PBA 60th Anniversary Most Memorable Moments #6 - Earl Anthony Reaches $1M in Earnings

[@Dac54]

Let's not forget the late great Chris Schenkel, who called so many bowling matches for 36 years. He truly was a most beloved and legendary figure in the sports broadcasting world. Growing up, I can recall many Saturday afternoons when my mom had the TV tuned into ABC for PBA matches. Mr. Schenkel had that uniquely soothing yet knowledgeable voice. He never once made any event about him; it was always about the bowlers or whatever else he was covering. He was one of the very best.

[@rockvilleraven]

Before he did the Pro Bowlers Tour, he called the syndicated "Championship Bowling" so that where he got his experience from.

[@steveperry1344]

oh yes!!!

[@mitchfromtwitter81]

Great memories! Watching bowling Saturday afternoons on ABC. Days of Roth, Holman, and of course Mr. Earl Anthony.

[@steveperry1344]

i used to like watching the bowling on winter saturday afternoons back then too. i bowled in two leagues back then.

[@ChristinaJenkins-pk3ty]

That's how I grew up, Saturday afternoon on ABC

[@rcwblessed]

I was there... in front of my TV!

[@MaryAllenjj]

I miss Earl! My very 1st bowling idol and inspired me to bowl. I have been bowling strongly for 22 years!

[@josephrafacz2527]

Omg I grew up with his tutorial video. I watched it before every league match from 6 yrs old to 12

[@rickhammond2473]

He was calm cool and collective and a smart man

[@johngates450]

Earl was my Idol as well. I bowled for 18 years in league and a lot of tournaments winning 1 and getting 2 perfect games. It all started watching the Prof Bowlers Tour on Saturday. Started bowling in a 8 lane house in Monroe Wa. Shall Earl R.I.P.

[@TheDruidBrona]

Earl Anthony is the best left handed bowler ever. I got to see him in person bowl and boy his delivery is so smooth and deadly accurate. He left us too soon.

[@ForeverYoung58]

The best ever. Earl Anthony is bowling's gold standard.

[@ChristinaJenkins-pk3ty]

Great memories! I was at that DC match. Shook Earl's left hand!!

[@tyler4108]

Earl is the GOAT hands down

[@TomTimeTraveler]

No question! THE BEST!

[@richwestlake2477]

Just like Bo Burton said, " The Greatest bowler of All Time"

[@transientclassic6698]

Greatest of all time! Smooth like butter!

[@MineRacer8]

TransientClassic Jason Belmonte is the best

[@XenoGuru]

@@MineRacer8 Nope; Walter Ray Williams Jr. (If we're going by wins)

[@sixtycargothefightinggameg569]

I'm 14 6'0 and I live in Dublin California and I love bowling at his official bowling alley

[@Metalhead4EVR]

My favorite bowler of all time Earl Anthony. So smooth on his delivery.

[@richwestlake2477]

Everyone forgets that Earl only bowled 13 years and won 41 titles including (6) PBA National Championships, (2)Firestone Tournament of Champions, and (1) ABC Masters. No one is even close to averaging those statistics in that time frame. He is the Greatest Bowler all time.

[@lawdog43494]

I still have my Earl Anthony Gyro-Magnum Orange ball I bought in 1980.

[@jpwills99]

We called Earl the bowling machine. He proved that you don't have to crank it to score. The best. R.I.P.

[@williamford9564]

I never get tired of watching the films of this match. I was a young adult at the time and Earl was my idol from my middle teens on. I still have a picture taken with him at the Long Island Open a few years before this. He averaged 223 that week in Akron on a lacquer condition and before the era of friendly lane conditions and juiced bowling balls. It is somewhat ironic that if it wasn't for Steve Cook, he would have been north of 45 victories. He WAS the greatest of all time.

[@defiledhorror]

Greatest ever! Enough said.

[@carolineminiscule7413]

Anthony won more championships is the fewest amount of time than anyone else, against quality competition.

