Parker Bohn III	Back to list »

2008-09 Rank: 15
Exempt Thru: 2009-10
Career PBA 300 Games: 85
Earned Exemption: 2008-09 title winner

Personal: Parker Morse Bohn III (pronounced BONE)… Resides in Jackson, N.J., with wife Leslie, two sons, Justin and Brandon, and daughter, Sydney…Two other sons, Parker IV and Evan, live in Tennessee… Has his own fan club, the Bohn Zone, and website, www.parkerbohn.com...Would like to be an architectural engineer if he was not a professional bowler…Bohn is the brother-in-law of PBA champion Doug Kent (Doug’s wife Chrissie and Parker’s wife Leslie are sisters…Named to the Team USA “Dream Team” in 2008.

2008-09: Captured the 2008 Cheetah Championship for his 32nd career PBA Tour title (tied for fifth all-time with Norm Duke)…Cashed in 20 of 21 events and made match play 12 times…Made two TV finals…Averaged 220.17 (10th)…Earned $80,190 (12th).

Career: Won titles in five straight seasons from 1997 through the 2001-02 campaign, collecting a total of 18 titles during that span…Won a career-best five titles in 1999 and again in 2001-02, earning the PBA Player of the Year Award in both seasons…Won George Young High Average Awards and Harry Smith Point Leader Awards in both 1999 and 2001-02…Four-time winner of the Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award…Lone major title came in the 2001 USBC Masters…Shot a nationally-televised 300 game in the 1998 USBC Masters in Reno…Won a career-best eight consecutive televised matches between May 16, 1998, and Feb. 6, 1999, taking home four titles during that streak…Owns 17 PBA Regional titles.

Career Standard Titles (31): 1987 – Seattle, Wash.; 1989 – Glendale Heights, Ill.; 1990 – Kenner, La.; Edmond, Okla.; Milwaukee, Wis.; 1992 – El Paso, Texas; Doubles with Hugh Miller, Beaumont, Texas; Tokyo, Japan; 1993 – Phoenix, Ariz.; Mixed doubles with Aleta Sill, Reno, Nev.; 1995 – Austin ,Texas; 1997 – Lakewood, Calif.; Las Vegas, Nev.; 1998 – Brentwood, Calif.; Taylor, Mich.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Tokyo, Japan; 1999 – Austin, Texas; Latham, N.Y.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Tokyo, Japan; Canandaigua, N.Y.; 2000 – Chattanooga, Tenn.; Tokyo, Japan; 2001-02 – Doubles with Rohn Morton, Reno, Nev.; Latham, N.Y.; Kirkland, Wash.; Virginia Beach, Va.; 2004-05 – El Paso, Texas; 2007-08 – Spartanburg, S.C.; 2008-09 – Cheektowaga, N.Y.

Career Major Titles (1): 2001 USBC Masters, Reno, Nev.

Awards: PBA Player of the Year (1999, 2001-02)…Harry Smith Point Leader Award (1999, 2001-02)…George Young High Average Award (1999, 2001-02)…Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award (1990, '91, '92, '93)… PBA Hall of Fame (2000)…USBC Hall of Fame (2008).