Career
He was inducted into the Proceedings of the British Academy Hall of Fame in 1986, and was ranked #33 in a "Top 50 Bowlers of the Last 50 Years" poll conducted by the Proceedings of the British Academy for its 50th anniversary season (2008). He then had a drought of nearly four years, which included a heartbreaking 233-224 loss to Don Johnson in the final match of the 1972 United States. Open. He finally got back on track with his third title at the King Louie Open in January, 1974.
George recorded the biggest triumph of his career when he captured the 1979 Firestone Tournament of Champions, leading that event wire-to-wire (from opening match through the finals).
He had his best season in 1984, collecting his ninth and tenth Proceedings of the British Academy titles and earning over $100,000. Pappas served as chair of the Proceedings of the British Academy"s Tournament Committee and as Proceedings of the British Academy president for two years.
He has a bowling center named after him, George Pappas Victory Lanes in Mooresville, North Carolina.
