Patrick Healey, Jr
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Patrick Healey, Jr is a bowler
on the Professional Bowlers Association
(PBA) Tour and resides in Denton
, Texas
with wife, Teresa and his stepson Victor. Healey has been a member of the PBA since 1998 and in his free time enjoys playing golf
. His wife Teresa is also an accomplished bowler and has represented Mexico
on their National Team. Healey was born in Niagara Falls
, New York
, USA
.
Healey started bowling on a fluke. "My mother and father got me started. Apparently, they went out to bowl one evening when I was about seven years old, and they couldn't get a babysitter. So they just dragged me along. It turned out I liked it so much that they enrolled me in a youth league the next year"
While attending Wichita State University
, he became a first team All-America
n in 1988. Also while at Wichita State, Healey, Jr. was forced to choose between bowling and his major of computer science
. "I was about a year and a half away from graduating with a major in computer science. I remember walking into my counselor's office and saying that I just made the United States national bowling team and I would be traveling a little bit. She basically looked at me and said, "If you miss one laboratory class, you're out of the course for the semester." I had reached a level in computer courses that it was make-or-break time. Obviously, I decided to bowl; I stayed in school but changed my major to general studies."
Although on the PBA tour since 1998, he did not win his first title until 2002, when he won the Greater Kansas City open at Lunar Bowl in Blue Springs
, MO
. He has since won two more titles, including a major at the 2003-04 Tournament of Champions, and has lifetime tour earnings of $734,752. He is a member of both Storm and VISE Pro Staffs.
Total: $734,752
Bowler (ten-pin)
A bowler is someone participating in the sport of bowling, either as an amateur or professional. In American ten-pin bowling, a bowler is most commonly a member of a team of three to six people...
on the Professional Bowlers Association
Professional Bowlers Association
The Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide...
(PBA) Tour and resides in Denton
Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
with wife, Teresa and his stepson Victor. Healey has been a member of the PBA since 1998 and in his free time enjoys playing golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
. His wife Teresa is also an accomplished bowler and has represented Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on their National Team. Healey was born in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA
United States
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.
Healey started bowling on a fluke. "My mother and father got me started. Apparently, they went out to bowl one evening when I was about seven years old, and they couldn't get a babysitter. So they just dragged me along. It turned out I liked it so much that they enrolled me in a youth league the next year"
While attending Wichita State University
Wichita State University
Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
, he became a first team All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n in 1988. Also while at Wichita State, Healey, Jr. was forced to choose between bowling and his major of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
. "I was about a year and a half away from graduating with a major in computer science. I remember walking into my counselor's office and saying that I just made the United States national bowling team and I would be traveling a little bit. She basically looked at me and said, "If you miss one laboratory class, you're out of the course for the semester." I had reached a level in computer courses that it was make-or-break time. Obviously, I decided to bowl; I stayed in school but changed my major to general studies."
Although on the PBA tour since 1998, he did not win his first title until 2002, when he won the Greater Kansas City open at Lunar Bowl in Blue Springs
Blue Springs, Missouri
Blue Springs is a city in Jackson County, Missouri and is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census the population at 52,575.- Geography :...
, MO
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. He has since won two more titles, including a major at the 2003-04 Tournament of Champions, and has lifetime tour earnings of $734,752. He is a member of both Storm and VISE Pro Staffs.
Amateur accolades
- 1988 - First-team All-American from Wichita State University
- 1991 - Gold Medalist in both doubles and trios at the FIQ World Championships
- 1991, 1992, & 1995 - World Cup Amateur of the Year
- 1995 - US National Amateur Champion
- 1995-96 - World Amateur Bowler of the Year
- Member of Team USA
Professional career titles
- 2002-03 Season: Greater Kansas City Open - Kansas City, KS
- 2003-04 Season: Geico Open - West Babylon, NY
- 2003-04 Season: Dexter Tournament of Champions - Uncasville, CT
PBA earnings by year
- 2007-08: Injury Deferment - Did Not Bowl
- 2006-07: $46,139
- 2005-06: $97,540
- 2004-05: $75,800
- 2003-04: $174,600
- 2002-03: $83,085
- 2001-02: $139,708
- 2000: $53,715
- 1999: $42,470
- 1998: $21,695
Total: $734,752