Ron Palombi Jr.

Ron Palombi Jr., of Erie, Pennsylvania, is a retired professional ten-pin bowler who was a member of the Professional Bowlers Association and bowled on the PBA Tour for thirteen years. He collected six titles, two of them majors, with four runner-up finishes and fifteen more top-five appearances. His first win was the 1984 Tucson Open, where as the top seed he beat Mark Fahy 208-207 in the title match by striking out in the tenth frame. His first major was the 1990 U.S. Open, where he beat Amleto Monacelli 269-205 in the championship match, rolling eight consecutive strikes. His second major, and also his sixth and last tour win, was the 1993 PBA National Championship, where as the top seed he beat Eugene McCune 237-224. He is an inductee of the Erie Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania USBC Hall of Fame.