@@RyanPlaysREAL he graduated high school in 2009 from a school near Memphis, TN. I bowled against him in the individual HS state tournament in 2009, and he ended up placing 3rd in the entire state, while I finished 5th. Fast forward almost 7 years, and I am on a cruise for a week with no cell reception. We return home from the cruise for me to open social media for the first time in a week to find that Gary Faulkner Jr. - the guy I bowled against in high school - has managed to win the 2015 PBA World Championship throwing a ball in the finals that would end up becoming banned in PBA competition just a month or so later. I have perhaps other stories about him, but none are particularly interesting.
MIKE EDWARDS!!!!! I wish he won more titles, he's definitely in my opinion one of the most underrated bowlers in PBA history, and also one of my favorite bowlers too.
Joshua Blanchard - although he won one in Europe - he only won one in USA . Nice fellow and he left PBA too early - always enjoyed watching him bowl . He will always be known for the “ mishap “ in tripping over foul line .
anthony pepe suprisingly has only one title and thomas larsen only has 1 pba title that he won on the US soil, with his other 2 titles were won in middle east
Very creative subject matter again! If you do a Part II, you HAVE to include Andy Neuer: long time touring pro, current records for 300 games and 800 series, and a 2017 USBC Senior Masters run beating BLJ, Duke, and PDW. Food for thought!
It seems no one remembers this player, but in the late 80's and in the 90's he kept showing up on the TV finals and only once won the whole thing... Phil Ringener. I still remember a stepladder finals where he was either the 4th or 5th seed, and bowled great to get to the final match, then had a horrible pocket split that doomed him. Eventually, in 1997 or 1998 or so, he won a title match against Joe Firpo. I don't remember the tournament though.
My Favorite Bowler that has won 1 Pba Title is Chris Via. Also, Hoping that Chris Via will win more Pba Titles during the 2025 Season on the Pba Tour. Also, The best bowler that has won 1 Pba Title that should be featured is Mike Edwards.
I have a video suggestion. How about Dave Husted! He a great bowler, owns a bowling alley, and the nice guy I’ve ever met. His bowling career is very impressive!
Great list! I had never heard Lou Campi’s story before. It was unbelievable! There are probably some guys who won once in the 80’s or 90’s who would’ve been good substitutes for Via, who will almost certainly win more. Hopefully the same is true for Fach, too.
I don't think Graham Fach belongs on this list. He won 8 years ago, is still on tour and has never made another show. If you are going to only choose five as "the best", it should be players who at least made another TV show or more and had a reasonable chance to win a second title. Chris Via, who is on your list fits that bill with 11 other TV shows. Mike Shady made 5 final game appearances including his win and 8 shows in ONLY EIGHT YEARS ON TOUR.
I think for this reason Graham Fach is a great pick, the fact that he hasn't made a show since his lone Player's win despite how fantastic he's always shown himself to be is kind of insane
A few who I think should be in a part 2. Mike Edwards John Handegard Dick Hoover Jimmy Keeth Jeff Lizzi Ed Lubanski Ray Orf Jake Peters Tony Reyes Dave Wodka
Technically he has 2 titles but one of those was a doubles title. So another guy with just one singles title would be Del Warren, best known these days for his work at Kegel Training Center.
Mike Edwards Mike Shady Jimmy Keeth BJ Moore I think each of these guys were significantly more worthy of a second title than anyone on this list (save for Lou Campi who is WAY before my time and obviously would have won a bunch if the Tour existed 20 years earlier).
0:22: Another category could Fire in the Bottle One and Dones. Bowlers who came out of nowhere to win a title and were never heard from again. On the list would be Brian Davis. Shot 299 in the Championship game to beat Walter Ray Williams in the Greater Harrisburg Open. Never made another show and I think he was off the tour three or four years later.
Some observations from an old guy watching bowling since the 60s: 1. Lou Campi was totally awesome, but his heyday was the 30s - 50s. When he won the first PBA tournament ever in 1959, he was already 54 years old. I assume this list is about bowlers who won only one PBA title, but SHOULD have won a lot more. Can't say that about Lou Campi. That would be like saying, "Ned Day was awesome, and he didn't win ANY PBA titles. What a rip!!" 2. I'm not sure how important Jeff Carter's 261 league average is nowadays. With blocked lanes and modern equipment, lots of people have league averages in the 250s. Now, compare this to Don Carter's 1959 league average of 234. That is a million times more impressive. I saw a league scoresheet from a scratch league my dad was in around 1959 in LA, and the minimum average required to join was 150, the league average was around 165, and the top bowler averaged like 182. On lacquered wood and brick pins. A 234 average would make you wonder what planet the bowler was from. 3. Again, assuming these are guys that only won 1 championship but SHOULD have won many more, why do so many of these bowlers have only 4 or 5 step ladder appearances? Lots of bowlers with good forms do that. This list should have either unlucky bowlers or bowlers who choke. I always think of Mike Edwards as super unlucky, always having to bowl against great bowlers like WRW or Mike Aulby when they would bowl extremely well. He had a super long career, with 37 TV appearances. He should be on this list. Another bowler everyone who watched TV bowling in the 70s and 80s should know is Jeff Mattingly. He was a buff dude with white hair who cupped the ball and got a zillion revs. For a few years that guy was on TV every third week, but he could never win his matches. 17 TV appearances with 4 finals, only 1 win. I kind of think his problem was more mental than bad luck.
