Posted on 03/01/2017 5:48:39 AM PST by simpson96
Bill Fong's night of triumph is still told in bowladromes across the country.
"Why are people still talking about this? That’s so many years ago. But I guess my story is not a typical story," Fong says.
The Night of Nights
Except that it was typical … at least at first. It started on a busy Monday night at the Plano Super Bowl: January 18, 2010. It was a league night, and all 48 lanes were in use. Bill Fong’s Crazy Eights team took lanes 27 and 28. Fong racked up his favorite bowling balls he himself had drilled and began his practice routine. (snip)
"People used to call me like a robot, because I used to strike a lot. And so they says, 'You’re just like a robot. You’re like a striking machine.' So, yeah, I can get into that zone sometimes. And, basically, that’s what happened that night," Fong says. "I was throwing a new ball that I just drilled up. I think I had two of them. And I wound up striking for the 300. So they announced my name and said 'Bill Fong just shot 300.'
A perfect game. That’s bowling glory, right? Not for Bill Fong. He still had two games to go.
"The second game, I switched balls on the right lane, and that spooked everybody. They’re, like, 'Why would you switch?' And I says, 'Well, I can’t keep on throwing hard.' And I threw it, and it struck, and I was, like, 'OK, that’s where I’m gonna be,'" Fong says.
"So I kept on striking, and they announced 'Bill Fong shot 300 again!' And the crowd started building after the second 300. If you get three 300 games, basically that's making a statement," he says.
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Did he munson?
A heartbreaking story, literally for him. Glad he survived and had none of the consequences that most who have stokes experience.
“...because sometimes there’s a man... I won’t say a hero, ‘cause, what’s a hero? But sometimes, there’s a man. And I’m talkin’ about the Dude here. Sometimes, there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there.”
I’ve bowled 300 games all the time. It just takes a few games to get them to add up is all.
LOL. Yeah, like I used to shoot a 68 when I golfed, but still had holes left.
A nice 12 minute short on Bill Fong. It did end well. With the bit of money he received for his efforts he opened up his own pro shop.
I bowl one or two games a week. Sporadic at best. I threw 8 in a row once... The crowd gathered, I was using a house ball, rental shoes and ate the bowling ally pizza.. it was 1977. A small Navy communications base on a rock called Adak 4 lanes next to the snack bar and drinking hole. I choked... Everybody went back to their off-watch drinkin’ routine after they hooted at me for a minute or two. Hey, I choked but a couple-o-brews showed up and life was good.
Nice. Thanks for the link.
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