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[email protected] newsOffice: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 Bowling Legend Don Carter Dies at Age 85 PBA Hall of Famer and founding member was sport’s first television star MIAMI, FL — Bowling’s appearing on an Akron, Ohio, The PBA was launched in of the PBA U.S. Open) and the original superstar, Profession- radio program hosted by at- 1959 with three tournaments, 1961 American Bowling Con- al Bowlers Association and torney Eddie Elias where he but only three years later it gress Masters. He also won a United States Bowling Con- talked about the importance of had a schedule of 32 events record five World Invitational gress Hall of Famer Don Cart- building a professional bowl- and Carter was one of its stars, titles – a grueling 100-game er, died at his home in Miami ing tour similar to what golf eventually winning seven PBA marathon – and he won four Thursday night. Carter, who had created, Carter and his titles including five major ABC Tournament titles. had recently been hospitalized fellow Budweisers’ teammates championships. The St. Louis native first with pneumonia complicated (Dick Weber, Ray Bluth, Tom Carter won two of the sev- experienced the sport at age by emphysema, was 85. Hennessey and Pat Patterson) en PBA Tour events conducted 13. Carter rocketed to fame convinced a group of other in 1960 including the PBA Na- “We were very poor but during bowling’s so-called players to pledge $50 each to tional Championship.