Mort Lindsey

Mort Lindsey, who lived from December 20, 1888 to May 16, 1959, was an American bowler and an inaugural member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1941. He began bowling in 1902 after early interests in baseball and billiards, and he was a fearless competitor described as one of the game's colorful performers who stayed competitive into his sixties. He won three ABC titles and posted the best tournament average from 1916 to 1925, and in 1927 he was listed among the top ten bowlers in the world. Most of his wins came in the New York area, but he also took the Peterson Classic in Chicago, the richest tournament of the early game, and was considered the greatest money bowler of his time. He was inducted into the USBC New York City Hall of Fame in 1951 and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.