Gary Dickinson

Gary Dickinson, of Edmond, Oklahoma, was a professional ten-pin bowler and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association, inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1988 and the USBC Hall of Fame in 1992. During his time on the PBA Tour he reached the top five in more than 50 tournaments, with 19 runner-up finishes and eight titles, the best known being the 1983 U.S. Open, where he beat Steve Neff 214-202 in the title match. At the start of the PBA's 50th season in 2008-09 he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years by a panel of bowling experts, ranked 46th, between Johnny Guenther and Barry Asher. On the PBA Senior Tour, now the PBA50 Tour, he won 12 tournament titles, including Senior Masters titles in 1997 and 2004, which leaves him tied with Tom Baker, Dale Eagle and Tom Hess for fourth place on the all-time PBA50 list. He was also Senior Bowler of the Year in 1993, 1994 and 1997.