Triplicate Kings' Bowling Resume
Bowling Resume for Gary Schindler
Organizations:
Early 1960's Member YBA
Late 1960's Member AJBC
1969- Present Member ABC/USBC
1987- Present Member NBA
1993- Present Lifetime Member ABC/USBC (LT21)
2002- Present Life Member NYBA-USBC
2004- Present Member Bowling Writers Association of America
2013- Present Member NYBA-USBC HALL of FAME
Scholastic Participation:
1968-1969 Member, William Cullen Bryant High School Bowling Team
1969-1970 Member & Captain, William Cullen Bryant High School Bowling Team
1970-1971 Member, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Bowling Team
1971 Assistant Bowling Reporter to the PIB Newspaper
Tournament Organizations:
1971- 1979 Member Kegler Bowling Club
1985- 1987 Member Amateur Bowlers Tour
1987- Present Lifetime Member Amateur Bowlers Tour (141844)
Administrative Positions:
1965- Present Various League Offices (Pres., VP., Sec., & Treas.)
1984-1985 Proposed Director NYBA
1985- 1992 Director NYBA
1986- 1992 County Chairman NYBA
1992- 1994 4th Vice President NYBA
1994- 1996 3rd Vice President NYBA
1996- 1998 2nd Vice President NYBA
1998- 2000 1st Vice President NYBA
2000- 2002 President NYBA
2002- Present Past-President / Life Member NYBA
1990- 2000 Chairman- NYBA Hall of Fame Committee
2002- 2006 Chairman- NYBA Hall of Fame Committee
1994- 2000 Chairman- NYBA Legislative Committee
1985- 2006 Member of most NYBA committees
1986- Delegate to every ABC/USBC Convention attended
1986- Delegate or Alternate to various NYSBA Conventions
1986- Attendee and Participant in Northeast Council Workshops
Organization Achievements and Awards:
Graduate LAOTC White Plains
Graduate LAOTC Rockville Center
2 time recipient Bruno Valvano Director of the Year Award
2013 Elected to the NYBA-USBC Hall of Fame
Bowling Achievements and Awards:
Current ABC/USBC Record Holder with 10 Career Triplicates
Highest Sanctioned Game 289 (5)
Highest Sanctioned Series 756
Total Sanctioned 700 Series (4)
Highest Sanctioned All Events (10 Game) 2037
Highest Sanctioned All Events (9 Game) 1862
Highest Sanctioned All Events (6 Game) 1302
1 ON SITE Achievement Award ABC Tournament
2 Most Improved Bowler Awards YBA
6 Most Improved Bowler Awards ABC
10 Triplicate Awards ABC (ABC/USBC RECORD!!!)
3 100 pin over Average Game Awards ABC
7 150 pin over Average Series Awards ABC
1 Big Four Award (4-6-7-10) ABC
6 All Spare Game Awards ABC
3 All Spare Game Awards NBA
1 Triplicate Award NBA
1 League High Series Award AJBC
1 600 Club Award AJBC
36 First Place League Awards ABC ABC/WIBC
Tournament Titles:
1984 Doubles Scratch NYBA Local Association Tournament
1984 Doubles Handicap NYBA Local Association Tournament
1986 Team Scratch NYBA Local Association Tournament
1989 Team Scratch NYBA Local Association Tournament
1989 Team Handicap NYBA Local Association Tournament
1989 Doubles Handicap NYBA Local Association Tournament
1990 Team Scratch NYBA Local Association Tournament
1990 Team Handicap NYBA Local Association Tournament
1994 All Events NYSBA Mixed Team Tournament
Additional Tournament and other Miscellanea :
23 TOP 5 finishes in the NYC Championships. (8-First Place, 5-Second Place, 7-Third Place, 1-Fourth Place, and 2-Fifth Place)
NYS Mixed Tournament 1994- 1st Place All-Events, 2nd Place Team, 2nd Place Doubles.
1989 (Americana Lanes) Finished 1st in 3 events, also a 2nd Place and two 7th place finishes.
