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'''Robert K. Pinkalla''' (October 7, 1928 – April 13, 2015), better known as '''Bob Pinkalla''', was an |
'''Robert K. Pinkalla''' (October 7, 1928 – April 13, 2015), better known as '''Bob Pinkalla''', was an American [[Ten-pin bowling|ten-pin bowler]] and owner of Pinky's Bowl in [[Milwaukee, WI|Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]. |
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Pinkalla was born on October 7, 1928. He was married his sweetheart Barbara Granum. Robert and Barbara went to the same High school, [[Casimir Pulaski High School]].<ref name="Robert">{{cite web|url=http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Robert-K.-Pinkalla-102375623 |title= Robert K. Pinkalla |publisher=Tributes.com|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> Pinkalla was the owner of the family's business, Pinky's Bowl bowling alley and pro shop, which was started by his father.<ref name="Robert"/><ref name="Pinkalla">{{cite web|url=http://archive. |
Pinkalla was born on October 7, 1928. He was married his sweetheart Barbara Granum. Robert and Barbara went to the same High school, [[Casimir Pulaski High School]].<ref name="Robert">{{cite web|url=http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Robert-K.-Pinkalla-102375623 |title= Robert K. Pinkalla |publisher=Tributes.com|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> Pinkalla was the owner of the family's business, Pinky's Bowl bowling alley and pro shop (AKA Pinkalla's Bowling Lanes),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=20UEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Pinkalla&pg=PA12|title=LIFE|date=1961-02-10|publisher=Time Inc|language=en}}</ref> which was started by his father.<ref name="Robert"/><ref name="Pinkalla">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/etc/milwaukee-bowling-legend-bob-pinkalla-dies-at-age-86-b99482345z1-299994111.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150417091124/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/etc/milwaukee-bowling-legend-bob-pinkalla-dies-at-age-86-b99482345z1-299994111.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2015|title= Milwaukee bowling legend Bob Pinkalla dies at age 86|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>{{cbignore}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bowlersjournal.com/legendary-milwaukee-proprietor-pinkalla-dies/|title=Legendary Milwaukee Proprietor Pinkalla Dies – Bowlers Journal International – Professional Bowling Magazine: News, Events & Information|website=www.bowlersjournal.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> He won numerous tournaments from the 1940s through the 1970s.<ref name="Pinkalla"/> |
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Bob Pinkalla, for the 1959-1960 season, set a world record individual average over 238 and was ranked first nationally with an 837 series. The three-man team of Bob, his brother Wayne, and Gene Raffel, "set an all-time record of 2,404 pins and single-game record of 859, with the Pinkallas both spilling 300 games in the latter."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CfMPAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Bob+Pinkalla%22 |
Bob Pinkalla, for the 1959-1960 season, set a world record individual average over 238 and was ranked first nationally with an 837 series. The three-man team of Bob, his brother Wayne, and Gene Raffel, "set an all-time record of 2,404 pins and single-game record of 859, with the Pinkallas both spilling 300 games in the latter."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CfMPAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Bob+Pinkalla%22|title=Collier's ... Year Book Covering the Year ...|date=1961|publisher=P.F. Collier & Son.|language=en}}</ref> |
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Bob Pinkalla and his brother Wayne organized and were on the Pinky's Bowl team which won the 1967 [[American Bowling Congress]] (ABC) national championship with a record setting 3,327 series. They were the first and only team to break 3,300 until 1989. Bob Pinkalla was the highest scoring team member with 700. Four of the five-man team became part of the eight-man United States team that went on to Sweden to compete in the [[Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs]] (FIQ) tournament. He and his brother were awarded a [[List of WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships medalists#Doubles.5B2.5D|bronze in doubles]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schmidt|first1=Doug|title=They Came to Bowl: How Milwaukee Became America's Tenpin Capital|date=2007|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|isbn=9780870203879|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-Fac7ZbxE0C |
Bob Pinkalla and his brother Wayne organized and were on the Pinky's Bowl team which won the 1967 [[American Bowling Congress]] (ABC) national championship with a record setting 3,327 series. They were the first and only team to break 3,300 until 1989. Bob Pinkalla was the highest scoring team member with 700. Four of the five-man team became part of the eight-man United States team that went on to Sweden to compete in the [[Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs]] (FIQ) tournament. He and his brother were awarded a [[List of WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships medalists#Doubles.5B2.5D|bronze in doubles]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schmidt|first1=Doug|title=They Came to Bowl: How Milwaukee Became America's Tenpin Capital|date=2007|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|isbn=9780870203879|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-Fac7ZbxE0C&dq=%22Bob+Pinkalla%22&pg=PA86|accessdate=10 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> |
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He died of heart failure on April 13, 2015 in [[Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin]] at the age of 86.<ref name="Pinkalla"/> |
He died of heart failure on April 13, 2015, in [[Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin]], at the age of 86.<ref name="Pinkalla"/> |
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[[Category:People from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 27 September 2023
Robert Pinkalla | |
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| Born | October 7, 1928 |
| Died | April 13, 2015 (aged 86) |
| Other names | Bob Pinkalla |
| Known for | Bowling |
Robert K. Pinkalla (October 7, 1928 – April 13, 2015), better known as Bob Pinkalla, was an American ten-pin bowler and owner of Pinky's Bowl in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Pinkalla was born on October 7, 1928. He was married his sweetheart Barbara Granum. Robert and Barbara went to the same High school, Casimir Pulaski High School.[1] Pinkalla was the owner of the family's business, Pinky's Bowl bowling alley and pro shop (AKA Pinkalla's Bowling Lanes),[2] which was started by his father.[1][3][4] He won numerous tournaments from the 1940s through the 1970s.[3]
Bob Pinkalla, for the 1959-1960 season, set a world record individual average over 238 and was ranked first nationally with an 837 series. The three-man team of Bob, his brother Wayne, and Gene Raffel, "set an all-time record of 2,404 pins and single-game record of 859, with the Pinkallas both spilling 300 games in the latter."[5]
Bob Pinkalla and his brother Wayne organized and were on the Pinky's Bowl team which won the 1967 American Bowling Congress (ABC) national championship with a record setting 3,327 series. They were the first and only team to break 3,300 until 1989. Bob Pinkalla was the highest scoring team member with 700. Four of the five-man team became part of the eight-man United States team that went on to Sweden to compete in the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) tournament. He and his brother were awarded a bronze in doubles.[6]
He died of heart failure on April 13, 2015, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, at the age of 86.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Robert K. Pinkalla". Tributes.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ LIFE. Time Inc. 1961-02-10.
- ^ a b c "Milwaukee bowling legend Bob Pinkalla dies at age 86". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Legendary Milwaukee Proprietor Pinkalla Dies – Bowlers Journal International – Professional Bowling Magazine: News, Events & Information". www.bowlersjournal.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ Collier's ... Year Book Covering the Year ... P.F. Collier & Son. 1961.
- ^ Schmidt, Doug (2007). They Came to Bowl: How Milwaukee Became America's Tenpin Capital. Wisconsin Historical Society. ISBN 9780870203879. Retrieved 10 September 2017.