Joe Wilman
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Joe Wilman | |
Born: | 1905-12-20 |
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Died: | 1969-10-22 at Berwyn, IL (US) |
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Profile
Outside of baseball
- Won a national match game bowling tournament conducted by the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1945[1].
- Was the 1946 Bowling Writers Association of America's "Bowler of the Year"[2].
- Elected to the ABC Hall of Fame in 1951.[3]
- Elected to the Chicagoland USBC Association Hall of Fame in 2009[4].
Sources
- "Joe Wilman Shows His Heels in Defense of Bowling Crown", pg 9. The Milwaukee Journal, 1946-12-03.
- http://www.actionbowlers.com/abc.htm, retrieved on 2010-04-01.
- http://bowlinghistory.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/joe-wilman-1942/, retrieved on 2010-04-01.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Caught on the Fly", pg 18. The Sporting News, 1945-12-20.
- ↑ http://www.bowlingwriters.com/Awards/BowlersoftheYear.aspx, retrieved on 2010-04-01.
- ↑ "Joe Wilman is Named to ABC's Hall of Fame", pg 7. The Milwaukee Journal, 1951-04-22.
- ↑ http://www.chicagobowling.com/halloffame.html, retrieved on 201-04-01.