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DETROIT BLACK BOWLERS HALL OF FAME

Men's Division 2020 Class

SUPER LEGENDS

Bill Rhodman

-First ABC Sanction 300 Game In

-TNBA History

-Legendary Pioneer And First National Top Black Bowler

-Amongst First Black Members In The USBC National Hall Of Fame

-Amongst First Black Members In The American Bowling Congress (ABC)

-A Founder And Ambassador Of The National Bowling Association, Inc. (TNBA)

Bobby "BLUE" Williams

-Legendary Pioneer And National Top Black Bowler

-Multiple Detroit, Regional, And National Amature Championships

-First Black PBA Tour Member To Bowl On National Television In A Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) National Event (1972 U.S. Open) Madison Square Gardens, NY

-Outstanding Performance In The Michigan Major's Tournament, Michigan All-Star Traveling Classic, Detroit All-Star Classic, Michigan Chronicle Classic, Bill Rhodman Classic, And Sam Webb Classic Bowling Leagues

John "POPS" Barnhill

-Legendary Pioneer And Detroit's Mr Bowling For Several Decades

-Captain Of The Famous Twenty Grand Lanes Bowling Team

-Amoungest First Black Members On The Pba Tour (PBA)

-Amoungest First Black Members In The American Bowling Congress (ABC)

-Outstanding Performance In The Michigan All-Star Traveling Classic, Detroit All-Star Classic, Michigan Chronicle Classic, Bill Rhodman Classic, And Sam Weeb Classic Bowling Leagues

 

Maurice "ACE" Kilgore

-Amongst First Black Members In USBC National Hall Of Fame

- Legendary Pioneer And Amongst First National Top Black Bowlers

-Amongst First Black Members In American Bowling Congress (ABC)

-First Black PBA Member To Bowl On A Nation Tv Show "Beat The Champ" (1958)

Faetz-Niesen Lanes, Chicago

-Outstanding Performance In The Michigan Chronicle Classic, Bill Rhodman Classic, And Sam Webb Classic Bowling Leagues

Lafayette Allen

-Pioneer Sponsor And Ambassador Of National Black Bowling

-Amongst First Black Members In The USBC National Hall Of Fame

-Amongst First Black Members In The American Bowling Congress (ABC)

-Sponsor And Captain Of The First Black Team To Complete In American Bowling Congress (ABC) National Team Tournament (1951) St. Paul, Minnesota

SUPER LEGENDS

Honorable Achievements

 

 

 

Charles "CHUCK" Walker

-Honorable Achievements

-Pioneer And Performance

Clarence "C.W." Williams Jr.

-Honorable Achievements

-Pioneer And Performance

Judge Webb

-Honorable Achievements

-Pioneer And Performance

Archie Denard

-Honorable Achievements

-Pioneer And Performance

Floyd "SWOOP" Ware

-Honorable Achievements

-Pioneer And Performance

-Men's Division

-2020 Class

Johnny "GRAND RIVER RED" Jackson Jr.

-Honorable Achievements

-Pioneer And Performance

-Men's Division

-2020 Class

FULLER B. GORDY

 -First Professional Bowlers Tour

-(PBA) Black Bowler

 

PIONEER PERFORMANCE

PRESTON "MAD DOG" MCEADY

GEORGE WILLIAMS

LAVERT GRIFFIN

JACK FISHER

JAMES ASKEW

EDGAR WILEY

OLIVER WILSON

SAM WEBB

KIT FLOYD

BILL JOHNSON

PLEAT THOMAS

SID HENRY

LEON "CHIN" EDWARDS

 

LARRY ROBINSON

 

 

CLASSIC TEAMS

Allen's Supermarket

BILL RHODMAN

CAPTAIN LAFAYETTE ALLEN JR. 

 GEORGE WILLIAMS

 MAURICE 'ACE' KILGORE

 LAVERT GRIFFIN

CLARENCE "C.W." WILLIAMS

Pioneers Breaking The National Color Barriers For Black Bowlers

First Black Team In The USBC Hall Of Fame

First Black Team To Complete In 

ABC National Team Tournament (1951)

8th Pl Finish For First Black Team In ABC National Team Tournament Held In St. Paul Minnesota

Twenty Grand

Sponsor

Twenty Grand Lanes

JOHN "POPS" BARNHILL

 CHARLES "CHUCK" WALKER

 BOBBY "BLUE" WILLIAMS

 CLARENCE "C.W." WILLIAMS JR.

