Holman, Terrell-Kearney elected to USBC Hall of Fame
January 07, 2010
A pair of two-time U.S. Open champions, one from the 1980s, the other from the 2000s, have been elected to the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in a worldwide ballot of the Superior Performance category.
Marshall Holman, 55, of Medford, Ore., and Kim Terrell-Kearney, 44, of Grand Prairie, Texas, will join John Handegard and Betty Barnes, who were elected in November by the USBC Hall of Fame Committee in the Veterans and Meritorious Service categories, respectively. All will be inducted May 12 at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. It will be the first outdoor induction ceremony in USBC history and will be preceded the previous night by a special dinner in downtown Fort Worth. The public is invited to both events with free admission to the inductions.
Holman won all but one of his 22 Professional Bowlers Association titles between 1975 and 1988. Among his victories were the Firestone Tournament of Champions in 1976 and 1986 and the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America U.S. Open in 1981 and 1985.
"This is something," said Holman, now owner of several income tax franchises in Southern Oregon. "It really feels good because it comes at a time when I can look back and reflect on what I did as a bowler. It seems so long ago that I made my living as a bowler."
"I knew I would receive the news one way or another around the first of the year. While my credentials in the nationals, the old American Bowling Congress and now United States Bowling Congress championships were not stellar, my body of work as a professional was pretty good."
He earned more than $1.7 million during his 23 years as a PBA touring player. He won the George Young High Average Award in 1982, 1984 and 1987, the latter year also being named the PBA Player of the Year. He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1990 and also is a member of the International Jewish Sport, Oregon Sports and Medford Halls of Fame. He has bowled in 15 American Bowling Congress/USBC Open Championships and Masters, averaging more than 200. His best finish in USBC competition was fourth in the 1986 Masters.
"I'm very appreciative," said Holman. "This is something that I can say at age 55. I was 35 when I was elected into the PBA Hall of Fame but I was too busy being an aggressive competitor to know what it meant then."
Terrell-Kearney owns 10 professional titles, most recently the 2008 U.S. Women's Open. Her other major victories came in the 2002 Women's International Bowling Congress Queens and the 2001 Women's U.S. Open. She also has finished in the top 10 of the WIBC/USBC Women's Championships 16 times, nine of them in the 2000s. And she has placed in the top 10 in the Queens nine times.
"It's always been dream of mine to be elected to this hall of fame but I wasn't sure if it would be a reality," said Terrell-Kearney, the assistant coach at the new International Training and Research Center. "Staying active certainly helped my cause and getting to 10 wins helped my chances. I'm entirely proud of what I've done.
"To go in with Marshall given what he's done and being such an icon in our sport is special. It's almost surreal being mentioned in that category."
Terrell-Kearney first came onto the national bowling scene in 1987 as a collegiate All-American at San Jose State University. That same year she qualified for Team USA, repeating the feat the next year. She was a collegiate All-American in 1988 and later that year was all-events champion in the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs World Youth Championships. She joined the Professional Women's Bowling Association Tour in 1989 and was named Rookie of the Year. She returned to Team USA in 2008 and 2009, winning gold medals in the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships Masters and team events and a silver medal in the 2009 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Women's Championships team event.
"It's going to be neat," said Terrell-Kearney, who was elected in her first year of eligibility. "I'm excited. My family is excited. They are all looking forward to coming out."
She was the leading vote-getter among the nine candidates considered by USBC's panel of veteran bowling writers, hall of famers and board members, named on 163 of 188 ballots cast for 86.70 percent to easily exceed the 70 percent majority needed for election. Holman received 160 votes for 85.11 percent.
Other men's candidates were: Del Ballard Jr., Keller, Texas, 109 votes (57.98); Amleto Monacelli, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 73 votes (38.83); Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore., 70 votes (37.23); Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 62 votes (32.98); and David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 28 votes (14.89).
Other women's candidates were: Carol Gianotti, Morley, Australia, 130 votes (69.15); and Dede Davidson, Buellton, Calif., 39 votes (20.74). Gianotti missed election by just two votes.
The USBC Hall of Fame was created in 2005 by merging the former ABC and WIBC Halls of Fame. With the two new inductees selected by the committee, there are now 379 members of the USBC Hall of Fame - 249 in Performance, 111 in Meritorious Service and 19 Pioneers.
