Mark is not only one of the greatest bowlers of all time but he is arguably the most influential bowler of all time. When you look at almost every bowler today, a lot of the modern power game can really be traced back to what Roth was doing. He really changed our sport and sent it in a direction that made the sport a true spectacle to watch. Rest in Peace Mark, see you in the big bowling tournament in the sky someday
Back in his time there were some power bowlers - for example Holman already threw it strong - then you had bowlers like the late Jeff Mattingly who circled the entire lane (he did throw it little slow but turned it). Yet Roth was the one that had that hard throwing "style" that has become the power game for many years. - RIP
The literal millisecond I found out he died, I actually dropped to the floor crying. He was one of my favorite bowlers of all time. He created the modern power game. I really wanted to meet him one day, and I never got a chance to. The day after, I was at a tournament, and I bowled my first ever 200 game to honor Mark Roth even though he never knew me. Rest In Peace Mark. 1951-2021 You will always be remembered!
First saw Mark on ABC Saturday afternoon PBA tour in the 70s after getting home from junior league. So many wanted to be like Mark. Sure hated to hear this news.
Mark Roth was , is and will always remain The BABE RUTH Of Bowling .. .. Mark was so very very admired and respected by fans and bowlers of all levels for his superior ability to strike with unrelenting frequency and P O W E R .. And yet there's way more to appreciate about this Legend Of The Game... Mark was a serious Master Tradesman when it came to the fundamentals of his Trade.. .. There are abundant videos & film footage of Mark in competition for anyone who would care to study his methods... And there is much to learn there , - BUT if , ( perhaps for just curiosities sake) - anyone might care to see Mark miss a spare, - you'd best find yourself a comfortable chair and you'd better Order Out because you'll be waiting a long looooooong time .... { Proud to have known you Mark.. Very very proud }
My hero is gone... unbelievable. I recalled the excitement of tuning into the PBA Saturday afternoon telecast, and jumping with excitement when Mark was announced as one of the top five qualifiers. A true legend who will be missed. My condolences to his family. RIP Mark.
RIP One of the greats.. Marshal, Earl and Mark were the founding fathers of bowlimg imo.. they didn't have the equipment we have today but still made it look easy.
Without question, Mark Roth is on the MOUNT RUSHMORE of bowling. It was always great to see and talk with him, one of the nicest guys you will ever meet
While we're on the topic of Mark Roth anecdotes, I have a couple.. 1. One year a contingent of bowlers/gamblers from Colorado went to Las Vegas during the week of the Showboat. I went as a"local PBA'er", entered in the tournament. As luck would have it, I got paired with Roth for the qualifying (18 games). One guy in our group, who was obviously suffering from overindulgence in alcohol... made a bet that I would beat Roth during the qualifying. I asked, "Are you nuts? Taking me over Roth for the 18 games?" Well... as it turned out, I did beat Roth by 200 pins. But when it came to the head-to-head portion, he ended up "making the show" while I finished 8th. 2. Roth was known for his "hamburger thumb". I was also a ball driller and mentioned to him, "the reason you tear up your thumb so much is that your pitch is wrong... you have to shake the ball off of your thumb to get out of it". (Pitch is the angle of the thumb hole in the ball.") He replied, "yeah, I know... but when I shake it off right, I can get "more on the ball". Who was I to argue? :)
I first saw Roth in person in 1984 at the Greater LA Open (Gable House). It was usually the first tournament of the PBA tour season. It was like a godly figure seeing him bowl in front of me. His strike ball was not the most powerful back then - far from it as he spun it a little - but was always amazed how he would carry that 10 pin out with the off the gutter taps. No one did that hit better than him. Of course he was also one of the best spare shooters in the game which was part of his success. There were players with more power coming up then - Handley, Gant, Cook, the late Randy Johnson etc but Roth made that style work for so many years. It was nice to be among such bowlers like Roth.
