| 词条 | George Branham III | ||||||||||||
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Bowling careerBranham started bowling at the young age of six when his father introduced the sport to him. His first real accomplishment as a bowler came when he won the Southern California Junior Bowler of the year tournament in 1983. The following year in 1984 Branham joined the PBA tour where he was runner-up in rookie of the year voting.[2] His first success came on November 22, 1986 at the Brunswick Memorial World open in Chicago, Illinois, where he defeated Mark Roth 195–191 and earned a purse of $33,260.[3][4] Branham set a PBA record by winning his first eight TV finals matches, which still stands today. After a four-year stretch of little success, Branham found himself in the final match at the 1991 ABC Masters, where he faced Doug Kent. The match ended in a 236-236 tie, sending it to a 9th/10th frame roll-off. Branham managed just 28 pins in the roll-off, to Kent's 50 pins, and had to settle for second place. Branham would redeem himself at the 29th annual Firestone Tournament of Champions in Fairlawn, Ohio. His victory at the Baltimore Open in 1993 qualified him to participate in this annual tournament, the most prestigious of all PBA events because it includes only title winners. Branham's victory over Parker Bohn III with a score of 227-214[5] came with a check for $60,000.[6] This helped Branham reach a career high $107,000 in earnings that season.[7] Not only was this the last time the tournament would be sponsored by Firestone, but Branham became the first and only (as of 2015) African American to win the Tournament of Champions. Following this tournament, Branham would only win one more title in 1996 before his retirement at the end of the 2003 season. He finished his career with five titles in the PBA. His total PBA Tour earnings topped out at $747,138. Throughout his career Branham would record a total of 23 perfect 300 games in PBA events.[7] PBA Titles
Personal lifeThough Branham was born in Detroit, he grew up in Southern California with his two older sisters and one younger brother.[8] After retiring, George Branham III resides in Indianapolis. References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.pba.com/post/2015/12/17/Memphise28099-Gary-Faulkner-Jr-Wins-First-Title-in-Rolltech-PBA-World-Championship.aspx |title=Memphis’ Gary Faulkner Jr. Wins First Title in Rolltech PBA World Championship |first=Bill |last=Vint |date=December 17, 2015 |accessdate=January 8, 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Branham, George, Iii}}2. ^{{cite news |last=Crowe |first=Jerry |title=Branham 1st Black to Win a PBA Title |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 23, 1986 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-11-23/sports/sp-12584_1_pba-title}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/23/sports/black-bowler-wins.html |title=Black Bowler Wins |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=November 23, 1986}} 4. ^biography.jrank.org 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/76242/Bowling-in-1993 |title=Bowling in 1993 |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}} 6. ^{{cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Kelli |title=George Branham III |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138436/index.htm |date=May 3, 1993 |volume=78 |number=17 |page=58}} 7. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2501/Branham-III-George.html |title=George Branham III Biography - Began Bowling as a Young Boy, Became First Black to Win PBA Title |publisher=www.jrank.org |last=LaBalle |first=Candace}} 8. ^{{cite magazine |title=Breakthrough in Bowling |magazine=Ebony |volume=42 |number=5 |date=March 1987 |pages=142–4 |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/50914114/breakthrough-bowling}} 7 : 1962 births|Living people|African-American sportsmen|American ten-pin bowling players|Sportspeople from California|Sportspeople from Detroit|Sportspeople from Indianapolis |
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