Marshall Holman, 55, of Medford, Ore., and Kim Terrell-Kearney, 44, of Grand Prairie, Texas, will join John Handegard and Betty Barnes, who were elected in November by the USBC Hall of Fame Committee in the Veterans and Meritorious Service categories, respectively. All will be inducted May 12 at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. It will be the first outdoor induction ceremony in USBC history and will be preceded the previous night by a special dinner in downtown Fort Worth. The public is invited to both events with free admission to the inductions.
Holman won all but one of his 22 Professional Bowlers Association titles between 1975 and 1988. Among his victories were the Firestone Tournament of Champions in 1976 and 1986 and the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America U.S. Open in 1981 and 1985.
"This is something," said Holman, now owner of several income tax franchises in Southern Oregon. "It really feels good because it comes at a time when I can look back and reflect on what I did as a bowler. It seems so long ago that I made my living as a bowler."
"I knew I would receive the news one way or another around the first of the year. While my credentials in the nationals, the old American Bowling Congress and now United States Bowling Congress championships were not stellar, my body of work as a professional was pretty good."
He earned more than $1.7 million during his 23 years as a PBA touring player. He won the George Young High Average Award in 1982, 1984 and 1987, the latter year also being named the PBA Player of the Year. He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1990 and also is a member of the International Jewish Sport, Oregon Sports and Medford Halls of Fame. He has bowled in 15 American Bowling Congress/USBC Open Championships and Masters, averaging more than 200. His best finish in USBC competition was fourth in the 1986 Masters.
"I'm very appreciative," said Holman. "This is something that I can say at age 55. I was 35 when I was elected into the PBA Hall of Fame but I was too busy being an aggressive competitor to know what it meant then."
Terrell-Kearney owns 10 professional titles, most recently the 2008 U.S. Women's Open. Her other major victories came in the 2002 Women's International Bowling Congress Queens and the 2001 Women's U.S. Open. She also has finished in the top 10 of the WIBC/USBC Women's Championships 16 times, nine of them in the 2000s. And she has placed in the top 10 in the Queens nine times.
"It's always been dream of mine to be elected to this hall of fame but I wasn't sure if it would be a reality," said Terrell-Kearney, the assistant coach at the new International Training and Research Center. "Staying active certainly helped my cause and getting to 10 wins helped my chances. I'm entirely proud of what I've done.
"To go in with Marshall given what he's done and being such an icon in our sport is special. It's almost surreal being mentioned in that category."
Terrell-Kearney first came onto the national bowling scene in 1987 as a collegiate All-American at San Jose State University. That same year she qualified for Team USA, repeating the feat the next year. She was a collegiate All-American in 1988 and later that year was all-events champion in the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs World Youth Championships. She joined the Professional Women's Bowling Association Tour in 1989 and was named Rookie of the Year. She returned to Team USA in 2008 and 2009, winning gold medals in the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships Masters and team events and a silver medal in the 2009 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Women's Championships team event.
"It's going to be neat," said Terrell-Kearney, who was elected in her first year of eligibility. "I'm excited. My family is excited. They are all looking forward to coming out."
She was the leading vote-getter among the nine candidates considered by USBC's panel of veteran bowling writers, hall of famers and board members, named on 163 of 188 ballots cast for 86.70 percent to easily exceed the 70 percent majority needed for election. Holman received 160 votes for 85.11 percent.
Other men's candidates were: Del Ballard Jr., Keller, Texas, 109 votes (57.98); Amleto Monacelli, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 73 votes (38.83); Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore., 70 votes (37.23); Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 62 votes (32.98); and David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 28 votes (14.89).
Other women's candidates were: Carol Gianotti, Morley, Australia, 130 votes (69.15); and Dede Davidson, Buellton, Calif., 39 votes (20.74). Gianotti missed election by just two votes.
The USBC Hall of Fame was created in 2005 by merging the former ABC and WIBC Halls of Fame. With the two new inductees selected by the committee, there are now 379 members of the USBC Hall of Fame - 249 in Performance, 111 in Meritorious Service and 19 Pioneers.