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 [...]

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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
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
Brunswick Exhibition Tour in Europe – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

In the early 70’s Brunswick sent the Brunswick staff to Europe for an exhibition tour. [...]

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After the 300 Game & The Johnny Petraglia Open

After the 300 there was a victory party at the lanes.The Ducat family (the owners [...]

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Was it Fate Bowling 300 at the 1994 PBA National Championship?

Watch as PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia shoots 300 at the 1994 PBA National [...]

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Action Bowling in Brooklyn – 2 Stories I’ll Never Forget! Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Story 1: I grew up and worked in a 12 laner under a movie theater [...]

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If You Love Your Freedom, Thank a Vet – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

My apologies to the readers, but I have to finish Vietnam….In the next installment (as [...]

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Memories of My First PBA Title, Being Drafted to Vietnam & Tossed from the Hotel – Johnny Petraglia

Winning My First Professional Bowling Title In August of 1966 in Ft. Smith Arkansas I [...]

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My First Las Vegas Experience – A Toast to Don Johnson By Johnny Petraglia

How We Traveled To Bowl On The PBA In The Early Days In 1966, my [...]

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Does Life Get Any Better Than This! – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

My First Professional Tournament Finals Appearance   In January of 1966 ABC-TV was covering the [...]

Andy Varipapa & The Madison Square Garden Bowling Exhibition

An Amazing display of bowling at the garden When I was 13 yrs. old they [...]

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The Beginning – My First Professional Bowling Tournament – Bowling Memoirs of Johnny Petraglia

Professional Bowling Legend Johnny Petraglia Discusses His First PBA Bowling Tournament My first PBA event [...]

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