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JessN16

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Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« on: April 02, 2007, 11:28:35 AM »
All I remember about this guy was that his win occurred sometime in the early/mid-1990s, because I swear I remember him using a pink Hammer to win it.

The telecast was, I believe, on wood lanes. This guy was a very tall, slim guy, and I never saw him before or since. (NOT C.K. Moore, in case someone was thinking that -- Moore was a lefty and this guy was a righty.)

What made this stand out in my head was the guy was literally throwing a straight ball. This was in the late urethane/early resin days and everyone was hooking the hide off the ball. Everyone except this guy, who was throwing it right up the middle, maybe even on the Brooklyn side by design, and he WON.

I've forgotten his name and it's a long shot anyone else will remember it, but I watched him win it on ESPN and couldn't believe my eyes.

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Hogsharley

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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2007, 07:45:23 PM »
Maybe your're talking about Ernie Schlegel (Bayer/Brunswick TPC - 11/8/95).
He played straight.

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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2007, 07:47:12 PM »
Ernie isn't very tall though, I guess it all depends on your definition of very tall
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Hogsharley

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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2007, 08:12:18 PM »
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Warren Nelson


Warren's lone win came in 1980.

Ernie was slender so he looked tall.

Here's a video of him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PM3LoM3w6w&mode=related&search=

And here he is being a 'good sport' after a Perdersen bad break.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9ChEoG2pU&mode=related&search=
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JessN16

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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2007, 08:29:24 PM »
Wasn't Schlegel. I seem to remember this guy having dark hair and a fairly thick mustache as well. I think he was wearing one of those small, brown leather Master wrist braces. White shirt with stripes, I think.

I seem to remember Mike Durbin being one of the broadcasters, but I can't remember whether he was doing color or the play-by-play.

Jess
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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2007, 04:28:01 PM »
Schlegel is one you'd remember as he had to be the most flamboyant in his attire.  I believe he designed and made his own outfits for the shows back then.
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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2007, 04:41:09 PM »
Don't let Catherine hear the Ernie made his clothes!!!
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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2007, 04:43:25 PM »
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Schlegel is one you'd remember as he had to be the most flamboyant in his attire.  I believe he designed and made his own outfits for the shows back then.
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I thought Guppy Troupe was the ultra flamboyant guy?  From what I remember of Schlegel from the 90's, he wasn't too out there.
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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2007, 04:50:47 PM »
Late 70's early 80's was Ernies time!!!!
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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2007, 10:26:00 AM »
Charlie Tapp
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JessN16

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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2007, 05:05:09 PM »
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Are you thinking of Dave Arnold?


Not Dave Arnold; I remember what he looked like, and he was a tour regular for years. This guy, I think, was either a regional or local guy who just rose above himself for a week, won the event and disappeared afterwards.

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Hogsharley

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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2007, 05:28:14 PM »
Was it Scott Alexander? That's his only win and it was major.

http://www.pba.com/results/archives_detailed.asp?ID=1036
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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2007, 05:32:26 PM »
I looked on the PBA site and looked at their list of single winners. After tossing out a couple of guys I know aren't right (Jeff Lizzi and Brian Davis- I remember his mullet and 299 game with a Rhino Pro aren't what you are looking for), here are the names of single tourney winners from 1991-1994:

Eric Adolphson (Seattle Open - 5/30/92)
Alan Bishop (Quaker State Open - 2/1/92)
Ray Edwards (El Paso Open - 7/6/91)
Steve Fields (Seattle Open - 6/12/93)
Bruce Hamilton (True Value Open - 2/15/92)
Jimmy Johnson (Brunswick Memorial World Open - 4/18/92)
Jimmy Keeth (Tums Classic - 4/18/92)
Andy Neuer (Bud Light Hall of Fame Championship - 2/19/94)
Mike Shady (Earl Anthony PBA Open - 5/23/92)

Any look familiar?
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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2007, 05:35:30 PM »
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I looked on the PBA site and looked at their list of single winners. After tossing out a couple of guys I know aren't right (Jeff Lizzi and Brian Davis- I remember his mullet and 299 game with a Rhino Pro aren't what you are looking for), here are the names of single tourney winners from 1991-1994:

Eric Adolphson (Seattle Open - 5/30/92)
Alan Bishop (Quaker State Open - 2/1/92)
Ray Edwards (El Paso Open - 7/6/91)
Steve Fields (Seattle Open - 6/12/93)
Bruce Hamilton (True Value Open - 2/15/92)
Jimmy Johnson (Brunswick Memorial World Open - 4/18/92)
Jimmy Keeth (Tums Classic - 4/18/92)
Andy Neuer (Bud Light Hall of Fame Championship - 2/19/94)
Mike Shady (Earl Anthony PBA Open - 5/23/92)

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It's not Ray Edwards. He a local guy who was exempt last year. He not tall and he's been on and off the tour.
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Re: Help remembering the name of a tour winner...
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2007, 05:43:13 PM »
Jimmy Johnson was thin...threw it straight and had a ton of 300 games.

Didn't he pass away recently??

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