1. Randy Pedersen was born on May 28,1962 and is an American sportscaster and former professional bowler as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association.
18 Facts About Randy Pedersen
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Randy Pedersen is currently a color analyst for Fox Sports' coverage of the PBA Tour, formerly filling that same role on ESPN and CBS Sports Network telecasts in previous seasons.
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Randy Pedersen is a member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.
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Randy Pedersen captured the prestigious PBA National Championship crown in 1987 for his first and only major title.
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Randy Pedersen won three titles in the 1989 season, but was beaten out for PBA Player of the Year honors by Amleto Monacelli, who won four titles that year.
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Randy Pedersen won his last PBA Tour title at age 40 in the 2002 Pepsi Open.
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Randy Pedersen made it to the final match of the 2003 PBA Tournament of Champions, but lost the title to Patrick Healy Jr.
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Randy Pedersen is known for having suffered from two of the worst breaks in PBA Tour history.
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Randy Pedersen joined the PBA50 Tour in 2013, and on May 16 of that year he won the very first tournament he entered: the PBA50 Dayton Classic.
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In November 2024, Randy Pedersen was elected to the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame.
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Randy Pedersen will be officially inducted with the 2025 class in a ceremony at the USBC convention on May 7.
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Randy Pedersen remained as the bowling analyst on ESPN through the termination of their PBA contract in 2018.
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Randy Pedersen began working for Fox Sports in 2019 when the PBA Tour moved its TV broadcasts to Fox Sports networks.
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Randy Pedersen has served as analyst on selected PBA Tour broadcasts hosted by CBS Sports Network.
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Randy Pedersen has been lauded for his extensive knowledge of the game, associated bowling lingo and catch phrases as well as his sense of humor.
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Randy Pedersen had a small part in the 1996 comedy movie Kingpin along with several other professional bowlers, and has a cameo appearance in the 2006 bowling documentary A League of Ordinary Gentlemen.
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Randy Pedersen is notable for using various phrases used to describe different occurrences during PBA events.
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Randy Pedersen once commented on his role as PBA Analyst on ESPN telecasts.