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    Who is on your Mt. Rushmore of bowling?

    I got 2:

    Early Years:
    1. Don Carter
    2. Dick Weber
    3. Nelson Burton Jr.
    4. Earl Anthony

    Modern Years:
    1. Walter Ray Williams Jr.
    2. Pete Weber
    3. Norm Duke
    4. Parker Bohn III

    Other guys I considered: Mark Roth, Marshall Holman, Mike Aulby, Amleto Monacelli, Wayne Webb, Carmen Salvino, Johnny Petraglia.
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    Early Years:
    Johnny Petraglia
    Amleto Monacelli
    Dale Ballard jr
    Dick Weber

    Modern Years:
    Pete Weber
    Norm Duke
    Walter Ray Williams
    Parker Bohn III

    Future Years:
    Mika Kouviami(sp)
    Jason Belmonte
    Sean Rousch
    Mike Fagan

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    For a 'Mount Rushmore' of bowling I think we should limit it to Bowlers who are no longer active. At the time Borglum was creating his monument, even T.R. had been dead a number of years.

    My nominations:

    Andy Varipapa; for popularizing the game through his movie shorts and trick shot demonstrations.

    Dick Webber; for shaping the image of how a professional bowler should act.

    Billy Wehlu ; for both his bowling in the early days of the PBA, and well informed commentary as a broadcaster.

    Mark Roth; for popularizing the cranker style of bowling.
    John

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    Couldn't help but notice that Chris Barnes was not mentioned in the preceding posts. When he comes on TV they act like he is one of the greats. Curious.

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