 JUDGE WEBB

 CAPTAIN CHARLES COUCH

OLIVER WILSON

Pioneers Breaking The Color Barriers In Michigan For Black Bowlers

Detroit's Most Dominate Black Men's Team For Many Years (1960's - 70's)

Outstanding Performance In The Michigan Traveling All-Star Classic, Detroit All-Star Classic, Bill Rhodman Classic, Michigan Chronicle Classic,

And The Sam Webb Classic

 

Tip Motel

Sponsor

Tip Motel

 BOBBY "BLUE" WILLIAMS

LEVERT ENGLISH

CAPTAIN LEO ELLIOT

CHARLES "CHUCK" WALKER

LLOYD PRUITE

WILLIE BUTLER

 MADISON "MAT" TROUPE

One of Detroit's Top Men's Team For Man Years (1960's-70's)

First Black Team To Win ABC Men's Michgan State Team Championship (197?)

Outstanding Performance In The Detroit Chronicle Classic, Bill Rhodman Classic And Sam Webb Classic

 

 

 

George's Party Shop

Sponsor

George's Party Shop

DAVID "DEW DROP" CHAPPELL

 EDWIN PEART

CAPTAIN REGGIE "KAT DADDY" DENARD

 BOBBY "BLUE" WILLIAMS

MAT TROUPE

OLIVER MABRY

One Of Detroit's All Time Best Black Team In The Detroit All-Star Classic (75-76)

Just Us Tree Service

Sponsor

Earl Justice 

CAPTAIN EARL JUSTICE

 DAVID BOYD

VERLIN TERRY

STEVE BRADLEY

 CARLETON CHAMBERS

First Black Team To Set National Scoring Record

LEGENDS

George Branham III

-Pioneer Performance

-(5) Professional Bowlers Tour (PBA) Nation Championships

-Most PBA National Championships For Black PBA Member

-First Black PBA Member To Win A PBA Tour Championship And Major Championship "Firestone Tournament Of Champions" (1993) Reviera Lanes In Akron, Ohio

Edwin Peart

-Pioneer And Performance

Detroit's Mr. Detroit Bowler For Many Years And Now Director Of The DBBHOF

-USBC Detroit Bowling Hall Of Fame

-First Black Member On The Famous Strohs Bowling Team

-First Black On American Bowling Congress (Abc) National Championship Team (1980)

-Pioneer And Ambassador For Detroit Black Bowling And National Bowling For Several Decades

-Multiple Detroit Bill Rhodman Singles Championships And Multiple Ameture Detroit, Regional, And National Championship

-Outstanding Performance In The Michigan Majors Tournaments, Detroit All-Star Classic, And Bill Rhodman Classic Leagues

Reggie "Kat Daddy" Denard

-Pioneer And Performance

-A Top Detroit Bowler For Several Decades

-Selected To The Stroh's Team

-Pioneer Ambassador And Promoter Of Black Bowling In Michigan

-Detroit Bill Rhodman Singles Championship And Multiple Detroit, Regional, And National Ameture Championships

-Outstanding Performance In Michigan Majors Tournaments, Detroit All-Star Classic, And Bill Rhodman Classic Leagues

Gerald "Stroker" Johnson

-Pioneer And Performance

-Today's Mr. Detroit Bowler

-Usbc. Detroit Hall Of Fame

-Multiple Pba Tour Regional Championships

-Multiple Detroit Bill Rhodman Singles Championships And Ameture, Regional, And National Championships

-Outstanding Performance In The Michigan Majors Tournaments, Detroit All-Star Classic, And Bill Rhodman Classic Leagues

Greg "Bug" Lewis

-Pioneer And Performance

-Detroit Top Bowler For Several Decades

-Member Of The Famous Strohs Team

-Multiple Ameture Detroit, Regional, And National Championships

-Outstanding Performance In The Michigan Majors Tournaments, Detroit All-Star Classic, And Bill Rhodman Classic Leagues

 

David "Dew Drop" Chappell

-Pioneer And Performance

-Detroit Top Bowler For Several Years

-Multiple Ameture Detroit, Regional, And National Championships

-Outstanding Performance In PBA Regionals And Michigan Majors Tournaments

-Outstanding Performance In The Detroit All-Star Classic And Detroit Bill Rhodman Classic Leagues

LEGENDS

Honorable Achievements

 

 

 

Darrel "Dad Jr" Dawson

-Pioneer And Performance

-Founder And CEO Of DBBHOF

Walt "World" Blackwell

-Pioneer And Performance

 

Mike McCleskey

-Pioneer And Performance

 

Ricky "Fleetwood" Griggs

-Pioneer And Performance

 

Eddie Craig

-Pioneer And Performance

 

Wayne "Hanman" Hodges

-Pioneer And Performance

 

LEGENDS

Honorable Achievements

MACK IVORY JR

MIKE BROWN

JOHN WHITE

FRANK COLDING

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