Argument number one Lou Campi. He was obviously a force in his time and would have won more titles had there been a PBA circuit in his prime therefore argument number one bad argument. Argument number two the reality that the lanes are walled and the equipment is better and still nobody has surpassed his record League averaging 20 years is actually a testament to how great he was not the opposite therefore argument number two even worse argument.
@@AverageLeagueHack Argument number one: you wrote Campi, "...would have won more titles had there been a PBA circuit in his prime..." That was my whole point. That was my argument. You can't call Lou Campi a "one tournament win guy" when he won dozens of tournaments in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. So we agree here. That was my point. Argument number two: I guess this is a judgment call. You can't label a league average of 261 as an amazing record when the second highest is, like, 259.5, and there are a hundred bowlers in the 250s. The 261 was likely due to optimally favorable lane conditions, ideal equipment, and just luck. For example, the only leagues that qualify for this record are "Fall Leagues" which generally go 30+ weeks, and yet Jeff Carter's record was through 23 weeks, almost exactly the 22 week minimum required by the USBC to get this honor. He certainly wouldn't have held that average given another 7 weeks since he has never had a comparable league average before or since. Who cares if the record lasts 20 years when there are a zillion averages close to it. Again, I can't help comparing it to Don Carter's record. Back then, to join the PBA you needed a league average of 190. Do you believe that? And the top bowler in a typical men's scratch was below 190. Now, half the men in America would be PBA. Nowadays, we have mixed HANDICAP leagues where the top bowlers are in the 220s. Don't get me wrong: averaging 261 definitely put Jeff Carter among the top 100 bowlers in the country at that time, no doubt. But succeeding on PBA Tour conditions and having to deal with the stress and bullshit distractions of bowling on TV is way more impressive. Jeff Carter having 5 stepladders over 4 years and winning a tournament are way more impressive than his league 261.
Brad has really never been competitive. He'd be lucky to win one. This list is for people who were dominant yet still only won one. Brad has not been dominant at all.
@@pebbleschan6085 yea, he made an appearance on TV only twice in the last 4 years. I like Brad, but he's not even close to the best bowlers on the tour. He's so uncompetitive that he missed the cut to get an exemption both last year and also in 2025, and then on top of that he missed the cut in the Tour Trials. He wouldn't be someone that would make a list like this video.
Cool how many PBA titles do you have? Hell how many Regional titles do you have.....? I bet your sport shot average isn't even 175 smh. God i hate keyboard warriors.
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Bryon Smith
Mitch Beastly
AJ Johnson
Mike Edward’s
Brian Kretzler
Gary Faulkner Jr :(
That would’ve made an excellent addition! I have a great story about him if you’re interested.
If like to know, been trying to find info on Gary.
@@RyanPlaysREAL he graduated high school in 2009 from a school near Memphis, TN. I bowled against him in the individual HS state tournament in 2009, and he ended up placing 3rd in the entire state, while I finished 5th. Fast forward almost 7 years, and I am on a cruise for a week with no cell reception. We return home from the cruise for me to open social media for the first time in a week to find that Gary Faulkner Jr. - the guy I bowled against in high school - has managed to win the 2015 PBA World Championship throwing a ball in the finals that would end up becoming banned in PBA competition just a month or so later.
I have perhaps other stories about him, but none are particularly interesting.
@@BowlerScott Lol that's awesome
Bro he only had 1 good tournament. He hasn’t been top 20 EVER besides that tournament
MIKE EDWARDS!!!!! I wish he won more titles, he's definitely in my opinion one of the most underrated bowlers in PBA history, and also one of my favorite bowlers too.
THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING!!
Joshua Blanchard - although he won one in Europe - he only won one in USA . Nice fellow and he left PBA too early - always enjoyed watching him bowl . He will always be known for the “ mishap “ in tripping over foul line .
Mike Machuga if you are willing to say 2 titles. Mechanically, one of the best 1-handed bowlers of all time.
Here here!!!
Psyched out by Belmo, Simo, Afro Fish, Jesper and other 2 handers.
@@Doza418Hear hear!*
anthony pepe suprisingly has only one title and thomas larsen only has 1 pba title that he won on the US soil, with his other 2 titles were won in middle east
Those 2 titles still counts as PBA titles.
