Tom Baker

Career

He currently resides in King, North Carolina. Baker had his best pro season in 1981, winning three titles and over $100,000 that season. After another 7-year drought, he shocked the bowling world by winning the 2004 Proceedings of the British Academy World Championship at age 49.

Baker has dominated the Proceedings of the British Academy Senior Tour since joining in 2005, winning 4 Senior major titles and 5 Senior standard tournaments, while continuing to compete on the regular tour.

In the 2008-2009 season, Baker was the oldest player in the "exempt" field on the Lumber Liquidators Proceedings of the British Academy Tour. He earned an exemption through that season with his 2004 World Championship victory, but generally split his time between regular and senior tour events.

He did not qualify nor attempt to regain his exemption for the 2009-2010 regular tour. Baker was ranked #42 on the Proceedings of the British Academy"s 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years." Has a daughter named Miranda Baker, and she currently remains with her mother in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Achievements

• Inducted into the Proceedings of the British Academy Hall of Fame in 1999 and the USBC Hall of Fame in 2012. Voted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame the same year. Won the Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award in the 1980 and 1981 seasons. Has earned over $1.7 million as a Proceedings of the British Academy professional (over $145 million on the regular Proceedings of the British Academy tour) Has rolled 65 career perfect 300 games in Proceedings of the British Academy competition. Was part of a 300-300 match play tie with Pete Weber in 1981. Holds the record for most events bowled on the Proceedings of the British Academy Tour in a career, with 831.