@@mr.aerial1885 Re... Your comment on "Roth's power".... I say, "not necessarily". You see, the actual parameter of "power" is "resistance to deflection". A "high track" is more powerful due to its resistance to deflection than a "low track" even though the low track likely has more revs... the high track has to travel more distance so would be perceived as "revving slower". Best example of that might be Rudy Kasimakis... known as "Rudy Revs". He got ridiculous revs, but they were "spin revs", not "roll revs". If you're up for another anecdote about power and don't mind a personal reference... I was bowling Guy Roberry (Roburry?) in the '75, ABC Masters in the last shift of the day... about midnight. Of course the (wood) lanes were dry and burned out. I don't know if you remember Roburry.. he was the PBA Rookie Of The Year... and had forearms like Popeye... a real "power grinder". Long story short... he kept moving left, throwing harder and trying to hit the fingers harder and harder, but he couldn't keep the ball from hooking early onto the noise. I, however, was flipping the ball around my thumb from ~ 4th arrow to create "spin-skid" to get the ball down the lane. I ended up handily beating him and afterwards he said, "I never saw such a big guy throw such a POS in my entire life". LOL! Of course, he didn't understand I was doing it on purpose to keep the ball from hooking early. Side note... I needed a strike in the 10th of the 4th game to lock- up my match with Ed Roessler and make the TV show. I left a 4-9. He carried a "nose-dive" strike for a double in the 10th and won by 4 pins. Bummer! Roessler went on to win the title.
RIP Mark Roth. I seen him enter a NEBA Tournament in New England I want to say mid 2000's. And he won it. Truly Amazing. 1 of the best bowlers I ever seen. Top 5 Definitely.
I remember a segment Mark Roth and Marshall Holman did for Nelson Burton Jr's intermission bowling tips back in the 1980s where they were imitating about people who had a disregard for the bowling area by kicking the ball return, eating barbecue and wiping their hands on napkins then throwing it on the seats....It was hilarious 👍
Had the pleasure of meeting Mark at King Louie Lanes in Kansas City during his prime. He was a gentleman and respected by his opponents. The last 10 years were very difficult for Mark - RIP.
Mark Roth was just... just an amazing bowler, the first person to pickup the 7 10... RIP Mark, hopefully there's a bowling alley in Heaven. Rest In Peace
Mark Roth is truly one of the best bowlers I have ever watched roll a bowling ball Mark n Marshall Holman are two of the best u will be missed Mark Roth Greatest Of All Time my thoughts and prayers go out to all family and friends
Mark's power ball persuaded me to crank the ball. I was using a semi-finger-tipped ball. I went to a full-fingered-tipped ball. I became more of a strike bowler when before I was mainly a spare bowler. My best series were 700s back-to-back in the same week. It included a 279. Thanks, Mark for showing me how to do it. You made me look forward to PBA bowling every week. RIP Mark Roth.
Its amasing how once in a while someone comes along and do things very diffrent from everyone else that has come before them, and completely revolutionises the sport! Where do they get it from? I guess Mark was a natural, and for sure one of the greatest talents in the historie of the sport of bowling! May he RIP!
We were in Seattle when Parker Bohn won his first title. I think we might have started the"Bohn, Bohn, Bohn" chant. Mark Roth was doing the color commentating for the TV show and kept looking over his shoulder, smiling and laughing at us kids.
This is one of the best tribute videos on youtube. My father golfed with Mark before he had his stroke. The legend of 'The Great" Mark Roth will live on forever.
@@thequadzillaking No I'm not, this isn't Brandon. My father golfed with Mark up in Ontario, Canada about 15 years before he had his stroke. Cliff Thorburn of snooker fame was also one of the golfers in the threesome.
Seriously. I bowled with Tony and he was SUCH a gentleman and great man. I’m so glad I had the honor of meeting and bowling with him. A moment I’ll never forget. Still have a picture with him. Such a shame.
@@mr.aerial1885 Jeff Mattingly died in a car accident. Remember the guy who looked like he had never seen sunlight big cupped wrist? Pure white skin. Others they knew like Jimmy Keeth or Dave D'Entremont.
@@parkerbohnn I remember a match Jeff had on the televised PBA back in the early 1980s'...Somehow he blew a chance at winning that match and was so distraught behind it til he grabbed his bowling ball and walked out before the match was even over.
@@Fa_Q2483 Don't remember the exact tournament but I remember him hooking the ball through the nose in the 10th frame losing the match as he didn't make a lot of shows.