Very creative subject matter again! If you do a Part II, you HAVE to include Andy Neuer: long time touring pro, current records for 300 games and 800 series, and a 2017 USBC Senior Masters run beating BLJ, Duke, and PDW. Food for thought!
It seems no one remembers this player, but in the late 80's and in the 90's he kept showing up on the TV finals and only once won the whole thing... Phil Ringener. I still remember a stepladder finals where he was either the 4th or 5th seed, and bowled great to get to the final match, then had a horrible pocket split that doomed him. Eventually, in 1997 or 1998 or so, he won a title match against Joe Firpo. I don't remember the tournament though.
Mike Edwards has most TV appearances w/only 1 win, but Gil Sliker has gotta be it. Lone win was in Doubles, and 8-2nd place finishes in solo events.
My Favorite Bowler that has won 1 Pba Title is Chris Via. Also, Hoping that Chris Via will win more Pba Titles during the 2025 Season on the Pba Tour. Also, The best bowler that has won 1 Pba Title that should be featured is Mike Edwards.
AJ Johnson
Jeff Carter. Always lived his style.
Thanks for the love for Lou Campi...my style is similar
Jimmy Keeth and Joe Firpo. Jimmy had 1 title and three 2nd places.
Just went thru the list, and there's a lot to choose from. my top few not mentioned in this video:
Anthony Pepe
Dave Wodka
BJ Moore
Philip Ringener, Bryon Smith and BJ Moore.
I have a video suggestion. How about Dave Husted! He a great bowler, owns a bowling alley, and the nice guy I’ve ever met. His bowling career is very impressive!
Mike shady, Mike Edwards, Brian Davis
Great list! I had never heard Lou Campi’s story before. It was unbelievable! There are probably some guys who won once in the 80’s or 90’s who would’ve been good substitutes for Via, who will almost certainly win more. Hopefully the same is true for Fach, too.
I don't think Graham Fach belongs on this list. He won 8 years ago, is still on tour and has never made another show. If you are going to only choose five as "the best", it should be players who at least made another TV show or more and had a reasonable chance to win a second title. Chris Via, who is on your list fits that bill with 11 other TV shows. Mike Shady made 5 final game appearances including his win and 8 shows in ONLY EIGHT YEARS ON TOUR.
I think for this reason Graham Fach is a great pick, the fact that he hasn't made a show since his lone Player's win despite how fantastic he's always shown himself to be is kind of insane
5:57 what a foul!
A few who I think should be in a part 2.
Mike Edwards
John Handegard
Dick Hoover
Jimmy Keeth
Jeff Lizzi
Ed Lubanski
Ray Orf
Jake Peters
Tony Reyes
Dave Wodka
Rick Steelsmith.
He has 2 titles (1 doubles)
Fach could be on your smooth list too. He grabs a handful at the bottom but it’s pert silky smooth.
Technically he has 2 titles but one of those was a doubles title. So another guy with just one singles title would be Del Warren, best known these days for his work at Kegel Training Center.
Ryan Shafer has five or he would be at the top of this list. 34 regional titles and more TV appearances than even I can remember.
For me the unluckiest and most snake bitten bowler to only have 1 title is Gil Sliker. Saw him many times and he just couldn't get over the hump.
Mike Edwards
Mike Shady
Jimmy Keeth
BJ Moore
I think each of these guys were significantly more worthy of a second title than anyone on this list (save for Lou Campi who is WAY before my time and obviously would have won a bunch if the Tour existed 20 years earlier).
Jeff Carter had the talent to win more than one, for sure! 🤔
0:22: Another category could Fire in the Bottle One and Dones. Bowlers who came out of nowhere to win a title and were never heard from again. On the list would be Brian Davis. Shot 299 in the Championship game to beat Walter Ray Williams in the Greater Harrisburg Open. Never made another show and I think he was off the tour three or four years later.
Mike Edwards!!
Foul 5:57?
I think it’s too early to pass judgement on Fach. Remember how Norm Duke went about nine years with only one win on the national tour.
Some observations from an old guy watching bowling since the 60s:
1. Lou Campi was totally awesome, but his heyday was the 30s - 50s. When he won the first PBA tournament ever in 1959, he was already 54 years old. I assume this list is about bowlers who won only one PBA title, but SHOULD have won a lot more. Can't say that about Lou Campi. That would be like saying, "Ned Day was awesome, and he didn't win ANY PBA titles. What a rip!!"
2. I'm not sure how important Jeff Carter's 261 league average is nowadays. With blocked lanes and modern equipment, lots of people have league averages in the 250s. Now, compare this to Don Carter's 1959 league average of 234. That is a million times more impressive. I saw a league scoresheet from a scratch league my dad was in around 1959 in LA, and the minimum average required to join was 150, the league average was around 165, and the top bowler averaged like 182. On lacquered wood and brick pins. A 234 average would make you wonder what planet the bowler was from.
