1995 PSBA Hall of Fame Inductees

WOODROW W. CRIST, JR.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Woodrow "Woody" Crist entered the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame for his outstanding bowling achievements. Woody is one of the top bowlers in the Central Pennsylvania area.

Like all the other outstanding bowlers in our Hall, it is impossible to list all of Woody's tournament and league championships. He has the distinction of entering the American Bowling Congress record book in seven different categories. His 238.30 average in a three man league is 4th highest in A.B.C. history. He had a 233.38 average in a singles league which ranks third all time in the A.B.C. He has rolled 24 sanctioned 300 games. His sixteen 299 games is tops in the A.B.C. and his six 298 games is also the highest. He rolled a record 69 consecutive 600 or better series in the same league and also rolled 96 games of 200 or more in a single season in the same league. He led the Flexer Amusement Co. Team to the 1974 P.S.B.A. Team Actual and Handicap Championships. He has rolled twelve sanctioned 800 series and has a lifetime combined league average of 211.

He also has served the Lycoming County B.A. as a director. He is the L.C.B.A. historian, compiling a complete history and record book for the association, complete with artifacts and memorabilia.

BURLE M. LEWIS  (Deceased)

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Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania State Bowling Association is honored to induct Burle Lewis into its Hall of Fame for his outstanding contributions to our Association and the game of bowling.

Burle is currently active on the national, state and local level in our sport. He was elected as a Director of the American Bowling Congress in 1983 and served in that position until 1999. During his tenure, he served on various national committees every year. On the local level, Burle has served the Harrisburg District B.A. for many years, being President from 1976 to 1979. He also was treasurer and a director on the local level.

To those of you who bowl in the P.S.B.A. Championship Tournament, Burle is no stranger. He served as the Tournament Director for the P.S.B.A. from 1979 through the 2000 tournament. In that position, he was responsible for receiving, scheduling and processing all entry applications. He meets with the Host Association and prepares them for the task ahead. He would be on site almost every weekend of the tournament and oversaw the entire operation. In 1990, he was appointed to the position of Senior Tournament Director, a position he still holds today. Burle is one of the reasons the P.S.B.A. continues to be #1.

As a bowler, Burle has participated in 38 PSBA tournaments and 24 ABC tournaments. He has a high game of 299 and high series of 733. He entered the Harrisburg District B.A. Hall of Fame in 1987 and is a life member of that association.

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