12 Facts About Mark Roth

Mark Stephen Roth was an American professional bowler.

Mark Roth won 34 PBA Tour titles in his career, and is a member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.

Mark Roth was born on April 10,1951, in Brooklyn, New York.

Mark Roth's mother, Hilda Roth, was a legal secretary, and his father, Sidney, was a postal worker and a World War II Army veteran.

Mark Roth made a splash on the PBA Tour with a cranking, hard-throwing style that spawned a generation of imitators for years to come.

Mark Roth holds, to this day, the PBA record for most single season victories, with eight titles in 1978.

Mark Roth won the PBA Player of the Year award in three consecutive seasons, and won the honor again in 1984.

Mark Roth captured his 33rd PBA Tour title in 1987, winning the Greater Buffalo Open at Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga, New York.

On June 4,2009, Mark Roth suffered a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed on his left side.

Mark Roth spent a week in intensive care after a heart attack in April 2019.

Mark Roth died on November 26,2021, at the age of 70 in a hospital in Fulton, New York, due to congestive heart failure and complications following a diagnosis of pneumonia.

Mark Roth is survived by his wife Denise, and by Stephanie, his daughter by his first wife.