PBA Bowling

By 1965, ABC was showing full PBA games with their hit show “Professional Bowlers Tour”, which aired for over 35 years before the PBA moved to ESPN.
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In 1960 the PBA expanded to seven tournaments while founder Eddie Elias won the PBA a permanent home on television with the “make that spare” interstitial show on ABC.
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The PBA tour started off in 1959 with a bang! Three tournaments, the first being the Empire State Open in Albany, NY start the first season of the PBA.
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