Tommy Hudson

Tommy Hudson, born in 1947 or 1948, is a retired professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He joined the PBA Tour in 1972 and was named Rookie of the Year that season. He won his first title at the 1974 Houston-Sertoma Open and went on to win ten PBA Tour titles in all. His career year was 1977, his only season with multiple wins: he took four titles, including his lone major, the Columbia 300 PBA National Championship, made the top five 14 times and reached the title match nine times, finishing runner-up to Player of the Year Mark Roth. His final title came on July 5, 1982, at the Seattle Open, and his last televised finals appearance, one of 49 career top-five finishes, was on November 1, 1983, at the Greater Detroit Open. He won the PBA's Steve Nagy Sportsmanship award in 1976, was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame for superior performance in 1989, and was sponsored by Brunswick, which put his name on two of its LT bowling balls.