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"1960s" - 100 Total Result(s)
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WATCH: NBC’S CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING
Couldn’t get to the Bowling Alley to watch the matches live? Championship Bowling had you covered! The popular program ran on NBC from 1954 into the late 1970s and was initially MCed by Fred Wolf. On ...
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WATCH: RICHARD NIXON HAS SOME TRICKS
Check out this silent but very presidential footage of Richard Nixon surveying the bowling alley he had installed in the White House basement shortly after he took office. Everything about the set-up ...
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WE’VE COME A LONG WAY
Women’s bowling fashion has truly come a long way. The magazine It’s Bowling Time included this spread, “Great Improvements in Women’s Fashion” to show the remarkable evolution from 1920s bowling wear ...
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WEBER’S WINNINGS
Even in bowling’s golden age, most players could not support themselves through match winnings alone. Still, Dick Weber made an impressive amount of money in competitions. By the end of the 1959–1960 ...
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WENE AND SMITH FOR THE WIN
Sylvia Wene and Harry “Tiger” Smith claimed national match-game titles in the women’s and men’s divisions at the 1960 BPAA All-Star Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska. Smith scored an impressive 13,599 poi ...
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WIBC’S NEWEST MEMBER, FIRST LADY PAT NIXON
Alberta Crowe, longtime president of the Women’s International Bowling Congress, recruited at the top. After presenting then-First Lady Lady Bird Johnson with a golden membership card, Crowe crossed p ...
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WOMEN’S SHOWDOWN IN TEXAS
The women’s division at the 1964 BPAA All-Star Tournament in Dallas, Texas, featured a highly competitive field with 144 talented participants. The tournament introduced changes to its format, replaci ...
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WORKING IN OMAHA
The Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, underwent extensive preparations for the 1960 BPAA All-Star Tournament. These dedicated workers readied the lanes for 240 men and 96 women competing to secure ...
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WORLD RECORD LIGHTER
Members of the Budweisers team parlayed their fame and talent into outside ventures, such as endorsement deals and alley ownership. Budweisers team member and future Hall of Famer Don Carter opened th ...
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YOUR ALL-TIME ALL-STARS
Marion Ladewig and Dick Weber were two of bowling’s biggest stars during the sport’s golden age. Both perennial tournament winners, each secured their division in the 1963 BPAA All-Star Championship f ...
