78-year-old Blind Man Bowls Perfect Game
Bowling May 8th. 2008, 12:45pm
Absolutely awesome. We saw this at Game On, and we can’t wait to see the video. They have video in Iowa, right? The guy averages 180. And to all you bowling haters – the coolest class (well, second after a film class) we took during our final year in college was bowling. There’s nothing like breakfast followed by an hour of bowling to start your Thursday morning weekend.
Game On (USA Today)
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May 8th, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Obama joke coming in 3… 2… 1…
May 8th, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Just one of many blind people who can kick BHO’s ass at bowling.
May 8th, 2008 at 12:49 PM
“Did you see the Osama bin Laden dinner party tape? He’s having dinner with a legless sheik. We can’t even catch that guy.” —David Letterman
/Wait. Who?
May 8th, 2008 at 12:50 PM
CRM chirping in 3…2…1
May 8th, 2008 at 12:50 PM
@tbl-your local MO boy here, took fly fishing, 4 monday nights, followed up with a weekend trip to south missouri, with coolers packed. That is what college is supposed to be like.
May 8th, 2008 at 12:50 PM
My apologies, August. Can’t believe I went for the cheap, played, hacky Osama/Obama joke swap. More coffee…
May 8th, 2008 at 12:51 PM
I can freakin see and I can barely get 100
May 8th, 2008 at 12:52 PM
I can’t bowl 180 with bumpers in the gutters and 9-pin strikes.
May 8th, 2008 at 12:52 PM
they offered bowling in college? lol
May 8th, 2008 at 12:54 PM
@irish – not only do they offer bowling, some schools offer full-ride bowling scholarships!
May 8th, 2008 at 12:55 PM
i took table tennis cuz bowling was full. none the less, great fun and even better competition.
May 8th, 2008 at 12:57 PM
I give blumpkins to LeBron James.
Bowling is the shit, I think two games is my limit, by the third I am strugg-a-ling
May 8th, 2008 at 12:58 PM
My Dad was a founding member of the U of Dayton’s bowling team, with a pinnacle of a 1970’s appearance on Bowling for Dollars. Howabout a Bowling for Dollars revisit post?
May 8th, 2008 at 12:58 PM
My old high school now has a bowling team. I definitely would have joined if they had it in my day.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:01 PM
Since it’s Iowa and Bowling, is anyone else thinking Kingpin?
May 8th, 2008 at 1:04 PM
Ernie McCracken: It all comes down to this roll. Dale Davis, a blind man-child, with a dream to topple the 300 game. If he strikes, he’s the 2008 Odor-Eaters Blind Bowler of the Year. He’s got one foot in the frying pan and one in the pressure cooker. Believe me, as a bowler, I know that right about now, your bladder feels like an overstuffed vacuum cleaner bag and your butt is kinda like an about-to-explode bratwurst.
Dale Davis: Hey. Do you mind? I wasn’t talking when you were bowling.
Ernie McCracken: Was I talking out loud? Was I? Sorry. Forgot about the hightened sense of hearing. Good luck.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:04 PM
I can barely average 180 on Wii bowling.
When bowling with alcohol (which I realize is kind of redundant), I’m on a curve. My scores goes up for the first few drinks/games, but then I reach my peak and it’s all downhill from there. A similar phenomenon occurs with pool as well.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:04 PM
Nope.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:06 PM
Is this legal?
I don’t know, it sure is fun though
May 8th, 2008 at 1:07 PM
He must have a scented ball.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:10 PM
it doesnt count when you tie your German Shepherd seeing eye dog to the ball. those dogs are smart.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:11 PM
Tanqueray and Tab and keep’em comin’.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:11 PM
@consultant
One of the best movies ever.
Big Ern: “Hey I heard you lost a hand… OH! Creeepy!”
May 8th, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Call me Mr. Gutterball
May 8th, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Sometimes when I wake up in the morning Mr. McCracken’s already there
May 8th, 2008 at 1:14 PM
OBVIOUSLY the Iowa thing was a joke … already received one email …
May 8th, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Mr. Boorg: How many children do you have?
Roy: None that I know of. I mean, I’m unable to have children. Nasty cheese grating accident as a boy
May 8th, 2008 at 1:16 PM
“took fly fishing, 4 monday nights, followed up with a weekend trip to south missouri, with coolers packed. That is what college is supposed to be like.” nwilson.
College? Hell, I’m in my 30s and we still get out to Southern Missourah once or twice a summer. What river were you on?
May 8th, 2008 at 1:17 PM
Everyone was impressed with the old mans accomplishment until they found out he was Amish and reached 300 in 15 frames.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:17 PM
“OBVIOUSLY the Iowa thing was a joke … already received one email …” TBL
The East Coast bias of this blog is astounding sometimes.
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Wait. Someone sent an email about the Iowa comment? I thought I had a lot of free time.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Fun Fact: Bowling is one of the three things you can do in Iowa. The other two are drinking and cow tipping!
May 8th, 2008 at 1:19 PM
I give blumpkins to LeBron James.
Wow, someone was ticked about the Iowa comment? We have some Sensitive Sally’s on here.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:21 PM
cbh…you’re just a negative nancy, iowans have feelings too.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:25 PM
@cbh- people are getting so sensitive, TBL is having to do a ” how to comment” post.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:25 PM
I give blumpkins to LeBron James.
Spencer, I prfer to be called a Debbie Downer. Womp womp.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:31 PM
You meant wop wop if you’re talking to spencer.
/italian joke
May 8th, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Hef…that was racist. my feelings are hurt. im going to send an email to TBL demanding that you change your name to Jewbacca.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:35 PM
35 posts in an no TBL references.
Smokey, this is not ‘Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:38 PM
What could you possibly have against eyetalians, Hef?
/Benito Mussolini
May 8th, 2008 at 1:40 PM
I bowled a 199 last week, my career high and very disappointing to not get the 2 hundy.
/bowls about once every two years
May 8th, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Jewbacca sounds like the sweetest name ever. BRB.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:50 PM
I feel liberated…did this work? Cbh, take notes.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Nope, still hef. damn.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Now…
May 8th, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Comment awaiting moderation (because of my name?)
May 8th, 2008 at 2:08 PM
why can’t people change their names?
i give wordpress a BOO.