R.I.P. I totally tried to emulate this man in my younger days ..when I was 14 I did leave the 6-10 in the first frame .Dumped the next ball in the channel ..Punched out the rest of the way for 278…I do swear I felt like Mark Roth that day .Also rolled that game with a Manhattan Rubber Branded Showboat Atlantic City ball that I won there for first place JBT tournament the week before ..this entire time I just kept trying to roll the ball just like him ..Very sad ! Great Video thank you . Rest in piece
Rest In Peace sir. I wish I would’ve been able to meet you someday. Thank you for being so influential and showing your love for the sport. Your power game was so amazing to watch! Hopefully I’ll be able to meet you up there someday.
Sad watching that last ball. he showed up I’m sure bc people asked him too. He probably didn’t want anything to do with bc he was a proud man. I personally met Roth and thought he was a jerk however I watched him give back to the game later in life. May he Rest In Peace.
I remember when I learned Mo Pinel had left us but I missed the news of this gentleman until this year, I thought he had more time left. We need more events in his honor, I don't have a coveted 9R though. My yellow dot is a 6P
Mark was a special kind of bowler. The greats are made great by the power of their competition in many ways. Mark and Early would come up the field to meet on TV and you could feel the energy. You knew that two most titans were about to lock horns and neither would budge. Mark’s time was an amazing time and I agree his style spawned thousands of emulators. He might indeed have been the most influential on other bowlers as far as style.
This is a Mark Roth tribute. For crying out loud quit bringing up names of other (lesser) post urethane players. Comment on their tributes, but stop crapping all over this fine memorial.
You know what, I’ve had it, I AM DONE WITH BOWLING NOW. But seriously, Tony Reyes’s Death was bad, So was Jim Kent’s, but MARK ROTH!? That’s very depressing and honestly we will miss him so much like all the others. But seriously though, I AM SO DONE WITH BOWLING AS A WHOLE, you’re channel is amazing though, and I like your videos, but I can’t bear to believe this happened. I’m just curious about it, but how did Mark Roth die? P.S. How much do you wanna bet it was cancer. Regardless, we will miss him very much. :( I’m crying right now btw.
Roth had a number of aliments since the stroke. In his prime time, he was also a very heavy smoker while bowling even on TV. Often you can tell he had boxes of cigarettes in his pockets. This I am sure had a large contribution to his bad health.
Mark is not only one of the greatest bowlers of all time but he is arguably the most influential bowler of all time. When you look at almost every bowler today, a lot of the modern power game can really be traced back to what Roth was doing. He really changed our sport and sent it in a direction that made the sport a true spectacle to watch. Rest in Peace Mark, see you in the big bowling tournament in the sky someday
Back in his time there were some power bowlers - for example Holman already threw it strong - then you had bowlers like the late Jeff Mattingly who circled the entire lane (he did throw it little slow but turned it). Yet Roth was the one that had that hard throwing "style" that has become the power game for many years. - RIP
Most influential, without a doubt.
The literal millisecond I found out he died, I actually dropped to the floor crying. He was one of my favorite bowlers of all time. He created the modern power game. I really wanted to meet him one day, and I never got a chance to. The day after, I was at a tournament, and I bowled my first ever 200 game to honor Mark Roth even though he never knew me.
Rest In Peace Mark.
1951-2021 You will always be remembered!
First saw Mark on ABC Saturday afternoon PBA tour in the 70s after getting home from junior league. So many wanted to be like Mark. Sure hated to hear this news.
Mark was my inspiration for his dedication to his bowling. I did it for 23 years. RIP
Rest In Peace, Mark. You will be greatly missed, truly a bowling legend.
Mark Roth was , is and will always remain The BABE RUTH Of Bowling .. ..
Mark was so very very admired and respected by fans and bowlers of all levels for his superior ability to strike with unrelenting frequency and P O W E R .. And yet there's way more to appreciate about this Legend Of The Game...
Mark was a serious Master Tradesman when it came to the fundamentals of his Trade.. .. There are abundant videos & film footage of Mark in competition for anyone who would care to study his methods... And there is much to learn there , - BUT if , ( perhaps for just curiosities sake) - anyone might care to see Mark miss a spare, - you'd best find yourself a comfortable chair and you'd better Order Out because you'll be waiting a long looooooong time .... { Proud to have known you Mark.. Very very proud }
RIP Mark Roth from 1951-2021. He was 70 years old.
