Tom Crites

Tom Crites, of Loveland, Colorado, is a former professional ten-pin bowler who was a member of the Professional Bowlers Association and bowled on the PBA Tour for roughly ten years. He collected five titles, two of them majors, with ten more top-five appearances, and won ten titles on the Southern events of the PBA Regional Tour. He was PBA Rookie of the Year in 1985 and the next season won his first PBA title and first major, the 1986 PBA National Championship, beating defending champion Mike Aulby 190-184 from the top seed; his 190 is the lowest score ever to win that tournament. His second major came a season later at the 1987 Touring Players Championship, where he beat Wayne Webb 205-166 in the semifinal and top seed Marshall Holman 221-205 in the title match. Citing ten years of constant travel and little success in his last three years, he retired from the PBA Tour late in the 1993 season.