Detroit Bowling Hall of Fame Elects Three New Members

Sept. 24, 2014 - PRLog -- The Detroit Bowling Hall of Fame Committee, a committee of the Metro Detroit USBC Association (MDUSBC), has elected three new members to its Hall of Fame and named three others for special awards. This will increase the number of hall of fame members to 252.

Tamika Glenn of Belleville, Jay Lang of Sterling Heights and Larry Franz of Redford earned their place in the prestigious hall. Ann Block of Taylor, John Casbar of Sterling Heights and the late John Sabo will receive special awards.

Tamika Glenn’s career started as a youth bowler when she won 13 Michigan Junior Masters Association (MJMA) titles.

In 1995 she won the Greater Detroit Bowling Association (GDBA) Singles and All-Events titles, becoming the first woman to win titles in the previous all male organization. She also made the GDBA All-City Second team the same season.

In 1995 she also earned First Team All-City honors in the Detroit Women’s Bowling Association (DWBA). This All-City honor was the first of ten for her.

In 2001 she won the DWBA Team event title as a member of the All Star Grille team.

She won Doubles and Team titles in the 2013 MDUSBC Women’s Championships.

Her career high average is 230, she has eighteen 300 games and five 800 series including a high of 814.

Jay Lang has earned five All-City selections including three First Team honors.

As a youth bowler he won one Michigan Junior Masters Association (MJMA) title.

He broke into the adult ranks with a second place finish in the GDBA Masters in 1996.

Twice he has won American Bowling Congress (ABC) titles. In 1997 his team won the Team Event and in 1999 the Team All-Events titles. This puts him among the elite with two national titles.

He was a member of the Lang’s Wangs team, which won the GDBA Team Event in 2004 and 2006. His Lang’s Wangs team also won the MDUSBC Team Event in 2010 and he won the MDUSBC Doubles with Ryan VanHecke and MDUSBC All-Events the same year.

He was a member of the S&B Pro Shop #1 team, which won the Michigan State USBC BA Team Event in 2011.

Other titles include the 1994 State Masters and Megabuck titles in Las Vegas in 1999 and 2005.

His career high average is 241. He has sixty 300 games and thirty-one 800 series with 867 as his high.

Larry Franz has earned five All-City and two Senior All-City selections starting in 1978 and most recently in 2011.

He won the GDBA Doubles in 1987 with Tony Stipcak and in 1993 with Robert Chamberlain.

In 1972, he won the Bowlers Journal 5-game and 10-game Singles tournament with the highest score ever recorded up to that time.

He also owns three Michigan Majors, four National Senior Bowling Association and two Senior Singles Open titles.

He has 29 career 300 games, ten 800 series with a high of 846 and a career high average of 228.

Ann Block will be honored with the Thomas W. McKay Award for a lifetime of service to the sport of bowling.

John Casbar will receive the Judge Watts Award for making outstanding contributions to the promotion of bowling.

John Sabo will receive the George Prybyla Industry Award presented for someone involved in the ownership or management of a bowling center that has contributed to the promotion of the sport.

Induction ceremonies will take place Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 at DeCarlo’s Banquet and Convention Center, 6015 E. Ten Mile Rd., Warren. Cocktails will be served at 4 p.m., dinner at 5 p.m. with ceremonies to follow. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased through the MDUSBC office at (248) 443-2695 ext. 104.

Media Contact: Mark Martin, (248) 443-2695, ext. 100, mark.martin@mdusbc.com