Roy Buckley

Veterans

Roy Buckley
City: Westerville
State: OH
Inducted: 2024

Buckley, who died in 2021 at the age of 77, earned induction in the Veterans category after previously being considered in Superior Performance. 

The right-hander from Westerville, Ohio, won seven titles on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour in a 10-year span from 1971-1981 and captured a pair of Eagles at the Open Championships. 

His first PBA Tour win came in North Carolina in the 1971 Winston-Salem Open and was bookended by a win in New York in the 1981 Buffalo Open. Buckley was a consistent threat in the 70s, collecting six of his seven titles in that decade.

Buckley’s two Eagles at the Open Championships also came in the 70s as he was part of the winning team in the Classic Team division in back-to-back years – 1975 and 1976. Buckley’s Munsingwear #2 teams were victorious with 2,980 in 1975 and 3,281 in 1976. Buckley’s contribution to the cause was 661 in 1975 and 641 the following year.

Buckley was a two-time first team USBC All-American (1975 and 1976), a first team Bowlers Journal All-American (1975-1976 season) and has been inducted into the Central Ohio USBC Hall of Fame (1977), the Ohio State USBC Hall of Fame (1988) and the PBA Hall of Fame (1992).