Category Archives: The Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

THE BOWLING MEMOIRS OF JOHNNY PETRAGLIA

Bowling Legend Johnny Petraglia Talks About Chuck Gardner – A Man of Many Hats

Chuck is a big guy with a booming voice and an outgoing personality. When he [...]

27
Jan
Bowling Memoirs With Johnny Petraglia – Marshall Holman Has Always Been a “Good” Guy

Marshall has always been a good guy, but 40 years ago he would have flare [...]

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10
Jan
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – The Case Against Computer Language

At Brunswick when we have a problem with our computers we called this Managed IT [...]

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30
Nov
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – Sorry, We Don’t Stock Wine at This Bowling Center

I walked into bar. It was a very nice big bar. The gentleman behind the [...]

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26
Oct
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – The Superstar People Like Phil Villapiano Make Life Worth Living

In 1973 I was in the Superstars. Dave Davis and I represented Bowling. We were [...]

30
Sep
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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07
Sep
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 [...]

01
Aug
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – God Bless John Forst

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

06
Jul
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – Sorry, We Don’t Stock Wine at This Bowling Center

I walked into bar. It was a very nice big bar. The gentleman behind the [...]

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26
Oct
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – The Superstar People Like Phil Villapiano Make Life Worth Living

In 1973 I was in the Superstars. Dave Davis and I represented Bowling. We were [...]

30
Sep
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 [...]

1 Comments

07
Sep
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 [...]

01
Aug
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – God Bless John Forst

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

06
Jul
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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30
May
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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02
May
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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31
Mar
Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia – Big Jack Kordusky

The bowling world lost a great friend this week. His name is Jack Kordusky. Better [...]

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It Takes a Lot to Be A Champion – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

It takes a lot to be a champion. Obviously talent, great eye-hand coordination, and physical [...]

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Remember How Great our Sport is and What Great History it Has – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

We all know how popular bowling was in the 70’s and 80’s. The TV ratings [...]

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Bowling Translations – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Bowling terms are great and have also changed through the years. Here’s a couple of [...]

My First TV Show – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

I had made my first TV show. I think 45 or 46 years ago at [...]

The Mo and Phil Show – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Mo Pinel and Phil Cardinale have been in the bowling game their whole life.Right now [...]

The Interesting Mind of Ernie Schlegel – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

There is so much to tell about Ernie Schlegel, I could write a book. In [...]

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The Great Mike Aulby – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Mike Aulby has 26 titles and is the only one that has won what is [...]

Great Memories with Dick Weber & Carmen Salvino – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Two short stories, one about Dick Weber and one about Carmen Salvino. In the 70’s [...]

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A Story About 2 of the Nicest Guys on Tour – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

I would like to tell a story about two guys on tour who were and [...]