1984 Denver Open
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$115,000 DENVER OPEN
Celebrity Sports Center, Denver, May 22-26, 1984
Gant "Mile High" At Denver
John Gant, a 26-year-old rookie on the PBA Tour, lived up to his advance notices and captured the $115,000 Denver Open.
He won two games including the title match against leading qualifier Steve Cook, 223-173, to notch his first PBA victory and firmly establish himself as leading contender for Sporting News PBA Rookie of the Year honors.
Gant, who averaged 229 during the 42 games of qualifying and match play, eliminated Pete Weber, 255-215, for the right to face Cook In a battle of southpaws.
Weber looked tough in the early going as he first outscored newcomer Gerry Kesler, 232-215, and then hometown favorite Henry Gonzalez, 252-200. Shawn Christensen tied a PBA record when he rolled three perfect games at the Celebrity Sports Center during the week.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount
1 John Gant, Pittsburgh, Pa. 478 (2 games) $16,000
2 Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. 173 (1 game) 8,250
3 Pete Weber, St. Louis 699 (3 games) 6,000
4 Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. 200 (1 game) 5,000
5 Gerry Keslar, Seward, Neb. 215 (1 game) 4,000
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Weber defeated Keslar, 232-215; Weber defeated Gonzalez, 252-200; Gant defeated Weber, 255-215; and in the championship game, Gant defeated Cook, 223-173.
As a leftie, it did my heart good to see two lefthanded bowlers in the final 5. The conditions were good and bad at the same time depending on the ball speed of each shot. Thanks for posting this tournament.
Loved that place...when video games first came out we would walk to Celebrity from a few miles away and pump quarters into all the machines...then swim and then bowl....SOooooooo many great memories!
Man....I sure miss Celebrity Sports Center...was an amazing bowling center....
I know -- my first urethane ball. Still have it (lol). I did upgrade to a Purple Angle in 1987, though. There was a lot of great equipment back then before the dawn of reactive resin. I really liked the Purple Angle: It hooked like a U-Dot and hit like a Hammer! Good times.
That's awesome (always wanted to see what the Blue could do). I caught a video recently where a southpaw was just smokin' it with a Gray Angle. Like my dad always delighted in telling me (and wouldn't you know he was right), "Son, oftentimes it's the driver, not the wheels."
Good luck, man. Keep knocking 'em dead.
i was at this- my dad worked in the pro shop drilling bowling balls at celebrity
I still have GE Perma Lane in my center...we were the 2nd installation in western New York in 1979. Shot back to back 300's on that surface in 2011.
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Celebrity seemed to favor the lefty in its heyday. I remember one year the Denver Masters was held there and of the 16 who advanced to match play, 14 were lefty’s.
I loved the fact they had 80 lanes! 40 on one side of bldg, 40 along another side...one could pick the lanes they wanted. Its sad to know theres Home Depot parking lot in its place! Someone unfirtunately made lots of $$$$$$$$ off that!
Best arcade ever
Forgot how well John Gant threw the ball.
When this show was aired on ABC, my retro babysitter Andrea Munns (Guillaume) (age 21) married Darrell Guillaume (age 23).
You know when your bowling ball looks like baby shit, you're in trouble 👶💩🎳
Ugh I feel old now after watching this, and I'm only 34
Big Steve! Ball looks like a marble in those hands...
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And "likeable Pete Weber" LOL!!!!
is that what that scraping is??
Very Jumpy old video, oh well, still fun to watch though.