• 70+ years of sanctioned/certified competition in Minnesota
• 20+ years State Championship competition
• 67 ABC/USBC Open National tournaments with a total pinfall of 108,078 (11th place)

In 1944, Bud began bowling at the age of 14 and was encouraged by his father. He began at Goodin Lanes and then at Ascension Lanes where he set pins and bowled in youth leagues. His early role models were Bill Harich and Wally Smith. He especially admired Bill Harich as he was shot in the war and had an injured hip and limped, but put this aside to be one of the best in the post-war era.

Bud’s most memorable bowling event was winning the Big Ten Team Title at the University of Minnesota in the early 1950’s. He was on the U of M team and traveled to Purdue (1950) Ohio State (1954) and Wisconsin (1955).

He bowled in all the top leagues in the Minneapolis area and has the distinction of having the highest average in every league he bowled. These included the Pot of Gold, Minneapolis Classic and the Minneapolis BPA Traveling League.

His most interesting sponsor was Grain Belt. His highest game was 299 and highest series was 794. His 300 games were not in league play. His high season average was 212. He currently bowls in the senior league at Texas Tonka and occasionally with a General Mills league at New Hope Bowl.

His teams won the Minneapolis All-Events Team Championship three times.

Bud bowled on television twice, by first qualifying against all local talent, and then facing professionals. One opponent was Al Savas of Milwaukee and the other professional travel from Pennsylvania.

In 1988, he won the singles title by two pins at the Garden Center, in Alexandria, by finishing with 10 strikes.

He was on the Crystal Linoleum team that won the Bowler tournament in Fargo. He won the Tom Trainer Classic singles tournament in about 1959. He won the Hyder’s Lanes singles tournament in 1947 at the age of 16.

He qualified twice for the National Match Game Championships. Bowling at the Minneapolis Armory (1958) (Minnesota governor addressed the event) and in Miami, Florida (1961) Co qualifiers were Norm Abrams, Eddie Maehren & Leo Mann.

He has bowled in more than 40 Peterson Classic tournaments. He was a member of the Minneapolis traveling League since its inception in about 1957, until 1978, and led the league in average in about 1960. Served as league President for two years in the early 1960’s.

His first ABC tournament was in St Paul in 1951. He then left for the Army and served 13 months in Korea, and was awarded the Bronze Star. After his discharge, he finished school at the U of M and resumed bowling in every ABC/USBC Open Tournament.

He was inducted in the Minneapolis ABC Hall of Fame in 1977.