Eugene McCune

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Eugene McCune
Personal information
Born (1968-06-29) June 29, 1968 (age 57)
Bowling Information
Affiliation PBA
Rookie year1986
Dominant handRight
Wins3 PBA Tour
3 PBA50 Tour
24 PBA Regional Tour
7 PBA50 Regional Tour

Eugene McCune (born June 29, 1968) of Munster, Indiana is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler known for winning three PBA titles from 2002 to 2012. [1] His father is PBA and USBC Hall of Famer Don McCune, and his son is 2023 PBA Players Championship winner, Kevin McCune. [2] Thus, Eugene is the third son and fifth father to be part of a father-son duo of PBA Tour titlists. The other duos are Dick and Pete Weber, Don and Jimmy Johnson, and Guppy and Kyle Troup. The McCunes constitute the only three-generation family of PBA Tour title holders. [3]

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On Tour, Eugene was known as the "Human Rocket Launcher" for his ball speed. [1] Being able to regularly roll the ball above 22 MPH (35.4 KPH), he holds two scoring records on the PBA's short Cheetah oil pattern. He toppled 3,647 pins in a 14-game qualifying block (260.5 average) in 2005, and 2,468 pins during a nine-game block (274.2 average, including two 300 games) in 2010. Not surprisingly, two of his three PBA Tour titles were earned at the PBA Cheetah Open. [1]

Eugene McCune also holds 3 PBA50 Tour titles, 24 PBA Regional Tour titles and 7 PBA50 Regional Tour titles. [4]

PBA Tour titles

  1. 2002 PBA Banquet Classic (Wyoming, Michigan) [5]
  2. 2011 PBA Cheetah Open (Fountain Valley, California) [6]
  3. 2012 PBA Cheetah Open (Fountain Valley, California) [7]

PBA50 Tour titles

As of August 2023, Eugene McCune has won three PBA50 titles. [8] [9] [10]

  1. 2018 PBA50 South Shore Open (Hammond, Indiana)
  2. 2019 PBA50 Spectrum Lanes Open (Wyoming, Michigan)
  3. 2021 PBA50 South Shore Open (Hammond, Indiana)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The McCune Family: Three Generations of PBA Champions". September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kevin McCune Writes Own Legacy, Wins PBA Players Championship Present…". September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kevin McCune keeping a family tradition rolling". September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "All Time PBA Regional Tour Champions". pba.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "His Day! Eugene McCune Claims First Title - ESPN". September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2010-2011 PBA Cheetah Championship Stepladder Finals (WSOB II)". YouTube . December 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Eugene McCune Defends PBA Cheetah Open" (PDF). September 9, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "11thframe.com - PBA50 Tour and PBA60 titles as of Aug. 30, 2023 — the…". September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Local hero: Munster bowler Eugene McCune wins South Shore Open in PBA…". Chicago Tribune . September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Final results from PBA50 Spectrum Lanes Open in Wyoming - mlive.com". September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023.
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