Winner and top 3 finisher in many weekend and holiday tournaments held at local bowling centers from (circa) 1965 - 1985.
High Series Unsanctioned Competition 834 (also 800)
High Game Unsanctioned Competition 300 (7 ?)
1985/6: Unsuccessfully attempted to revive the NYBA Newsletter (published one trial issue)
Late 1980’s: Proposed and helped institute the inaugural NYBA Masters Tournament.
1988 Jacksonville, FL.: Proposed an amendment to a proposed amendment being addressed on the floor of the convention,
which was accepted by the delegates and ultimately adopted as part of the proposal.
1996 Salt Lake City, UT. Submitted a proposed amendment to ABC for consideration at its annual convention. The proposal was ultimately adopted by
the delegates.
Late 1990’s: Created the initial NYBA website.
2013 Elected to the NYBA-USBC Hall of Fame
October 20, 2013 Presented the NYBA-USBC with Frank Santore’s USBC Hall of Fame Award
Hall of Fame Miscellanea
After taking over Chairmanship of the NYBA Hall of Fame Committee in 1990, it was revitalized and had its first inductees since 1984. Of the 54 members elected to the Hall of Fame under his chairmanship, he has proposed 41 of them ( 6 of them were joint submissions)
Candidates he submitted to the NYBA who were inducted into the NYBA HOF
1990 Dan Weber
1990 Frank Santore
1991 Mark Roth
1991 Dick Battista
1991 Pat McDonough
1991 Joe Thum
1992 Ralph Engan
1992 John Engan
1992 Joe Richards
1992 Dr. Henry Timm (Joint Submission)
1992 Thomas Curtis (Joint Submission)
1992 Chuck Pezzano
1992 Charlie Venable
1993 Louis Campi
1993 Marty Casio
1993 Louis Schutte (Joint Submission)
1993 Rev. Charles T. Carow (Joint Submission)
1993 Johnny Petraglia
1993 Samuel Karpf (Joint Submission)
1994 Jack Horn
1994 Lou DeTurris Sr.
1994 Lindy Faragalli
1994 Eric deFrietas
1994 Robert Lynch
1995 Vinny Yetitto
1995 Edith Weber
1995 Jack Clemente
1996 Lou Marks
1997 Frank "Pop" Briell (Joint Submission)
1998 Kenneth P. Taylor
1998 Nicholas Mormando
1998 Ray Hover
1998 Morehead Patterson
1998 Felix Gelhausen
2000 Otto Greisel
2001 Hugo Mandraccia
2001 Lou Deturris Jr.
2002 Thomas DeChalus
2002 Steve Stein
2003 John LaSpina
2004 Ernie Schlegel
Candidates he submitted to the NYSBA who were inducted into the NYSBA HOF
1995 Frank Santore
1996 Lou Campi
1997 Mort Lindsay
1998 Junie McMahon
2000 Marty Casio
2000 Al (Lindy) Faragalli
2012 Richard (Dick) Battista
Candidates he submitted to the USBC who were inducted into the USBC HOF
2013 Frank Santore
Top 10 High Finishes in City Championships
Year Team Doubles Singles All Events
Hdcp Scr. Hdcp Scr. Hdcp Scr. Hdcp Scr.
1984-Leemark 1 1
1985-Country 3
1986-Fiesta 3 1
1987-Hollywood
1988-LiCity 4 2 2 3
1989-Americana 1 1 1 2 7 7
1990-Gil Hodges 1 1
1991-BotG 2&3 3&5 3 5
1992-Van Wyck
1993-Fiesta
1994-Americana 2
1995-Showplace
1996-Mark
1997-Americana
1998- JIB 3
Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
8 5 7 1 2
Additional Tournament High Finishes
New York State Mixed Tournament 1994 : 1st All Events , 2nd Team, 2nd Doubles
1989 (Americana Lanes) Finished 1st in 3 events, also a 2nd Place and two 7th place finishes.