The Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA) annually selects a Male Bowler of the Year and a Female Bowler of the Year.

Dick Weber Male Bowler of the Year

*1942:

Johnny Cremins Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John (given name), John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly ...

*1943: Ned Day *1944: Ned Day *1945: Buddy Bomar *1946: Joe Wilman *1947: Buddy Bomar *1948:

Andy Varipapa Andy Varipapa (March 31, 1891 – August 25, 1984) was a professional and trick bowler. He became famous around the world for his trick bowling shots. Life and career Varipapa was born Andrea Varipapa in Carfizzi, a small Arbëreshë ''comu ...

*1949: Connie Schwoegler *1950: Junie McMahon *1951: Lee Jouglard *1952: Steve Nagy *1953: Don Carter *1954: Don Carter *1955: Steve Nagy *1956: Bill Lillard *1957: Don Carter *1958: Don Carter *1959: Ed Lubanski *1960: Don Carter *1961:

Dick Weber Richard Anthony Weber (December 23, 1929 – February 14, 2005) was a ten-pin bowling professional and a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Along with Don Carter, Weber is widely regarded as professional bowling's fi ...

*1962: Don Carter *1963: Dick Weber *1964:

Billy Hardwick William Bruce Hardwick (July 25, 1941 – November 16, 2013) was a right-handed ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association. PBA career Hardwick joined the PBA Tour in 1961, and amassed a total of 18 PBA titles during his ...

*1965: Dick Weber *1966: Wayne Zahn *1967: Dave Davis *1968: Jim Stefanich *1969: Billy Hardwick *1970: Nelson Burton Jr. *1971:

Don Johnson Donnie Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer and singer. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series ''Miami Vice'', for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Em ...

*1972: Don Johnson *1973:

Don McCune Donald McCune (born October 9, 1936), originally from Munster, Indiana and now of Las Vegas, Nevada, is a retired American right-handed ten-pin bowler most known for his years in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). McCune won eight PBA To ...

*1974:

Earl Anthony Earl Roderick Anthony (April 27, 1938 – August 14, 2001) was an American professional bowler who amassed records of 43 titles and six Player of the Year awards on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. For over two decades, his care ...

*1975: Earl Anthony *1976: Earl Anthony *1977:

Mark Roth Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finn ...

*1978: Mark Roth *1979: Mark Roth *1980:

Wayne Webb } Wayne Webb (born August 4, 1957) is an American professional bowler from Rehoboth, Massachusetts. He was known for his success from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s. Webb is one of only 17 players in history to win at least 20 PBA Tour tit ...

*1981: Earl Anthony *1982: Earl Anthony *1983: Earl Anthony *1984: Mark Roth *1985:

Mike Aulby Mike Aulby (born March 25, 1960, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a left-handed bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He is one of only five PBA bowlers to win both a Rookie and Player of the Year award. ( Tommy Jones ...

*1986:

Walter Ray Williams Walter Ray Williams Jr. (born October 6, 1959) is an American professional bowler and competitive horseshoes pitcher. He currently holds the record for all-time standard PBA Tour career titles (47) and total PBA earnings (over $4.9 million throu ...

*1987:

Marshall Holman Marshall Holman (born September 29, 1954) is an American sports broadcaster and retired professional ten-pin bowler. He was known for his flamboyant, fiery demeanor and his success on the PBA Tour from the mid-1970s to the end of the 1980s. He i ...

*1988:

Brian Voss Brian Voss (born August 4, 1958) of Cornelius, North Carolina, is a professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association since 1982. The right-hander owns 25 PBA Tour titles (11th all-time), including one major champion ...

*1989: Mike Aulby *1990:

Amleto Monacelli Amleto Monacelli (born 27 August 1961) is a Venezuelan professional bowler and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He has amassed 20 titles on the PBA Tour, making him one of only 16 players in history to accumulate at least ...

*1991: David Ozio *1992: Marc McDowell *1993: Walter Ray Williams *1994:

Norm Duke Norm Duke (born March 25, 1964) is an American professional bowler currently competing on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour and the PBA50 Tour. He has won 40 titles on the PBA Tour, including seven major championships, and another ...

*1995: Mike Aulby *1996: Walter Ray Williams *1997: Walter Ray Williams *1998: Walter Ray Williams *1999:

Parker Bohn III Parker Morse Bohn III (born July 13, 1963) is a left-handed American professional bowler. He has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) since 1984, and is a member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame. Bohn is one of only eigh ...

*2000: Norm Duke *2001: Parker Bohn III *2002: Walter Ray Williams *2003: Walter Ray Williams *2004: Walter Ray Williams *2005:

Patrick Allen John Keith Patrick Allen (17 March 1927 – 28 July 2006) was a British actor. Life and career Allen was born in Nyasaland (now Malawi), where his father was a tobacco farmer. After his parents returned to Britain, he was evacuated to Canada ...