3. Again, assuming these are guys that only won 1 championship but SHOULD have won many more, why do so many of these bowlers have only 4 or 5 step ladder appearances? Lots of bowlers with good forms do that. This list should have either unlucky bowlers or bowlers who choke. I always think of Mike Edwards as super unlucky, always having to bowl against great bowlers like WRW or Mike Aulby when they would bowl extremely well. He had a super long career, with 37 TV appearances. He should be on this list. Another bowler everyone who watched TV bowling in the 70s and 80s should know is Jeff Mattingly. He was a buff dude with white hair who cupped the ball and got a zillion revs. For a few years that guy was on TV every third week, but he could never win his matches. 17 TV appearances with 4 finals, only 1 win. I kind of think his problem was more mental than bad luck.
Argument number one Lou Campi. He was obviously a force in his time and would have won more titles had there been a PBA circuit in his prime therefore argument number one bad argument. Argument number two the reality that the lanes are walled and the equipment is better and still nobody has surpassed his record League averaging 20 years is actually a testament to how great he was not the opposite therefore argument number two even worse argument.
The Don Carter number is very very impressive.
@@AverageLeagueHack Argument number one: you wrote Campi, "...would have won more titles had there been a PBA circuit in his prime..." That was my whole point. That was my argument. You can't call Lou Campi a "one tournament win guy" when he won dozens of tournaments in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. So we agree here. That was my point.
Argument number two: I guess this is a judgment call. You can't label a league average of 261 as an amazing record when the second highest is, like, 259.5, and there are a hundred bowlers in the 250s. The 261 was likely due to optimally favorable lane conditions, ideal equipment, and just luck. For example, the only leagues that qualify for this record are "Fall Leagues" which generally go 30+ weeks, and yet Jeff Carter's record was through 23 weeks, almost exactly the 22 week minimum required by the USBC to get this honor. He certainly wouldn't have held that average given another 7 weeks since he has never had a comparable league average before or since. Who cares if the record lasts 20 years when there are a zillion averages close to it. Again, I can't help comparing it to Don Carter's record. Back then, to join the PBA you needed a league average of 190. Do you believe that? And the top bowler in a typical men's scratch was below 190. Now, half the men in America would be PBA. Nowadays, we have mixed HANDICAP leagues where the top bowlers are in the 220s. Don't get me wrong: averaging 261 definitely put Jeff Carter among the top 100 bowlers in the country at that time, no doubt. But succeeding on PBA Tour conditions and having to deal with the stress and bullshit distractions of bowling on TV is way more impressive. Jeff Carter having 5 stepladders over 4 years and winning a tournament are way more impressive than his league 261.
Local guy (to me), Tom Hess, mentioned
As I like Tom Hess, he’s a really nice dude and he is just unlucky to win only one title
carters record was done in my home alley
Jeff Lizzi
Liz Johnson should top this list tbh
Bruh
Coaches Mike Shady and Mike Jasnau?
Maybe for me, DeeRonn Booker.
DeeRonn is still pretty new, he should probably win another title pretty soon
How do you show the TH-cam GOAT Darren Tang in the opening and not have him on the list?
Hopefully Brad Miller can qualify for this list & then be promoted off it,
Brad has really never been competitive. He'd be lucky to win one. This list is for people who were dominant yet still only won one. Brad has not been dominant at all.
He was runner up to Belmo in the 2020 Chameleon & made the Step ladder for the 2022 USBC Masters.
@@pebbleschan6085 yea, he made an appearance on TV only twice in the last 4 years. I like Brad, but he's not even close to the best bowlers on the tour. He's so uncompetitive that he missed the cut to get an exemption both last year and also in 2025, and then on top of that he missed the cut in the Tour Trials. He wouldn't be someone that would make a list like this video.
Mike Shady. 1 title, usbc open championships all time average leader.
Make Fagan
C K Moore. 🤔
Graham has fallen off the map? Lol he just had his best season of his career!
No such thing becuase there are tons of players that never won any and have thrown multiple 300's meaning they could beat anyone on any given night.
Current PBA bowlers Graham Fach and Chris Via have NOT retired. Let's not JINX them OK ? ha ha
Does Tim Mack have only one?
Didn’t Tom Hess win on the PBA50??? Thought that counts as the PBA
Yeah he’s basically the best on the PBA50 tour right now, this video just refers to the PBA national tour
@ I think Eric Jones should be on the list
they choked there wannabe Pros..... There a joke
Cool how many PBA titles do you have? Hell how many Regional titles do you have.....? I bet your sport shot average isn't even 175 smh. God i hate keyboard warriors.