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1999 PSBA Hall of Fame Inductees
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E. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mike Caroccia entered the
Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame for his
contributions to the game of bowling. Although Mike is well known for
his work as an Association Secretary and as a Western Area Director, he
is being inducted for his outstanding bowling achievements.
Mike has two (2) sanctioned 300 games,
two (2) 299 games, 35 - 700 series with a high series of 790. In 1960,
he became a member of the Top Team in the Pittsburgh area. In 1961, he
was a member of that team for one of the nation's top performances with
a score of 3375. In 1963, he was the Greater Pittsburgh Bowling
Association City Tournament Doubles Champion. Also in 1962, he was a
member of Team Scratch Champions of the PSBA Tournament in Hazleton. In
1964, he was the first bowler to bowl a 300 in the Bowling Proprietors
of Pittsburgh $10,000.00 jackpot. He was a member of the 1973 Team
Scratch Champions of the PSBA tournament. He has many other titles to
numerous to mention. He has served the Greater Pittsburgh TenPin
Association as its Secretary since 1990 and has been a Western Area
Director since 1994.
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State Bowling
Association is honored to induct Raymond Nester into the Hall of Fame
for his outstanding contributions to our Association and the game of
bowling.
Ray is very active on the state and
local level in our sport. He first attended the PSBA Convention as a
delegate in 1970 and has been active ever since. He was elected as an
Eastern Area Director in 1982 and served nine years. He was elected 4th
Vice President in 1989 and moved through the chairs to become PSBA
President in 1993. He served as President's Party Chairman for 7 years
(1982 to 1989) and has served on almost every committee at one time or
another. As President of the PSBA he had the distinction of appointing
a committee to review and set up guidelines for establishing a
scholarship program for the PSBA. After three years of study and hard
work, the program was adopted and the first scholarships were presented
at the 1997 Convention. On the local level, he has served the Allentown
District B.A. for many years, as its President and now as a member of
its Advisory Board. He is a member of the Allentown District B.A. Hall
of Fame.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
It is an honor that the Pennsylvania
State Bowling Association Hall of Fame induct posthumously, Albert J.
Snite for his great contributions to the game of bowling.
Al was the first to propose
computerizing the state tournament, providing programming guidance and
systems information working with the late Robert Woods in the
establishment of a system prior to the A.B.C. programs. He was asked to
revise the entire PSBA manual. As Chairman of the Manual Study
Committee, he and his committee members rewrote the entire bylaws and
manuals and put it into the from which is still used today. At the
request of then President Nester, he chaired the Scholarship Committee,
administering the organization of the group and guiding it to
completion, culminating with the first scholarships being awarded in
1997. On the local level, Al served the Greater Philadelphia
Association in many capacities, including President. He was a delegate
to the A.B.C. Convention for 20 years. On February 4, 1999, Al passed
away and will be sorely missed by our Association and his many friends
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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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ALBERT
J. SNITE