[@gdobie1west988]

@@MineRacer8 The best what?? lol

[@alanmerrill8628]

Wonderful bowling Earl... Awesome man 😃

[@paulbrozek3256]

Earl Anthony was a class act..he was my hero..what a shame he died so young

[@good03boy]

Can't wait to see the top 5 moments in PBA History.

[@andrewphillips1011]

This win was a memorable moment for Earl Anthony

[@AnthonyBrown-to2ie]

Awe yes late 1970s early 80s A B.C wild world of sports. Saturday afternoon.

[@anandguruji83]

R.I.P EARL ANTHONY 1938-2001

[@anandguruji83]

R.I.P EARL ANTHONY 1938-2001

[@bartthegamer1354]

Why did you put the same commet twice

[@drummachine434]

@@bartthegamer1354 he's a spammer

[@mikeholt1248]

There’ll never be another Earl…!!

[@timothyduzenski1386]

I would love to see an Earl Anthony documentary. There just isnt much out there except he was recruited by the baltimore orioles and he tried the tour once and failed and came back two years later. He was just so dominant in the sport. I would love to see interviews about him before everyone dies like Mark Roth and Marshall Holman. Plus a bit more about his crazy untimely death.

[@gdobie1west988]

Timothy Duzenski, a new book came out late in 2019, "Earl The Greatest Bowler Of All Time" by Barry Sparks. I didn't see it available on Amazon, but there is a website to order it from, just Google it. I think it's around $30.00. Got mine for half price on E-bay, may want to check there.

[@pugskins]

@@gdobie1west988 Thank you.

[@defiledhorror]

@@gdobie1west988 It's a wonderful book! A lot of it I had already known about, but a few tidbits in there that are awesome! I guess I did so much of my own research on him that I knew most. But, everyone, buy the book!

[@marcelmetz363]

I love it Earl Anthony throw bomb strike on 5th frame

[@rickhammond2473]

Nice to see his wife greet him and give him a hug and a kiss

[@bananaspartan2234]

My favorite moment of that match was Charlie Tapp giving him a big hug. Both bowlers just battled and Tapp made Anthony earn it, which made it better.

[@NateCraven318]

Earl Anthony, the undisputed greatest.

[@andrewphillips1011]

Earl Anthony has won the PBA national championship 6 times

[@michaelnotsch6112]

Wish I could bowl as smooth as Earl did, he was just so good.

[@jesse75]

Practice. Keep your hand behind the ball.

[@brianrymill4071]

Earl Anthony was my bowler he was the greatest

[@bradgeering6283]

Best bowler ever "The Natural" of bowling!

[@aloha_27]

It would have been nice to see Earl roll a 300 on TV. A great talent gone too soon. 8:26 about as animated as I ever saw him. Rest easy.

[@cherylhungerford3337]

I look forward to watching The wild world of sports to see the smooth left-handed Earl Anthony

[@spectrum10]

I recall bowling in the late 80's and forgetting to return my bowling shoe rental. I had to go back inside and return them. They were so comfortable I forgot I was wearing them.

[@melvinbridgewater4955]

The Mannn EARL ANTHONY.

[@eddieerickson3348]

Amen. Best ever

[@SealofPerfection]

The GOAT. Amazing how much money they were bowling for way back then, too. You could actually make some money on the tour in those days.

[@MaizeANDBlue1957]

Hard to believe Earl had a heart attack at the age of 40! Earl passed of a heart attack 9 years after this game at 63. August 14, 2001. R.I.P. Earl

[@anandguruji83]

EARL ANTHONY WINS $1,000,000 14:14

[@anandguruji83]

EARL ANTHONY WINS $1,000,000 14:14

[@thinkcivil1627]

A lot of unnecessary hate for Pete, who is a very complicated, and misunderstood person. Yes, it's self-inflicted, but unless you've battled addiction and/or alcoholism you cannot understand what he has gone through. I'm in recovery myself (sober for over 15 years), and it's a day to day situation where you have to stay on top of your program. I don't wish this on anyone, but you simply cannot understand it unless you've been there. I've never really been a bowling fan of Pete, even though I watched him when he first made an appearance on TV when he was one of the young power players to come into the league. But, I appreciate what he's accomplished in the sport and I sure can relate to what he's gone through, and has come out the other side alive and productive in society. Congratulations Pete.

