Dick Hoover
Original member of the Professional Bowlers Association
AKRON, Ohio (Associated Press) - Dick Hoover, one of the original members of the Professional Bowlers Association, died Thursday. He was 79.
The PBA said Hoover died in Akron. No other details were released.
Hoover, who won two American Bowling Congress Masters titles in the 1950s, helped start the PBA in 1958 with founder Eddie Elias, an attorney in Akron, Ohio.
Hoover won four PBA titles, including the Masters and All Star. He was inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in Arlington, Texas, in 1974.
Hoover owned and operated Dick Hoover's Lanes in Brunswick, Ohio.
December 15, 1929 - September 17, 2009
Dick Hoover
Memory Book
“Condolences to the Hoover family and a thank you for Dick's part in being a key recreational facility for the city of Brunswick. God be with you.”
Posted by: The DePaul Family Hinckley OH
