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(More customer reviews)As a collector of bowling memorabilia I have always been facinated with the history of the sport. Finding any related items to the National Bowling League has been a challenge. This book gives someone like myself the opportunity to find out exactly what happened in the league. I have been fortunate enough to have visited two of the stadiums and to have talked with several people who were instrumental in the formation and operation of the league. Mr. John Fulgaro obviously spent a lot of time in researching the league and I am delighted to have this addition to my collection. I personally believe the National Bowling League would have been better for the sport of bowling than the PBA as I believe team bowling is the solid foundation that will keep the bowling business going for years to come whereas the PBA focuses too much on individuals. The PBA is a good thing but will never match up with what bowling really needs - competition for the average person in a format that brings people together.
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Sit back, flip through the pages and enjoy reliving the most unique year in bowling history. In the early 1960's one man's dream became reality and the National Bowling League was born.NATIONAL BOWLING LEAGUE - ONE YEAR WONDER chronicles the only time in history in which bowling was played patterned after other professional sports with salaried teams bearing the names of their host cities, a team nickname and their own colors and logos.The result of over 5 years extensive research by the author of SPORTS LOGO GUIDE, there is no other book which tells the story of this league which only played its inaugural season: 1961-62. Peruse the book's pages, learn the history, details and trivia and see the photos available nowhere else. Read how teams came to be called the Orphans, Smoggyland Bulls and Minnesota Vikings. Find out about the world's wildest draft, which included a 53 year old roookie, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra. Follow the exploits of colorful characters that filled the rosters such as the iceman Big Train, Lollipop, Stoneface and Buzz.
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