[@steveperry1344]

hang in there, EZU.

[@tonyvincent9753]

Pete Weber never endeared himself to anyone. I saw him bowl when he was a teenager and he was an arrogant, entitled ass hole even then. He's never demonstrated one iota of humility. His father seemed like the nicest guy in the world, but who knows what his family life was like and why he turned out as he did.

[@jesse75]

​@@tonyvincent9753sheltered kid by helicopter parents.

[@anthonylennen4067]

I ran around w Mark Thayer when we were kids. I think Mark was runner up to Pete Weber in the US open once.

[@melvinbridgewater4955]

Years Ago I Believe I Watch The Lowest Game Recorded. Mark Roth Bowled A 100.

[@joeambrose3260]

Steve Jaros'129 was the record for decades until Tom Daugherty shot 100 in 2011

[@michaelnotsch6112]

Tapp looks like he should say " Da Bears" 😉

[@keithwarner6997]

Best ever. N lost half of his final matches

[@dontknowchaas]

Hey

[@richardwalker9826]

only 1 mil for a decade of dominance- should have been 30 million

[@IamRemoWilliams]

#Smoothslide

[@randyharris4940]

2nd

[@getreal6124]

Advertisement is misleading. Anthony finished FIRST in titles and had the lead in major titles BEFORE PDW or WRW Jr. came along. Let us not forget that Mr. Earl achieved all this in the era of the true greats like Mark Roth, Marshall Holman and others. Now to be fair, PDW has had the accuracy and longevity to better Earl's majors mark and he made the adjustments with the new equipment too. The only way WRW Jr. did anything was because of the new equipment, as he had only a little over 3 titles with the stuff Anthony bowled with. Anthony was super consistent with a very low-tech ball and a roll unmatched by others today. Anthony will always be the first and #1 in any bowler's minds that knows these facts because he did it with MUCH less and on MUCH tougher scoring conditions relative to today's game, lane conditions and available equipment.

[@stephenbyerly5887]

This post is entirely too petty for Earl Anthony's memory.

[@getreal6124]

To state and explain that Anthony got there first, before anyone else and was a nonpareil bowler? Hardly.

[@stephenbyerly5887]

Square Earl wouldn't have felt the need to put down PDW, WRW Jr., or modern bowling to stroke his own ego. Yes, we know he's a nonpareil bowler. You're making much ado about nothing.

[@getreal6124]

This isn't about what Anthony would have done. The premise was Earl was 2nd in titles when he got there first. That is misleading. You state "to stroke his own ego." That is a genetic fallacy and ad hominem attack which both invalidate your argument. Return to high school or 1st-year college and learn basic logic and facts.

[@stephenbyerly5887]

Earl is second in titles. That's not misleading. That's a fact. Pointing out that he got there first is fine. Earl is the best bowler ever, second in titles, and first in titles per year. Putting down PDW and WRW Jr. isn't necessary to make that point, and in doing so you reduce Earl Anthony's stature, which is greater than either one of them no matter how good they are. Consider: would you rather be better than a player who is only good because of his equipment, or a player who has mastered the equipment of the day and who *still acknowledges in interviews that Earl Anthony is better?* To Earl Anthony's credit, he's better than the best, and I don't even need to put down other bowlers to show that. And dismissing an argument just because it has a fallacy is known as the fallacy fallacy. It's extraneous to what I've been saying. Also, if invalidation were that easy I would have dismissed your argument out of hand from your first post for its fallacies. I recommend you return to high school or first year college. I'll teach you argumentation and rhetoric.

[@keithwarner6997]

❤❤❤❤❤earl. N dick. WHT a great Match all the x. But I loved dick more but must say. Earl was much better. No dought

[@UserName0043]

Bowling like shit these first few frames pick it up boys