My hero is gone... unbelievable. I recalled the excitement of tuning into the PBA Saturday afternoon telecast, and jumping with excitement when Mark was announced as one of the top five qualifiers. A true legend who will be missed. My condolences to his family. RIP Mark.
Roth was one of my favorite bowlers & was always exciting to watch on TV. A natural & totally fearless on the lanes.
RIP One of the greats.. Marshal, Earl and Mark were the founding fathers of bowlimg imo.. they didn't have the equipment we have today but still made it look easy.
You can't leave out Don Carter, Dick Weber and Don Johnson. Don was also one of the true great teachers of the sport.
Not necessarily in that order.
@@parkerbohnn Billy Welu, Andy Varipapa, Lou Campi, Carmen Salvino... the list keeps going.
The guys you mentioned may have never been on TV without Carter and Weber
Thank you, Mark Roth for all the great memories you gave me and others watching your great bowling.
Without question, Mark Roth is on the MOUNT RUSHMORE of bowling. It was always great to see and talk with him, one of the nicest guys you will ever meet
While we're on the topic of Mark Roth anecdotes, I have a couple..
1. One year a contingent of bowlers/gamblers from Colorado went to Las Vegas during the week of the Showboat. I went as a"local PBA'er", entered in the tournament. As luck would have it, I got paired with Roth for the qualifying (18 games). One guy in our group, who was obviously suffering from overindulgence in alcohol... made a bet that I would beat Roth during the qualifying. I asked, "Are you nuts? Taking me over Roth for the 18 games?" Well... as it turned out, I did beat Roth by 200 pins. But when it came to the head-to-head portion, he ended up "making the show" while I finished 8th.
2. Roth was known for his "hamburger thumb". I was also a ball driller and mentioned to him, "the reason you tear up your thumb so much is that your pitch is wrong... you have to shake the ball off of your thumb to get out of it". (Pitch is the angle of the thumb hole in the ball.") He replied, "yeah, I know... but when I shake it off right, I can get "more on the ball". Who was I to argue? :)
I first saw Roth in person in 1984 at the Greater LA Open (Gable House). It was usually the first tournament of the PBA tour season. It was like a godly figure seeing him bowl in front of me. His strike ball was not the most powerful back then - far from it as he spun it a little - but was always amazed how he would carry that 10 pin out with the off the gutter taps. No one did that hit better than him. Of course he was also one of the best spare shooters in the game which was part of his success. There were players with more power coming up then - Handley, Gant, Cook, the late Randy Johnson etc but Roth made that style work for so many years. It was nice to be among such bowlers like Roth.
@@mr.aerial1885 Re... Your comment on "Roth's power".... I say, "not necessarily". You see, the actual parameter of "power" is "resistance to deflection". A "high track" is more powerful due to its resistance to deflection than a "low track" even though the low track likely has more revs... the high track has to travel more distance so would be perceived as "revving slower". Best example of that might be Rudy Kasimakis... known as "Rudy Revs". He got ridiculous revs, but they were "spin revs", not "roll revs".
If you're up for another anecdote about power and don't mind a personal reference... I was bowling Guy Roberry (Roburry?) in the '75, ABC Masters in the last shift of the day... about midnight. Of course the (wood) lanes were dry and burned out. I don't know if you remember Roburry.. he was the PBA Rookie Of The Year... and had forearms like Popeye... a real "power grinder". Long story short... he kept moving left, throwing harder and trying to hit the fingers harder and harder, but he couldn't keep the ball from hooking early onto the noise. I, however, was flipping the ball around my thumb from ~ 4th arrow to create "spin-skid" to get the ball down the lane. I ended up handily beating him and afterwards he said, "I never saw such a big guy throw such a POS in my entire life". LOL! Of course, he didn't understand I was doing it on purpose to keep the ball from hooking early.
Side note... I needed a strike in the 10th of the 4th game to lock- up my match with Ed Roessler and make the TV show. I left a 4-9. He carried a "nose-dive" strike for a double in the 10th and won by 4 pins. Bummer! Roessler went on to win the title.
RIP Mark Roth. I seen him enter a NEBA Tournament in New England I want to say mid 2000's. And he won it. Truly Amazing. 1 of the best bowlers I ever seen. Top 5 Definitely.
