1967 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1967 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 3 – December 9, 1967
PBA Tour
Season MVP Dave Davis
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1967 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's ninth season, and consisted of 33 events. Dave Davis was the runaway winner of the Sporting News PBA Player of the Year award, as he won six titles during the season and became the first multiple winner of the PBA National Championship (he also won the event in 1965). Jim Stefanich captured his first major title at the Firestone Tournament of Champions. The ToC included the first-ever nationally televised 300 game, rolled by Jack Biondolillo in the opening match of the live finals. [1]

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Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
Tucson OpenCactus Bowl Tucson, Arizona Jan 3–7 John Juni (1)
Western OpenSaratoga Lanes San Jose, California Jan 10–14 Jim St. John (5)
Las Vegas OpenShowboat Lanes Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 17–21 Dave Davis (3)
Denver OpenBroadway Bowl Denver, Colorado Jan 24–28Dave Davis (4)
St. Paul OpenAll-Star Bowl St. Paul, Minnesota Jan 31 – Feb 4 Carmen Salvino (8)
Brut OpenKing Louie West Kansas City, Missouri Feb 7–11 Tim Harahan (1)
Buckeye OpenImperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Feb 14–18Jim St. John (6)
Miller High Life OpenBowlero Lanes Milwaukee, Wisconsin Feb 21–25Dave Davis (5)
Ebonite OpenEdison Lanes Edison, New Jersey Feb 28 – Mar 4 Sam Baca (2)
Greater Buffalo OpenFairlanes Depew, New York Mar 7–11 Nelson Burton Jr. (2)
Tampa Bay-Sertoma OpenEast Gate Lanes Tampa, Florida Mar 14–18 Mike Durbin (1)
Mobile-Sertoma OpenFlorida Bowl Mobile, Alabama Mar 21–25Carmen Salvino (9)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Akron, Ohio Mar 28 – Apr 1 Jim Stefanich (2)
Seattle OpenBallinger Bowl Seattle, Washington Jun 7–10 Don Johnson (3)
Portland OpenValley Lanes Portland, Oregon Jun 15–18Les Schissler (5)
Fresno OpenCedar Lanes Fresno, California Jun 22–25 Dick Ritger (3)
El Paso Optimists Club OpenFreeway Lanes El Paso, Texas Jun 29 – Jul 2 Bill Tucker (2)
Houston-Sertoma OpenPost Oak Lanes Houston, Texas Jul 6–9 Butch Gearhart (1)
Fort Worth OpenMeadowbrook Lanes Fort Worth, Texas Jul 13–16 Dave Soutar (3)
Fort Smith OpenMidland Bowl Fort Smith, Arkansas Jul 27–30Jim Stefanich (3)
Brockton OpenWestgate Lanes Brockton, Massachusetts Aug 3–6Don Johnson (4)
U.S. Coast Guard FestivalStarlite Lanes Grand Haven, Michigan Aug 10–13Jim Stefanich (4)
Waukegan OpenBertrand Bowl Waukegan, Illinois Aug 17–20 Jim Godman (2)
Green Bay OpenWestern Lanes Green Bay, Wisconsin Aug 24–27Dave Davis (6)
Nebraska Centennial OpenRose Bowl Lanes Omaha, Nebraska Sep 1–4Dave Davis (7)
Lubbock OpenOakwood Lanes Lubbock, Texas Sep 7–10 Skee Foremsky (2)
Lions Club OpenPelican Lanes New Orleans, Louisiana Sep 14–17Bill Tucker (3)
Kokomo OpenCedar Crest Lanes Kokomo, Indiana Oct 26–29 Billy Hardwick (9)
Youngstown OpenHoliday Bowl Youngstown, Ohio Nov 2–5Mike Durbin (2)
Plainville OpenStadium Lanes Plainville, Connecticut Nov 9–12 Don Helling (1)
Durham OpenVillage Bowl Durham, North Carolina Nov 16–19 Wayne Zahn (7)
Camden OpenCamden Lanes Camden, New Jersey Nov 22–25 George Howard (5)
Eighth Annual PBA National Championship Madison Square Garden Center New York, New York Dec 3–9Dave Davis (8)

References

  1. "1967 Firestone Tournament of Champions". PBA.