Long before bowling became a big money
professional sport on television, Bill Shaffalo was
making Beaver County famous as a bowling hotbed. And what is most
remarkable is the fact that he excelled in both tenpins and duckpins
for nearly 50 years. Bill is a
member of the National Duckpin Hall of Fame and the Aliquippa Sports
Hall of Fame. He played with duckpin teams in the Greater
Pittsburgh and Central Pittsburgh traveling leagues, and was a
five time scoring champion in both leagues. Bill captured
individual honors in Beaver County and Lawrence County leagues six
times and
was Greater Pittsburgh Champion in 1949. The Bowling Proprietors
Association of Western Pennsylvania named him the Duckpin Bowler of
the Year in 1953. In the 1955 National Duckpin Congress Tournament
at Arlington, Virginia, he placed eighth. In tenpins, Bill won state
singles and all events titles in 1950 and was a member of the team
that won the state tenpin title. He had a lifetime tenpin scoring
average of 190.
Long before bowling became a big money
professional sport on television, Bill Shaffalo was
making Beaver County famous as a bowling hotbed. And what is most
remarkable is the fact that he excelled in both tenpins and duckpins
for nearly 50 years. Bill is a
member of the National Duckpin Hall of Fame and the Aliquippa Sports
Hall of Fame. He played with duckpin teams in the Greater
Pittsburgh and Central Pittsburgh traveling leagues, and was a
five time scoring champion in both leagues. Bill captured
individual honors in Beaver County and Lawrence County leagues six
times and
was Greater Pittsburgh Champion in 1949. The Bowling Proprietors
Association of Western Pennsylvania named him the Duckpin Bowler of
the Year in 1953. In the 1955 National Duckpin Congress Tournament
at Arlington, Virginia, he placed eighth. In tenpins, Bill won state
singles and all events titles in 1950 and was a member of the team
that won the state tenpin title. He had a lifetime tenpin scoring
average of 190.