*2006: Tommy Jones *2007: Patrick Allen *2008: Norm Duke *2009: Norm Duke *2010: Bill O'Neill *2011:

Mika Koivuniemi Mika Juhani Koivuniemi (born 6 April 1967) is a Finnish bowling coach and semi-retired professional ten-pin bowler. He competed on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour in the United States, and won bowling titles in 21 different countr ...

*2012:

Mike Fagan Michael Todd Fagan (born November 4, 1980) is an American former professional bowler on the PBA Tour. He has also participated in World Bowling Tour (WBT) and European Bowling Tour (EBT) events, and as a member of Team USA in international compe ...

Female Bowler of the Year

*1948: Val Mikiel *1949: Val Mikiel *1950:

Marion Ladewig Marion Ladewig (née Van Oosten; October 30, 1914 – April 16, 2010) was an American ten-pin bowler. She was named Female Bowler of the Year by the Bowling Writers Association of America a record nine times between 1950 and 1963 (1950&ndas ...

*1951: Marion Ladewig *1952: Marion Ladewig *1953: Marion Ladewig *1954: Marion Ladewig *1955: Sylvia Martin *1956: Anita Cantaline *1957: Marion Ladewig *1958: Marion Ladewig *1959: Marion Ladewig *1960: Sylvia Martin *1961: Shirley Garms *1962: Shirley Garms *1963: Marion Ladewig *1964: LaVerne Carter *1965: Betty Kuczynski *1966: Joy Abel *1967: Mildred Ignizio *1968: Dotty Fothergill *1969: Dotty Fothergill *1970: Mary Baker Harris *1971: Paula Carter *1972:

Patty Costello Patty Costello (May 8, 1947, Washington, D.C. – April 16, 2009, Scranton, Pennsylvania) was an American left-handed professional ten-pin bowling, ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA). She was one ...

*1973: Judy Soutar *1974: Betty Morris *1975: Judy Soutar *1976: Patty Costello *1977: Betty Morris *1978: Donna Adamek *1979: Donna Adamek *1980: Donna Adamek *1981: Donna Adamek *1982: Nikki Gianulias *1983:

Lisa Wagner Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...

*1984:

Aleta Sill :''This name should not be confused with the name Aelita.'' Aleta may refer to: Fictional characters * Queen Aleta, wife of Prince Valiant, Queen of the Misty Isles in the comic strip ''Prince Valiant'' * Princess Aleta in the television series ...

*1985: Aleta Sill *1986: Lisa Wagner *1987: Betty Morris *1988: Lisa Wagner *1989: Robin Romeo *1990: Tish Johnson *1991:

Leanne Barrette Leanne Barrette-Hulsenberg (born August 18, 1967), from Roseville, California and currently of North Ogden, Utah, was one of the top female professional bowlers on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour. In a career th ...

*1992: Tish Johnson *1993: Lisa Wagner *1994: Anne Marie Duggan *1995: Tish Johnson *1996:

Wendy Macpherson Wendy Macpherson is an American ten-pin bowler. She was born on January 28, 1968, in Walnut Creek, California, and currently lives in Henderson, Nevada. Macpherson captured 20 career titles on the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour and Professional Women's ...

*1997: Wendy Macpherson *1998: Carol Gianotti-Block *1999: Wendy Macpherson *2000: Wendy Macpherson *2001:

Carolyn Dorin-Ballard Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (born 1964, Linden, New Jersey) is one of the top female Ten-pin bowling, ten-pin bowlers in the world. She is a member of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (1990–2003 and 2015–present) and has bowled in Profess ...

*2002: Leanne Barrette *2003: Carolyn Dorin-Ballard *2004:

Shannon Pluhowsky Shannon Pluhowsky is an American left-handed ten-pin bowler who competes in the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) and internationally. Pluhowsky is a 21-time member of Team USA (2001–2021), and a former four-time member of Juni ...

*2005: Liz Johnson *2006:

Kelly Kulick Kelly Kulick (born March 16, 1977) is an American professional bowler and sportscaster. She has won ten professional women's bowling titles (six of them majors), one PBA Tour title (a major) and a professional mixed doubles title. Kulick is the ...

*2007: Liz Johnson *2008:

Lynda Barnes Lynda Barnes (née Norry, born October 7, 1967) is one of the world's leading females tenpin bowlers. She is a former member of the PWBA (Professional Women's Bowling Association). Bowling as an amateur, Lynda won the 1998 USBC Queens championship ...

*2009: Liz Johnson *2010: Kelly Kulick *2011: Shannon Pluhowsky *2012:

Diandra Asbaty Diandra Hyman Asbaty (born August 2, 1980 in Oak Lawn, Illinois) is an American bowler who represented Team USA for fifteen years and was United States Amateur Champion in 1999 and 2006. She is also an official youth bowling spokesperson for the ...

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