Mike Limongello

Mike Limongello, of New Jersey, is a retired professional ten-pin bowler who was a member of the Professional Bowlers Association and part of the PBA Tour for over twelve years. On tour he won six tournaments, two of them majors, finished runner-up five times and made another twelve top-five appearances. His first major was the 1971 U.S. Open, then the first modern tournament under that name, formerly the BPAA All-Star: as the second seed he beat Wayne Zahn 203-171 in the semifinal and Teata Semiz 194-186 in the title match. Later in 1971 he won the 12th Annual PBA National Championship as the fourth seed, winning three matches to reach the title match and beating Dave Davis 207-202, which was also his last win on tour. Recurring back problems from an injury in 1972 led him to retire from the PBA Tour in 1976, and he was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1994.