Johnny Guenther

Johnny Guenther (January 13, 1936 – June 27, 2018)^[1][2] was an American professional ten-pin bowler from Edmonds, Washington, and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He is a member of both the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.^[3] Guenther had 11 PBA Tour titles in his career, including one major championship, and rolled the PBA’s second-ever televised 300 game.^[2][4]

PBA career

Guenther won his first PBA title on

While Guenther was feared on the lanes, he was well-liked off of them, winning the PBA’s Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award three times. He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1986,[3] and the USBC Hall of Fame in 1988.^[1] He was ranked #45 on the PBA’s 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years".^[3]

PBA Tour Titles

Major titles in bold type.

1. 1965 PBA Oxnard Open (
   Oxnard, CA
   )
2. 1966 Tucson Squirt Open (
   Tucson, AZ
   )
3. 1968 Miller High Life Open (
   Milwaukee, WI
   )
4. 1969 San Jose Open (
   San Jose, CA
   )
5. 1971 Andy Granatelli’s STP Classic (
   Kansas City, MO
   )
6. 1971 Mercury Open (
   Rochester, NY
   )
7. 1972 PBA National Championship (Rochester, NY)
8. 1974 Lincoln-Mercury Open (
   Denver, CO
   )
9. 1974 Miller High Life Open (Milwaukee, WI)
10. 1975 Seattle Open (
    Seattle, WA
    )
11. 1976 Ford Open (
    Arcadia, CA
    )

Death

Guenther died on June 27, 2018, following a brief illness. He was 82 years old.^[2]

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