The ball rotation at 1:11. Period. Roth has always been my hero.
Roth was my favorite bowler. Thanks for the memories Mark.
Mark u r the best bowling legend in the world but RIP mark
He worked hard as a bowling player and he was a textbook for power bowling. May he rest in peace. Mark
He wasn't _textbook_ anything. He did what worked for him naturally.
I remember a segment Mark Roth and Marshall Holman did for Nelson Burton Jr's intermission bowling tips back in the 1980s where they were imitating about people who had a disregard for the bowling area by kicking the ball return, eating barbecue and wiping their hands on napkins then throwing it on the seats....It was hilarious 👍
I remember that! "Is this my ball, this isn't my ball" with greasy hands lol.
Had the pleasure of meeting Mark at King Louie Lanes in Kansas City during his prime. He was a gentleman and respected by his opponents. The last 10 years were very difficult for Mark - RIP.
Thanks for the memories, Mark. You are sorely missed.
Mark Roth!! Loved by All..Respected By All..
One of my favorites growing up and a true Legend! You'll be missed by many!
Rest In Peace! You’ve been amazing to watch over the years. You did it with Class And Style! Gone but never forgotten.
Mark Roth was just... just an amazing bowler, the first person to pickup the 7 10... RIP Mark, hopefully there's a bowling alley in Heaven. Rest In Peace
He was my guy. Rest in paradise Mark. You made a huge influence on me to this day.
My favorite bowler of all time. His health failed him earlier than you’d expect, but he’ll always be a legend. Sad to see him go.
So sad.grew up watching Mark. R.I.P. The last with Marshall is when I found out that he had a stroke.
What a great smile at the end. Rest in peace Champ.
Mark Roth is truly one of the best bowlers I have ever watched roll a bowling ball Mark n Marshall Holman are two of the best u will be missed Mark Roth Greatest Of All Time my thoughts and prayers go out to all family and friends
Thank you for sharing this. Oh my gosh what a bowler. Very nice tribute my friend. I am so sorry for your loss.
Mark's power ball persuaded me to crank the ball. I was using a semi-finger-tipped ball. I went to a full-fingered-tipped ball. I became more of a strike bowler when before I was mainly a spare bowler. My best series were 700s back-to-back in the same week. It included a 279. Thanks, Mark for showing me how to do it. You made me look forward to PBA bowling every week. RIP Mark Roth.
Loved watching Mark crank it!
Rest In Peace hall of framer 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Sleep well champ and we thank you! 😢😢❤❤
Not a big bowling fan, but when Bowling was on ABC he was my favorite player to watch.
Its amasing how once in a while someone comes along and do things very diffrent from everyone else that has come before them, and completely revolutionises the sport! Where do they get it from? I guess Mark was a natural, and for sure one of the greatest talents in the historie of the sport of bowling! May he RIP!
so sad i loved to watch him on saturdays bowled in a day era of the plastic ball what a great
When you hear Thunder. That’s Mr. Roth Rolling Strikes in Heaven!!
We were in Seattle when Parker Bohn won his first title. I think we might have started the"Bohn, Bohn, Bohn" chant. Mark Roth was doing the color commentating for the TV show and kept looking over his shoulder, smiling and laughing at us kids.
I remember that one well.
RIP my bowling idol!
This is one of the best tribute videos on youtube. My father golfed with Mark before he had his stroke. The legend of 'The Great" Mark Roth will live on forever.
Are you really the Son of Parker ?
If so, you’re Dad is my Favorite Player. I’m also Left Handed. He is a Superb Professional.
@@thequadzillaking No I'm not, this isn't Brandon. My father golfed with Mark up in Ontario, Canada about 15 years before he had his stroke. Cliff Thorburn of snooker fame was also one of the golfers in the threesome.
This is the biggest loss of a PBA legend since the death of Tony Reyes.
Agreed in a way.......Reyes though was more shocking because of the way he passed. We all knew Roth was ill for some time.
Seriously. I bowled with Tony and he was SUCH a gentleman and great man. I’m so glad I had the honor of meeting and bowling with him. A moment I’ll never forget. Still have a picture with him. Such a shame.
