Tom Clark

Meritorious Service

Tom Clark
City: Muskego
State: WI
Inducted: 2025

Tom Clark has held several positions in the bowling industry, getting his start with the USBC in 2005 as Director of Communications before transitioning to Vice President of Marketing from 2006-2008.

Among his most notable contributions during his time with USBC were Bowling’s Clash of Champions (2007) and the PBA Women’s Series (2007-2008). In 2007, he also was instrumental in the start of BowlTV, USBC’s online channel for livestreaming and video content.

Additionally in 2007, he helped bring back women’s professional bowling for the first time since the Professional Women’s Bowling Association went on hiatus in 2003 with the return of the U.S. Women’s Open. The event concluded with a series of five ESPN television broadcasts.

Clark moved on to a series of roles at the PBA that included PBA Tour Deputy Commissioner (2008-2011), PBA Tour Commissioner (2011-present) and PBA Chief Executive Officer (2013-2019). His contributions at the PBA include the creation of the PBA World Series of Bowling (2009-present), Chris Paul CP3 Celebrity Invitational (2009-2021), PBA League (2013-2024), PBA Tour Finals (2016-present) and PBA Playoffs (2019-present).

Clark has been honored as the Bowlers Journal International Person of the Year (2005 and 2018), earned the Bowling and Billiards Institute of America Industry Service Award (2008), USBC Joyce Deitch Trailblazer Award (2009), John Davis Award presented by Kegel (2019), Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America Media Award (2020), IBMA Alberta E. Crowe Meritorious Service Award (2024) and IBMHOF Striking Contribution Award (2024).