Don Clarke was born on April 27th, 1949, in Knoxville, Tennessee. His first introduction to the sport of bowling was when his grandfather took him bowling one day, to a center that had manual pinsetters. He bowled recreationally as a youth, with his father, while serving in the Boy Scouts. He started his official bowling […]
As a young girl, Julie’s parents, grandfather and friends bowled. One day she decided to skip Saturday morning cartoons and join the junior bowling program. She sacrificed sleeping in on Saturdays, but seeing the cute boys at the bowling center made it worth her while…..The people she met in the program, coaches and other parents […]
Sherri began her bowling career at the age of five in the Camden YABA. In 1987, she won the state youth Coca-Cola Tournament in Columbia, SC and advanced to the National Tournament in St. Louis, MO, where she placed in the top 20. As an adult bowler, Sherri has been a member of […]
In 1973, Joe Dickson, a neighborhood friend of George Petty, invited George to join a youth league in Spartanburg, SC. The league was competing at Pinewood Lanes and the coach was SCSYABA Hall of Fame Member Eula Shook. His dedication and determination were soon evident, as he gradually progressed from being a team captain, to […]
Will started bowling in the mid 1960’s in Detroit, Michigan with the American Junior Bowling Congress. He became an AJBC Junior Coach in 1968, a Certified Instructor in 1970 who instructed youth in the inner city bowling centers. In 1973 Will enlisted in the U. S. Navy to ride submarines. Will assisted with various junior […]
Jerry Campbell began working in the early ’70’s at this nice little bowling establishment known to the locals as Oconee Lanes located in the small town of Seneca. As he worked, he watched and observed the people as they bowled and determined in his heart that hw would start bowling, and have fun at the […]
