepared the lanes at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, for the 19th BPAA All-Star Tournament. It took workers about a month to get the lanes rea ...

From fashion guides to music boxes, a love of bowling extended into ever corner of life.  

In 1959, the American Bowling Congress (ABC) chose St. Louis, Missouri, to host a massive ABC tournament. The tournament ran for over two months. Nearly 5,500 bowling teams competed, comprised of the ...

There were 64 female bowlers who competed for the women’s division title at the 1955 BPAA All-Star Tournament in Chicago. After 32 games, Anita Cantaline emerged victorious, followed by Doris Porter, ...

Ray Bluth, St. Louis native and Budweiser team member, spent most of his life involved in the world of bowling. In addition to being a professional bowler, Bluth worked with the Brunswick bowling comp ...

The Belleview Bowlodrome in Steubenville, Ohio, might not have had as impressive an exterior as other golden age centers, but plenty of fun was to be had on the lanes inside.

Joe Paulus (left) presented Billy Welu with a trophy after he won the 1959 BPAA Individual Match Game Tournament in Buffalo, New York. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Welu was a multi-sport athlete growing up ...

Dayton, Ohio, welcomed bowlers in 1957 for the Women’s International Bowling Congress. Dayton has long considered itself the birthplace of aviation, being the site of Wilbur and Orville Wright’s bicyc ...

Ray Bluth was a St. Louis hero. He had deep roots in the community and made a name for himself as a star bowler long before joining the Budweisers team in 1954. Bluth held a number of records, both wi ...