July 10, 1943 – July 22, 2022
John was born July 10, 1943 in Newark, NJ. He began a long and illustrious career at a very young age bowling junior leagues and tournaments throughout the New Jersey area. John then headed west to Las Vegas where he worked in the casino industry. He retired from the casino industry at 50 and decided to pursue bowling as a full-time job. He competed in over 50 High Roller events amassing over $250,000 in earnings which included over 10 sweeper victories. John has been a member of the SNBA for over 47 years. During that time, John has achieved hundreds of 700 series, 20 – 300 games and 10 series of 800 or better. John was the SNBA high average winner in 1977 with an incredible 237, which was also the high average for the state of Nevada. John acquired a tournament record that most of us would envy. John won 8 West Coast Senior tournament titles and 18 Super Senior Bowling titles. John also won 1 Dick Weber Wrist Master Title and a 3rd place finish in the SNBA Masters. He finished 2nd twice in the PBA Western Regional tournaments and amassed 5 Super Senior Tour Titles. John joined the Super Senior Tour in California bowling 8 tournaments in 2005. He won 5 times and placed second twice in that same year. John also had a 2nd place finish in the 40 and over High Roller, but most impressive of all is John won a Senior PBA tournament title. John went out on tour with the PBA in 1980 and 1981 when he cashed 9 times. His highest finish was in the Miller High Life Open with a very nice 8th place finish. John took advantage of the WIBC/ABC Mixed National Championships held here in Las Vegas by winning 4 titles. They are; ABC Senior Scratch Champion, ABC Senior Mixed Doubles Scratch Champion, ABC Mixed Open Scratch Doubles Champion and ABC Mixed Trio Champions. In 2003, John won a ROTOGRIP/WildDOG Doubles Title. As an action player, John took on any and all that challenged him and most have left with a lot less money than when they challenged him. In the latter part of 2005 and all of 2006, John was unable to bowl due to health problems but came back strong in 2007 with a win in the West Coast Senior tour. John demonstrated strong leadership qualities throughout his career and was always willing to lend advice or give a helping hand to anyone who asked. John was elected to the Southern Nevada USBC Association Hall of Fame in 2010 for Superior Performance