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Article: BOWLING; KRETZER ALMOST GETS PBA'S TOP PRIZE
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- Dayton Daily News
- Article date:
- March 10, 2003
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West Carrollton resident on lanes with Hall of Famers
Bowling in the stepladder finals of the PBA World Championship
against Hall of Famers like Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Parker Bohn
III didn't faze West Carrollton's Brian Kretzer.
Not to mention the legendary Pete Weber - also a Hall of Famer -
whom Kretzer didn't have to face because Weber lost in the semifinals
to Williams.
In fact, Kretzer relished his underdog role and enjoyed facing a
couple of his Professional Bowlers Association friends in the
competition, which was televised live Sunday on ESPN.
`Sure, those guys are legends and Hall of Famers,' said the 36-
year-old Kretzer. `It's nice I got to bowl in that group . . . I've
known ...