Steve Cook (bowler)
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Steve Cook of Granite Bay, CA, was a prominent left-handed ten-pin bowler
and member of the Professional Bowlers Association
(PBA). He was known as the largest physical specimen on the PBA Tour, standing 2.06 meters (6 feet, 7 inches) and weighing in around 120 kg (265 pounds). He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1993, and was ranked #25 on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years."
Steve won his first PBA title at age 21, and finished with 15 titles in his career. Among the titles were major championships at the 1981 Tournament of Champions and 1986 U.S. Open (one of four total titles he earned in 1986 alone). He also captured the 1983 Touring Players Championship. He cashed more than $800,000 in earnings over his PBA career.
Ten-pin bowling
Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...
and member of 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). He was known as the largest physical specimen on the PBA Tour, standing 2.06 meters (6 feet, 7 inches) and weighing in around 120 kg (265 pounds). He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1993, and was ranked #25 on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years."
Steve won his first PBA title at age 21, and finished with 15 titles in his career. Among the titles were major championships at the 1981 Tournament of Champions and 1986 U.S. Open (one of four total titles he earned in 1986 alone). He also captured the 1983 Touring Players Championship. He cashed more than $800,000 in earnings over his PBA career.