Career
Durbin was inducted into the Proceedings of the British Academy Hall of Fame in 1984. He was ranked #22 on the Proceedings of the British Academy"s 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years." During the 1983-1984 season, Durbin served as the president of the Proceedings of the British Academy. In late 2015, Durbin was voted into the USBC Hall of Fame, Superior Performance category. He will be inducted with the 2016 class on April 28.
From the early 1980s to 1995, Durbin worked as a color analyst for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network alongside play-by-play man Dennis Schreiner.
The two called tournaments in the summer and fall, along with senior tour events, while American Broadcasting Company Sports would cover the winter-spring events on the Pro Bowlers Tour, occasionally with Durbin alongside Chris Schenkel. Durbin would occasionally call the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network action himself with another analyst, such as Earl Anthony, if Schreiner was out on assignment.
Durbin also worked as a commentator for United States of America Network"s occasional bowling telecasts in the 1980s. In 1996, Marshall Holman became the new color analyst for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s coverage, while Durbin took over play-by-play duties.
Durbin retired from broadcasting in 1997.
Durbin co-authored with Dan Herbst a self-help bowling book called From Gutterballs to Strikes published in 1998. Durbin lived in Costa Mesa, California, as a rookie in 1967, and in Dayton, Ohio, in the early 1970s. A long-time resident of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Durbin also lived in Boulder City, Nevada.
Henderson, Nevada.
And then in several communities in Texas, most recently Roanoke. Durbin is a Christian.