@@mr.aerial1885 Jeff Mattingly died in a car accident. Remember the guy who looked like he had never seen sunlight big cupped wrist? Pure white skin. Others they knew like Jimmy Keeth or Dave D'Entremont.
@@parkerbohnn I remember a match Jeff had on the televised PBA back in the early 1980s'...Somehow he blew a chance at winning that match and was so distraught behind it til he grabbed his bowling ball and walked out before the match was even over.
@@Fa_Q2483 Don't remember the exact tournament but I remember him hooking the ball through the nose in the 10th frame losing the match as he didn't make a lot of shows.
Thank you Mark. We miss you and we’ll see you on the other side.
Rest In Peace Mr. Roth
RIP Mark man :(
God bless Mark Roth
I had the pleasure of bowling against/with him in a pro/am, super cool and taught me different releases.
R.I.P. I totally tried to emulate this man in my younger days ..when I was 14 I did leave the 6-10 in the first frame .Dumped the next ball in the channel ..Punched out the rest of the way for 278…I do swear I felt like Mark Roth that day .Also rolled that game with a Manhattan Rubber Branded Showboat Atlantic City ball that I won there for first place JBT tournament the week before ..this entire time I just kept trying to roll the ball just like him ..Very sad ! Great Video thank you .
Rest in piece
I loved to watch Mark!!!
Rest In Peace sir. I wish I would’ve been able to meet you someday. Thank you for being so influential and showing your love for the sport. Your power game was so amazing to watch! Hopefully I’ll be able to meet you up there someday.
You will be missed!!
Is it OK to cry after watching this ?
Probably the best money player ever, in the game of bowling.
You will be missed my friend.
its so sad he was such a legend he was famous for making the 7-10
Mark was the first to make it on TV, and is still the only right hander to do so. A great bowler, and a great friend to me. RIP, Mark.
RIP Mark
One of my all time favorites, really was a nice guy when I met him in person at a local PBA event many many years ago. RIP!
Sad watching that last ball. he showed up I’m sure bc people asked him too. He probably didn’t want anything to do with bc he was a proud man. I personally met Roth and thought he was a jerk however I watched him give back to the game later in life. May he Rest In Peace.
I remember when I learned Mo Pinel had left us but I missed the news of this gentleman until this year, I thought he had more time left. We need more events in his honor, I don't have a coveted 9R though. My yellow dot is a 6P
Mark was a special kind of bowler. The greats are made great by the power of their competition in many ways. Mark and Early would come up the field to meet on TV and you could feel the energy. You knew that two most titans were about to lock horns and neither would budge. Mark’s time was an amazing time and I agree his style spawned thousands of emulators. He might indeed have been the most influential on other bowlers as far as style.
Where does the last clip come from? I assume it's the 2018 doubles, but I can't find it anywhere.
Back when bowling actually took some skill......Roth is a legend!!
Agreed.
RIP the og cranker !!
Rip :((((((
RIP Cranker
My bowling hero as a little kid growing up.
He Roth y monacceli were my heroes in the 80.s
This is a Mark Roth tribute. For crying out loud quit bringing up names of other (lesser) post urethane players. Comment on their tributes, but stop crapping all over this fine memorial.
You know what, I’ve had it, I AM DONE WITH BOWLING NOW. But seriously, Tony Reyes’s Death was bad, So was Jim Kent’s, but MARK ROTH!? That’s very depressing and honestly we will miss him so much like all the others. But seriously though, I AM SO DONE WITH BOWLING AS A WHOLE, you’re channel is amazing though, and I like your videos, but I can’t bear to believe this happened. I’m just curious about it, but how did Mark Roth die?
P.S. How much do you wanna bet it was cancer.
Regardless, we will miss him very much. :(
I’m crying right now btw.
I'm pretty sure he died of heart failure
Roth had a number of aliments since the stroke. In his prime time, he was also a very heavy smoker while bowling even on TV. Often you can tell he had boxes of cigarettes in his pockets. This I am sure had a large contribution to his bad health.
Hey Brayden, settle down brother, It's gonna be ok. Just pick up your spares and catch a double when you can, and life will be a 200 average.😁🤗✌️🎳🎳
Two other deaths come to mind Jimmy Keeth and Dave D'Entremont. The death of Mark Roth is the saddest of all.
any relation to David Lee Roth?