Bob Strampe

Bob Strampe (1931 to 2024) was a United States Air Force veteran and a right-handed professional bowler, a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He served in the Air Force from 1951 to 1955 and in the reserves until 1959. On the PBA Tour he captured seven titles, three of them majors, with five runner-up finishes and 23 more top-five appearances. He won two majors in 1964, the BPAA All Star, now the U.S. Open, and the PBA National Championship, and with the most earnings on tour that season he was named the 1964 Sporting News PBA Player of the Year. His third major was the 1966 ABC Masters, and his last televised appearance was the 1990 PBA Senior/Touring Pro Doubles Championship final with Billy Young Jr., where they finished third. He entered the USBC Hall of Fame in 1977, the PBA Hall of Fame in 1987, the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, and died at his home at age 93.