Bill Allen

Bill Allen (1934 to 1992) was an American professional bowler and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. On tour he won thirteen titles, finished runner-up seven times and placed in the top five another seventeen times. He won nine titles between 1963 and 1965 and four more in 1968, led the tour with four wins in 1964, and was one of the leading left-handers of the 1960s. In 1969 he finished second to Mike McGrath in the PBA National Championship on total pinfall, 13,670 to 13,605. He entered the PBA Hall of Fame in 1983 and, after his death, the USBC Hall of Fame in 2022, and in the PBA's 50th season he was ranked 38th on its list of the 50 greatest players of the last 50 years. He died in Atlantic City, where he was working as a manager at the Showboat Lanes.