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1984 PSBA Hall of Fame Inductees
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Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Dan Holter entered the Pennsylvania State Bowling
Association Hall of Fame for his meritorious service to the game of
bowling.
His interest in bowling began early in his life. He was
a pin boy at the Bellefonte Y.M.C.A., setting pins for two cents a
line. Dan became active as a member of the Seven Mountains Bowling
Association, serving in various offices before assuming the Presidency
in 1969, a position he held for two years. In 1971 he was elected to
Life Membership in the Local Association.
On the state level, Dan served as a delegate, then as a
Central Area Director for nine years. He served on many committees
during that time and in 1975 was elected to the office of 4th Vice
President, progressing through the chairs to become State _President
for the 1979-1980 term. He was the founder and organizer of the first
State Convention Mini Tournament which now bears his name.
Although he is being inducted for his service to the
game, Dan was also a better than average bowler. He has a high game of
279 and a high series of 666. Always tournament minded, he has
participated in Local, State and National Tournaments as well as the
State Seniors tournament and has always made a creditable showing.
Dan was a successful businessman, having owned the
Holter Radio and TV Service for over forty years. He was also active in
many civic clubs in Central Pennsylvania.
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Yardley, Pennsylvania
Fred Lening joined the Pennsylvania State Bowling
Association Hall of Fame because of is outstanding ability as a bowler.
Fred passed in 1981 at the age of 60 but the records and championships
to his credit will live forever.
Fred was a charter member of the Professional Bowlers
Association when it was organized in 1958. He served on the Executive
Board of this organization. He won the very first televised P.B.A.
tournament in 1962. He also won the first CBS "Championship Bowling"
series in 1964. Among his victories as a pro bowler were the Empire
State Open in 1961 and the Parkersburg Open in 1965. He was a finalist
in the All Star Tournaments in 1962, 1965 and 1967 and also was a
finalist in the Worlds Invitational Tournaments of 1961 and 1963. He
had five sanctioned 300 games to his credit and a high series of 827.
He was a member of the AMF Advisory Staff, giving exhibitions at over
250 Veterans Hospitals.
As a proprietor, he was instrumental in organizing many
leagues, both adult and juniors. He ran the largest Junior Bowling
program in the United States. He was always willing to give
instructions to anyone interested in improving his game.
*-Bowling achievements current up till the time of
induction.
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
Frank is another talented bowler to enter the
Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame. Always a perfect
gentleman on and off the lanes, Frank was recognized as one of Eastern
Pennsylvania's finest bowlers.
He bowled in the strong East Penn Classic League for 16
years, with a high average of 213 and a 16 year composite average of
203. He averaged over 210 for twelve years over six different leagues.
From 1951 to 1955, he bowled in the powerful Eastern All Stars League,
attaining high average of 212 in 1952 and a composite average of 206
for the five years. He has at least twenty five singles Tournament
Championships to his credit including several in the New Jersey area.
In 1966, he was a member of the Hobel Coal and Fuel Co. Team which won
the P.S.B.A. Actual Team Championship. He has won many, many
championships in the Allentown District Bowling Association Tournaments
and was elected as a charter member of its Hall of Fame in 1971. Frank
bowled in 38 consecutive A.B.C. National Tournaments, a streak which
ended in 1984r when illness prohibited him from competing in Reno, even
though he had made the trip with his teammates. He also participated in
over twenty PSBA tournaments. He bowled and won exhibition matches
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PSBA Hall of Fame
Inductees by Year:
2000 to Present
1990-1999
1980-1989
Prior to 1980
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