Marc McDowell

Marc McDowell, born in 1962 and living in Madison, Wisconsin, is an American right-handed professional ten-pin bowler who competed on the PBA Tour from 1986 to 1996. He captured five tour championships, one of them a major, with seven runner-up finishes and another 13 appearances in the top five. His strong rookie year in 1986 earned PBA Rookie of the Year honors, with a runner-up finish at the Ebonite-Firebolt Open and a third place at the King Louie Open. His best season was 1992, when he won three titles including the PBA Firestone Tournament of Champions, beating Don Genalo 223-193 in the final match, led the tour in earnings with 176,215 dollars and was voted Bowler of the Year by the Bowling Writers Association of America. On the way to winning the AC-Delco Classic on January 11, 1992, he became the first bowler to use a reactive resin bowling ball, a Nu-Line Xcalibur, on television.