1975 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1975 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationDecember 30, 1974 – December 11, 1975
PBA Tour
Season MVP Earl Anthony
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1975 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 17th season, and consisted of 34 events. Earl Anthony became the first PBA player to win seven titles in a season since Dick Weber (1961), while also gaining an unprecedented "three-peat" in the Brunswick PBA National Championship. [1] As he did in 1974, Anthony easily won the player vote for the PBA Player of the Year award. In another historic "first," Anthony earned $107,585 in 1975 to become the first bowler to collect over $100,000 in a single season. [2]

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Steve Neff made his second PBA Tour win count, capturing the BPAA U.S. Open, while Dave Davis collected his second career Firestone Tournament of Champions trophy.

Don Johnson won his 24th career PBA Tour title in the Tucson Open, which at the time tied him with Dick Weber for the most Tour wins. [3] (Weber, however, had also won four BPAA All-Star events earlier in his career. These were not counted as PBA titles at the time, but were added as titles in 2008 when the PBA amended its rules.)

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
ARC Alameda OpenMel's Bowl Alameda, California Dec 30 – Jan 4 Barry Asher (9)
Greater L.A. OpenBowling Square Arcadia, California Jan 7–11 Earl Anthony (14)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Hotel Lanes Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 14–18 Carmen Salvino (12)
Denver OpenColorado Bowl Denver, Colorado Jan 21–25 Larry Laub (7)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West Lanes Overland Park, Kansas Jan 28 – Feb 1 Mark Roth (1)
Copenhagen OpenBuckeye Lanes North Olmsted, Ohio Feb 4–8 Paul Colwell (6)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes Springfield, Virginia Feb 11–16 Gary Dickinson (4)
Long Island OpenGarden City Bowl Garden City, New York Feb 18–22Earl Anthony (15)
Midas OpenBradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Feb 25 – Mar 1 Nelson Burton Jr. (12)
Ebonite Don Carter ClassicBird Bowl Miami, Florida Mar 4–8 Dick Ritger (17)
Lincoln-Mercury OpenDick Weber Lanes Florissant, Missouri Mar 11–15 Ed Ressler (2)
Monroe Max-Air OpenPelican Lanes New Orleans, Louisiana Mar 18–22 Don Helling (5)
BPAA U.S. Open Forum Bowl Grand Prairie, Texas Mar 23–29 Steve Neff (2)
Miller High Life OpenRed Carpet Bowlero Milwaukee, Wisconsin Apr 1–5 Dave Davis (13)
Ebonite OpenImperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Apr 8–12 Louie Moore (1)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Akron, Ohio Apr 15–19Dave Davis (14)
Brunswick PBA National Championship Brunswick Wonderbowl Downey, California May 24–31Earl Anthony (16)
Sacramento OpenCountry Club Lanes Sacramento, California Jun 7–10 Sam Flanagan (1)
Portland OpenValley Lanes Beaverton, Oregon Jun 14–18 Sal Bongiorno (1)
Seattle OpenLeilani Lanes Seattle, Washington Jun 21–24 Johnny Guenther (10)
San Jose OpenSaratoga Lanes San Jose, California Jun 28 – Jul 2 Palmer Fallgren (1)
Fresno OpenCedar Lanes Fresno, California Jul 3–8 Marshall Holman (1)
Tucson OpenGolden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona Jul 11–15 Don Johnson (24)
Quad Cities OpenSuburban Lanes Davenport, Iowa Jul 25–28Earl Anthony (17)
Home Box Office OpenN. Versaiilles Bowl Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Aug 1–5Carmen Salvino (13)
Jackson OpenJackson Lanes Jackson, New Jersey Aug 8–11Earl Anthony (18)
Home Box Office OpenThruway Lanes Buffalo, New York Aug 15–19 Tommy Hudson (2)
Waukegan OpenBertrand Lanes Waukegan, Illinois Aug 21–25Earl Anthony (19)
Columbia 300 OpenHartfield Lanes Detroit, Michigan Aug 28 – Sep 1 Dale Glenn (1)
Buzz Fazio OpenNottke's Bowl Battle Creek, Michigan Oct 24–27Earl Anthony (20)
Canada Dry OpenWestgate Lanes Cleveland, Ohio Oct 31 – Nov 3 Roy Buckley (3)
Syracuse OpenStrike 'n Spare Lanes Syracuse, New York Nov 7–10 John Wilcox (1)
Brunswick World OpenBrunswick Northern Bowl Glendale Heights, Illinois Nov 16–22Dave Davis (15)
Hawaiian Invitational(Multiple Centers) Honolulu, Hawaii Dec 3–11Marshall Holman (2)

References

  1. "1975 Brunswick-PBA National Championship". PBA.
  2. "1976 AMF Grand Prix of Bowling". PBA.
  3. "1975 Tucson Open". PBA.