Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Earl Anthony

Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2025
Sport(s): Bowling
Statistics: 43 Titles
6 PBA Player of the Year Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982 & 1983)
5 George Young High Average Awards (1973, 1974, 1975, 1980 & 1983)
Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame
Member of the USBC Hall of Fame
While bowling has always been a popular sport in terms of participation, its televised heyday was the 1970s, and it had one undisputed kingpin, Earl Anthony.

Anthony is considered the best bowler of all-time, and it is hard to imagine that this will ever change. A six-time PBA Player of the Year Award, Anthony was as much of televised sports in the 1970s as any other athlete, and his 43 Titles stood as a record until 2008.

The first bowler to earn $100,000 in a season and $1,000,000 in a career, Anthony was named the Bowler of the Millennium by Bowling Digest.

We are proud to nominate Earl Anthony for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.