Bob Benoit
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This article is about the professional bowler. For the racing executive, see Bob Benoit (horse racing)
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Bob Benoit was a professional bowler in the Professional Bowlers Association
(PBA) in the 80s and 90s. Over the course of his career, Benoit won 4 PBA titles. He is mostly known for being the first bowler to ever roll a perfect game in a televised title match, as well as the fifth bowler to throw a televised perfect game overall. He accomplished this feat on January 23, 1988, in front of his home crowd in Grand Prairie, Texas
at the Quaker State Open. The event
was held at the Forum Bowl bowling center, a place where Benoit bowled league during the eleven years in which he lived in Dallas. This was Benoit's first ever title, as well as his first appearance in a telecast. Benoit's opponent for this game was Mark Roth
, who finished with a score of 255.
Originally from Topeka, Kansas
, and born in 1955, Bob has a brother named Rick who is still involved in the bowling business, working as a tour consultant for Brunswick
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Bob Benoit (horse racing)
Robert P. Benoit was chief operating officer and general manager of the Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. In 2004, he became the first recipient of the Laffit Pincay Jr...
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Bob Benoit was a professional bowler in the Professional Bowlers Association
Professional Bowlers Association
The Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide...
(PBA) in the 80s and 90s. Over the course of his career, Benoit won 4 PBA titles. He is mostly known for being the first bowler to ever roll a perfect game in a televised title match, as well as the fifth bowler to throw a televised perfect game overall. He accomplished this feat on January 23, 1988, in front of his home crowd in Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...
at the Quaker State Open. The event
was held at the Forum Bowl bowling center, a place where Benoit bowled league during the eleven years in which he lived in Dallas. This was Benoit's first ever title, as well as his first appearance in a telecast. Benoit's opponent for this game was Mark Roth
Mark Roth
Mark Roth is a former professional bowler. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. As a youth he resided in Meiers Corners, Staten Island, New York City, New York.-Bowling career:...
, who finished with a score of 255.
Originally from Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
, and born in 1955, Bob has a brother named Rick who is still involved in the bowling business, working as a tour consultant for Brunswick
Brunswick Corporation
The Brunswick Corporation , formerly known as the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, is a United States-based corporation that has been involved in manufacturing a wide variety of products since 1845. Brunswick's global headquarters is in the northern Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, Illinois...
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