Who is the BEST bowler to only win 1 PBA title?

[@Best_of_Bowling]

Bryon Smith Mitch Beastly AJ Johnson Mike Edward’s Brian Kretzler

[@skidhookroll]

Mike Edwards has most TV appearances w/only 1 win, but Gil Sliker has gotta be it. Lone win was in Doubles, and 8-2nd place finishes in solo events.

[@FilmFactsUncovered]

Gary Faulkner Jr :(

[@BowlerScott]

That would’ve made an excellent addition! I have a great story about him if you’re interested.

[@RyanPlaysREAL]

If like to know, been trying to find info on Gary.

[@BowlerScott]

@@RyanPlaysREAL he graduated high school in 2009 from a school near Memphis, TN. I bowled against him in the individual HS state tournament in 2009, and he ended up placing 3rd in the entire state, while I finished 5th. Fast forward almost 7 years, and I am on a cruise for a week with no cell reception. We return home from the cruise for me to open social media for the first time in a week to find that Gary Faulkner Jr. - the guy I bowled against in high school - has managed to win the 2015 PBA World Championship throwing a ball in the finals that would end up becoming banned in PBA competition just a month or so later. I have perhaps other stories about him, but none are particularly interesting.

[@Steve.Orland]

@@BowlerScott Lol that's awesome

[@Joey_Hammer]

Bro he only had 1 good tournament. He hasn’t been top 20 EVER besides that tournament

[@Wolfman12395]

MIKE EDWARDS!!!!! I wish he won more titles, he's definitely in my opinion one of the most underrated bowlers in PBA history, and also one of my favorite bowlers too.

[@Joey_Hammer]

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING!!

[@robertellison8210]

Joshua Blanchard - although he won one in Europe - he only won one in USA . Nice fellow and he left PBA too early - always enjoyed watching him bowl . He will always be known for the “ mishap “ in tripping over foul line .

[@kylerusk3877]

Very creative subject matter again! If you do a Part II, you HAVE to include Andy Neuer: long time touring pro, current records for 300 games and 800 series, and a 2017 USBC Senior Masters run beating BLJ, Duke, and PDW. Food for thought!

[@TraumaER]

Mike Machuga if you are willing to say 2 titles. Mechanically, one of the best 1-handed bowlers of all time.

[@Doza418]

Here here!!!

[@pebbleschan6085]

Psyched out by Belmo, Simo, Afro Fish, Jesper and other 2 handers.

[@planetx1595]

​@@Doza418Hear hear!*

[@ziyatzubaidi3134]

anthony pepe suprisingly has only one title and thomas larsen only has 1 pba title that he won on the US soil, with his other 2 titles were won in middle east

[@marcusrasmusson5548]

Those 2 titles still counts as PBA titles.

[@shawnjohnson4844]

AJ Johnson

[@y2trips]

Just went thru the list, and there's a lot to choose from. my top few not mentioned in this video: Anthony Pepe Dave Wodka BJ Moore

[@williamford9564]

I don't think Graham Fach belongs on this list. He won 8 years ago, is still on tour and has never made another show. If you are going to only choose five as "the best", it should be players who at least made another TV show or more and had a reasonable chance to win a second title. Chris Via, who is on your list fits that bill with 11 other TV shows. Mike Shady made 5 final game appearances including his win and 8 shows in ONLY EIGHT YEARS ON TOUR.

[@colddekstar]

I think for this reason Graham Fach is a great pick, the fact that he hasn't made a show since his lone Player's win despite how fantastic he's always shown himself to be is kind of insane

[@jcookster74]

Philip Ringener, Bryon Smith and BJ Moore.

[@andrewphillips2179]

My Favorite Bowler that has won 1 Pba Title is Chris Via. Also, Hoping that Chris Via will win more Pba Titles during the 2025 Season on the Pba Tour. Also, The best bowler that has won 1 Pba Title that should be featured is Mike Edwards.

[@frankzappia8216]

Thanks for the love for Lou Campi...my style is similar

[@BowlerScott]

Great list! I had never heard Lou Campi’s story before. It was unbelievable! There are probably some guys who won once in the 80’s or 90’s who would’ve been good substitutes for Via, who will almost certainly win more. Hopefully the same is true for Fach, too.

[@SweetTeeBag]

Foul 5:57?

[@Jordan_Rush]

I have a video suggestion. How about Dave Husted! He a great bowler, owns a bowling alley, and the nice guy I’ve ever met. His bowling career is very impressive!

[@Riz2336]

Mike shady, Mike Edwards, Brian Davis

[@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair]

Rick Steelsmith.

[@skidhookroll]

He has 2 titles (1 doubles)

[@BooyaCS]

A few who I think should be in a part 2. Mike Edwards John Handegard Dick Hoover Jimmy Keeth Jeff Lizzi Ed Lubanski Ray Orf Jake Peters Tony Reyes Dave Wodka

[@thestonesaver6345]

Fach could be on your smooth list too. He grabs a handful at the bottom but it’s pert silky smooth.

[@lockedonlaw]

Ryan Shafer has five or he would be at the top of this list. 34 regional titles and more TV appearances than even I can remember.

[@ForYouPlays]

5:57 what a foul!

[@BasementTracks]

Jeff Carter. Always lived his style.

