Sport Ten-pin bowling | Season MVP Don McCune | |
League Professional Bowlers Association Duration January 2 – December 14, 1973 Other Instances PBA Bowling Tour: 2017 season |
This is a recap of the 1973 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 15th season, and consisted of 33 events. Don McCune amassed six victories during the year, winning PBA Player of the Year honors along the way. Mike McGrath continued to come up big in big tournaments. His win in the BPAA U.S. Open gave him three majors among his first eight titles. McGrath would pick up his ninth and tenth titles later in the season.
Jim Godman became the first two-time winner in the Firestone Tournament of Champions, as he had also won the event in 1969. Earl Anthony captured his seventh PBA title and first major at the PBA National Championship.
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PBA Bowling Tour: 1973 Season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA