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onefrombills
09-13-2008, 08:33 PM
Under the new rules, Norm Duke could be one of the new PBA Hall of Fame Inductees in 2009.

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the PBA announced today the creation of a new Hall of Fame induction process to honor its greatest bowlers of both past and present.

The most notable changes to the process are that a bowler now also may become eligible for selection to the Hall of Fame on the basis of five Tour Titles if two of those titles were major championships (previously two majors was sufficient); and 20 years of PBA membership rather than retirement from the Tour for five years.

The PBA also intends to unveil a new Senior Tour division to the Hall of Fame to honor those players whose rise to greatness took place after they moved on to the Senior Tour.

With these changes, twelve bowlers become eligible for induction, and it promises to be the first time since 2000 that a bowler will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

"In a year in which we celebrate the rich history and proud tradition of the PBA, I believe it is particularly appropriate that we revisit the manner in which we recognize and honor our greatest stars,” PBA Commissioner and CEO Fred Schreyer said. “The new guidelines will preserve the lofty standards that are integral to a hallowed institution such as the PBA Hall of Fame and yet at the same time will better recognize the unique manner in which our best players conduct their careers."

The new selection criteria follows:

For PBA Hall of Fame Performance Category eligibility, a bowler must have either:
-Won a minimum of 10 PBA Tour titles, or
-Won a minimum of five PBA Tour titles, including two majors,
and
-Been a PBA member for at least 20 years.

The following players meet the minimum criteria for nomination in this category: Del Ballard Jr., Norm Duke, Bryan Goebel Steve Hoskins, Doug Kent, Randy Pedersen and Danny Wiseman. Under the new criteria up to three players from this group may be selected.

For PBA Senior Tour Hall of Fame Performance category eligibility, a bowler must have either:
-Won a minimum of eight PBA Senior Tour titles, or
-Won a minimum of five PBA Senior Tour titles including two majors,
and
-Been a PBA member for 10 years

The following players meet the minimum criteria for nomination under the PBA Senior Tour category; because there are five nominees, up to two may be inducted: Pete Couture, Dale Eagle, Bob Glass, John Handegard and Gene Stus.

In the near future, the 2009 inductees will be voted upon by members of the Hall of Fame Board, current Hall of Fame members and selected media representatives.

Inductees will be honored at the PBA 50th Anniversary Gala in Las Vegas, Nev. on January 20, 2009.

The PBA Hall of Fame will also still include a Meritorious Service category to honor persons who through the years have demonstrated service, devotion, ideas and ideals and have made contributions above and beyond the ordinary to the sport of professional bowling. Those guidelines have not changed.