Joe Berardi

Joe Berardi

Personal information
Born	(1954-11-20) November 20, 1954 (age 70)
Home town	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Years active	1972-1990
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Ten-pin bowling
League	PBA
Turned pro	1972
Achievements and titles
National finals	11 PBA Tour (3 majors, 2 doubles) One of PBA's 50 Greatest Players (2008 poll)

Joe Berardi (from Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional bowler who played on the PBA Tour as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. During his time on the tour, Berardi captured 11 tournament victories (including three majors), had six runner-up finishes, and made the top-five a total of 39 times. ^{[1] [2]}

Berardi's 1979 U.S. Open title was both his first career Tour victory and first PBA major. ^[3]

When Berardi won the 1983 Firestone PBA Tournament of Champions, he became the tournament's first champion to climb the ladder from the #5 position and win all four stepladder finals matches. ^[4]

Berardi was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1990. ^[5]

During the 2008-09 PBA Tour season, Berardi was tabbed as one of the "PBA’s 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years" by a panel of bowling experts commissioned by the PBA, ranking at #40 (tied with Tom Baker). ^[6]

PBA Tour titles

Major championships are in bold type.

1. 1979 BPAA U.S. Open (Windsor Locks, CT)
2. 1979 Tucson Open (Tucson, AZ)
3. 1980 Buffalo Open (Cheektowaga, NY)
4. 1980 Kessler Open (Lansing, MI)
5. 1982 ABC Masters (Baltimore, MD)
6. 1983 Firestone PBA Tournament of Champions (Akron, OH)
7. 1986 Columbia Senior/Touring Pro Doubles Championship (with Teata Semiz) (Erlanger, KY)
8. 1988 AC-Delco Classic (Torrance, CA)
9. 1988 Showboat PBA Doubles Classic (with Dave Ferraro) (Las Vegas, NV)
10. 1988 True Value Open (Indianapolis, IN)
11. 1989 Budweiser Challenge (Rochester, NY)

References

1. "All Time PBA Tour Titles". pba.com. Professional Bowlers Association . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
2. "Joe Berardi (career stats)". mcubed.net. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
3. "Sports News Briefs". The New York Times . April 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
4. "Joe Berardi of Brooklyn, N.Y., averaged 216 while winning four straight matches Saturday to capture the Tournament of Champions". upi.com. United Press International . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
5. "PBA Hall of Fame Bowlers". pba.com. Professional Bowlers Association . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
6. "Anthony Takes Top Honors Among PBA's Greatest". North American Bowling News. Retrieved February 13, 2025.