Category Archives: The Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

A Fun Story from My Time as President of the PBA – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

My tournament (Johnny Petraglia Open) ran for eleven years until the new group bought the [...]

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Petraglia Remembers Vietnam – Comments About a Recent Story in the Bowler’s Journal

In the August issue of Bowlers Journal there’s a story written about me. (Petraglia remembers [...]

Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – God Bless John Forst

These past few weeks I had a good swing on the west coast. At the [...]

Raising Money for Our Troops Through Bowlers to Veterans Link – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

A couple of weeks ago we had the “Johnny Petraglia BVL Open.” Last year we [...]

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The Story of Skee Foremsky, His Humor & Bodyguard – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Skee Foremsky was a great bowler. He won six PBA titles. He won the Showboat [...]

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Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – The Story of Richie Hornreich

I grew up with Richie Hornreich. Richie is one of the best action bowlers of [...]

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Bowling Memoirs by Johnny Petraglia – My Most Embarrassing Moments

I’ve had embarrassing moments in life, we all have. Just a couple of mine are [...]

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Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – Randy Pederson & The Broken Bed

Many folks have heard this story, but it’s time to put it in print. Every [...]

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The Time Parker Bohn III Lost His Cool – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

For those of you that have watched Parker Bohn bowl, you know he’s one of [...]

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Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – The Great Chris Schenkel

When the PBA was on top, it was number one in its time slot for [...]

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