1. Norm Duke was born on March 25,1964 and is an American professional bowler who previously competed on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour and now competes on the PBA50 Tour.
23 Facts About Norm Duke
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Norm Duke has won 40 titles on the PBA Tour, including seven major championships, and another six titles on the PBA50 Tour.
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Norm Duke has bowled 73 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including the 16th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history on January 5,2003.
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In 1983, not even one year after becoming a professional, Norm Duke won the Cleveland Open in North Olmsted, Ohio, and became the youngest player ever to win a PBA Tour title, at 18 years and 345 days.
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On that day, Norm Duke started from the No 5 seed and worked his way up the stepladder, defeating the other four bowlers to take the championship, including a victory over the legendary Earl Anthony in Norm Duke's first-ever televised match.
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Norm Duke won two titles in the 1993 season, including his first major at the ABC Masters.
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Norm Duke completed perhaps his best season in 1994, winning five titles including his second career major, at the Tournament of Champions, and winning PBA Player of the Year honors.
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Norm Duke was the winner of the PBA Player of the Year award in 2000, capturing three titles that year, including his third career major by winning the PBA World Championship.
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Norm Duke became a member of the USBC Hall of Fame in 2002, and was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in January 2009.
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Norm Duke currently owns 40 PBA Tour titles, including seven majors: one ABC Masters, one PBA Tournament of Champions, two United States Opens, and three PBA World Championships.
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Norm Duke made multiple TV Finals appearances every season from 1990 through 2015.
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The diminutive Norm Duke is known for his exceptional versatility.
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Norm Duke is generally thought of as a stroker, either throwing the ball relatively straight or playing a hook shot from the extreme outside of the lane.
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Norm Duke is one of only nine bowlers in history to complete the PBA career Triple Crown, in which a player wins the PBA's "original" three majors.
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Norm Duke eventually did win a second US Open on February 27,2011.
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Norm Duke joined the PBA50 Tour in 2014, while continuing to compete in selected events on the standard PBA Tour.
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Norm Duke captured his 39th PBA title on February 24,2019 at the PBA Indianapolis Open, defeating Jason Belmonte in the title match.
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In 2019, Norm Duke posted the most cashes and match-play appearances on the PBA Tour since his 2005 season, and his highest earnings since 2008.
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Norm Duke made his final televised PBA Tour appearance at the 2022 PBA League Elias Cup Finals in Portland, Maine on July 10.
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Poetically, Norm Duke closed out his full-time PBA Tour career with a strike.
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In 2014, Norm Duke won two PBA50 titles, including the Senior US Open, in his first season on the PBA50 Tour.
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Norm Duke is one of only three PBA50 players to win both awards in the same season.
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Norm Duke has since won three more standard titles on the PBA50 Tour, in 2017,2018 and 2021.