[@OldWorldAscension]

Jimmy Keeth and Joe Firpo. Jimmy had 1 title and three 2nd places.

[@enigmazero8624]

Mike Edwards Mike Shady Jimmy Keeth BJ Moore I think each of these guys were significantly more worthy of a second title than anyone on this list (save for Lou Campi who is WAY before my time and obviously would have won a bunch if the Tour existed 20 years earlier).

[@lanceschaina3084]

Some observations from an old guy watching bowling since the 60s: 1. Lou Campi was totally awesome, but his heyday was the 30s - 50s. When he won the first PBA tournament ever in 1959, he was already 54 years old. I assume this list is about bowlers who won only one PBA title, but SHOULD have won a lot more. Can't say that about Lou Campi. That would be like saying, "Ned Day was awesome, and he didn't win ANY PBA titles. What a rip!!" 2. I'm not sure how important Jeff Carter's 261 league average is nowadays. With blocked lanes and modern equipment, lots of people have league averages in the 250s. Now, compare this to Don Carter's 1959 league average of 234. That is a million times more impressive. I saw a league scoresheet from a scratch league my dad was in around 1959 in LA, and the minimum average required to join was 150, the league average was around 165, and the top bowler averaged like 182. On lacquered wood and brick pins. A 234 average would make you wonder what planet the bowler was from. 3. Again, assuming these are guys that only won 1 championship but SHOULD have won many more, why do so many of these bowlers have only 4 or 5 step ladder appearances? Lots of bowlers with good forms do that. This list should have either unlucky bowlers or bowlers who choke. I always think of Mike Edwards as super unlucky, always having to bowl against great bowlers like WRW or Mike Aulby when they would bowl extremely well. He had a super long career, with 37 TV appearances. He should be on this list. Another bowler everyone who watched TV bowling in the 70s and 80s should know is Jeff Mattingly. He was a buff dude with white hair who cupped the ball and got a zillion revs. For a few years that guy was on TV every third week, but he could never win his matches. 17 TV appearances with 4 finals, only 1 win. I kind of think his problem was more mental than bad luck.

[@stephenbardy6570]

For me the unluckiest and most snake bitten bowler to only have 1 title is Gil Sliker. Saw him many times and he just couldn't get over the hump.

[@williamford9564]

0:22: Another category could Fire in the Bottle One and Dones. Bowlers who came out of nowhere to win a title and were never heard from again. On the list would be Brian Davis. Shot 299 in the Championship game to beat Walter Ray Williams in the Greater Harrisburg Open. Never made another show and I think he was off the tour three or four years later.

[@janderson8401]

I think it’s too early to pass judgement on Fach. Remember how Norm Duke went about nine years with only one win on the national tour.

[@russellgilbert3453]

Jeff Carter had the talent to win more than one, for sure! 🤔

[@tannersimmons6469]

Mike Edwards!!

[@asphalt8wierdthings691]

As I like Tom Hess, he’s a really nice dude and he is just unlucky to win only one title

[@FlexBormarrsBoringAltAccount]

Local guy (to me), Tom Hess, mentioned

[@dejabowler873]

carters record was done in my home alley

[@mbradbur]

How do you show the KZbin GOAT Darren Tang in the opening and not have him on the list?

[@nyrambler23]

Liz Johnson should top this list tbh

[@Joey_Hammer]

Bruh

[@shotivbowler818]

Maybe for me, DeeRonn Booker.

[@nicg7451]

DeeRonn is still pretty new, he should probably win another title pretty soon

[@russellgilbert3453]

C K Moore. 🤔

[@Barksbowling]

Graham has fallen off the map? Lol he just had his best season of his career!

[@timothybollenbacher198]

Jeff Lizzi

[@danfrancis8397]

Mike Shady. 1 title, usbc open championships all time average leader.

[@pebbleschan6085]

Hopefully Brad Miller can qualify for this list & then be promoted off it,

[@BornIn1500]

Brad has really never been competitive. He'd be lucky to win one. This list is for people who were dominant yet still only won one. Brad has not been dominant at all.

[@pebbleschan6085]

He was runner up to Belmo in the 2020 Chameleon & made the Step ladder for the 2022 USBC Masters.

[@BornIn1500]

@@pebbleschan6085 yea, he made an appearance on TV only twice in the last 4 years. I like Brad, but he's not even close to the best bowlers on the tour. He's so uncompetitive that he missed the cut to get an exemption both last year and also in 2025, and then on top of that he missed the cut in the Tour Trials. He wouldn't be someone that would make a list like this video.

[@galkanftw]

No such thing becuase there are tons of players that never won any and have thrown multiple 300's meaning they could beat anyone on any given night.

[@briguyinsi]

Does Tim Mack have only one?

[@ericw6043]

Didn’t Tom Hess win on the PBA50??? Thought that counts as the PBA

[@evan_headley]

Yeah he’s basically the best on the PBA50 tour right now, this video just refers to the PBA national tour

[@ericw6043]

@ I think Eric Jones should be on the list

[@David-jt5ry]

they choked there wannabe Pros..... There a joke

[@deank5649]

Cool how many PBA titles do you have? Hell how many Regional titles do you have.....? I bet your sport shot average isn't even 175 smh. God i hate keyboard warriors.