Cheryl Robinson

Cheryl Robinson, who was born Cheryl Kominsky in October 1951 and lives in Placentia, California, is a former professional right-handed ten-pin bowler. In a professional career from 1970 to 1985 she captured four PWBA Tour victories and seven Worldwide Women Professional Bowlers titles. Her most memorable win was the 1978 AMF Grand Prix of Bowling Women's Division in Reno, Nevada, which made her and her husband Jay Robinson, the 1977 Men's Division champion, the first married couple to win AMF Grand Prix titles. In major tournaments she reached the top five five times, three in the U.S. Women's Open in 1972, 1981 and 1984 and two in the WIBC Queens, including a 1980 runner-up finish to Donna Adamek. From 1973 to 1977 she was also color commentator on the syndicated television series Celebrity Bowling beside host Jed Allan. She was inducted into the Los Angeles Women's Bowling Association Hall of Fame in 1988 and the USBC Hall of Fame in 2011.