(1874-1956)
1 ABC championship (1915-AE)
Hoover edged out Jouglard in the final game to capture the All-Star Tournament. However, Jouglard won the inaugural Masters and set a Singles record at the ABC Tournament, ensuring his election as Bowler of the Year. The top ten vote-getters–
1. Lee Jouglard, Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . 545
2. Dick Hoover, Akron . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
3. Steve Nagy, Cleveland . . . . . . . . . 388
4. Junie McMahon, Chicago . . . . . . . . 351
5. Joe Wilman, Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . 321
6. Tony Lindemann, Detroit . . . . . . . . 308
7. Eddie Kawolics, Chicago . . . . . . . . . 251
8. Therman Gibson, Detroit . . . . . . . . 228
9. Bill Lillard, Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
10. Stan Slomenski, Newark . . . . . . . . 122
My March 2015 article in Bowlers Journal International tells the story of the 1951 Bowler of the Half-Century award. Above is the preliminary vote from the board of veteran bowling experts. The final vote from the full membership of the National Bowling Writers Association is listed in the article. Hank Marino also led that vote, and won the award.