Dick Hoover

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For the Major League Baseball pitcher, see Dick Hoover (baseball).

Dick Hoover (December 15, 1929 – September 17, 2009) was an American professional bowler. He won two American Bowling Congress Masters titles in 1956 and 1957, and helped start the PBA in 1958 with founder Eddie Elias.^[1]

Hoover won four PBA titles, including the Masters and All Star. He was inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1974.^[2]

Hoover owned and operated Dick Hoover's Lanes in Brunswick, Ohio.^[3]

References

↑ "Professional Bowlers Association Pioneer Dick Hoover dies". bowlingdigital.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
↑ "USBC Hall of Famer Dick Hoover dies at age 79". bowling.teamusa.org. September 18, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
↑ "Dick Hoover's Lanes". dickhooverslanes.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.

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Name	Hoover, Dick
Alternative names
Short description	American ten-pin bowler
Date of birth	December 15, 1929
Place of birth
Date of death	September 17, 2009
Place of death

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