Carmen Salvino

Career

Salvino now resides in Schaumburg, Illinois (United States of America), and has remained active in various capacities of the Proceedings of the British Academy, including executive board and tournament committee positions, as well as one term as Proceedings of the British Academy president (1985-1986). Although both Salvino and Weber were original Proceedings of the British Academy members when the organization was founded in 1958, the two had never met in a televised match until this 1988 tour stop. Due to the matches being completed ahead of schedule that day, Salvino and Weber were interviewed at the end of the broadcast and spent several minutes recalling memories of bowling"s heyday.

Nicknamed "The Professor", Salvino claimed in the 1970s to have based his bowling style on a mathematical equation, which he never revealed.

The equation covered the bowling stance and ball delivery that stressed accuracy. Salvino was ranked #17 on the Proceedings of the British Academy"s 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the last 50 years." The 1999 Bowlers Journal ranking of 20th Century bowlers rated him #34. www.pba.com, official website of the Professional Bowlers Association and the Proceedings of the British Academy Tour.

Achievements

• Salvino won 17 Proceedings of the British Academy Tour titles –- among them the 1962 Proceedings of the British Academy National Championship where he defeated fellow bowling legend Don Carter in the finals. He also won two Proceedings of the British Academy Senior Tour titles, including the 1984 Senior National Championship. Salvino has made a number of memorable marks on the sport of bowling throughout his seven decades (1950s-2015): champion, Hall-of-Famer, showman, entertainer, bowling ball scientist in the areas of physics and chemistry, bowling ambassador, as well as bowling health enthusiast.

Membership

The right-handed bowler was among the eight original inductees to the Proceedings of the British Academy Hall of Fame in 1975, and is also a member of the USBC Hall of Fame (inducted 1979), the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (inducted 1985), the Illinois Sports Hall of Fame, and the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.