15 yr old Brian Himmler's 1st TV 1989 Appearance King of Bowling Full Telecast in 4K @ Harrison Bowl
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PBA Champion at 15 yr Brian Himmler's 1st TV Appearance vs Tom Kasee, Steve Minor and Don Scudder Full Telecast
Footage contributed now remastered and restored in 4K - Sport
HAHA Himms at 15 on TV! Cool sight 👍 thanks!
You bet!
That is the oldest looking 15 year old I have ever seen. I definitely would ask for a birth certificate.
The kid had some fight for sure, yes he was 15 a special talent out of the area youth programs.
I bowled against a real crazy case as a little kid. I think I was averaging 148. No higher than 158. Me and my best friend were on a pair with a player sporting an average lower than me. My friend and I felt we would probably beat them scratch. They show up, the dude looks like he is in college and throws the ball like Paul Koehler with solid form, and throwing a leverage weight black u-dot. He shoots something like 720+. All the adults were impressed until they found out his average was sub 155. I recall his average being in the high 130's. Then you heard groans from coaches and such. I went to the secretary and said that is clear sandbagging. Her reply, "He may have improved alot in a short time." Maybe, but barring an injury and recovery from injury, I can't see any reason for an average like that. I wish I could know the back story on that player, because it wasn't the scores, it was how he bowled. There were scratch tournament directors calling bullshit at the scene.
I bowled in the youth travel league against him in 1988 the year before this aired when he was like 13 or 14 years old and bowling for Western Bowl. We bowled at a different house every week and he averaged 217 for the year... next highest average was Glenn Meece at 203, who was another great bowler, but Brian was in a league of his own.
He was a class act even back then. Almost all of us were complete hacks compared to him, but he was super nice, super chill and humble even though he was 100x better than the rest of us. Bowled against him a few times over the years and still the same. Just a great guy!
@Bowling Circus - He's not 50 yet. He's like 47 or 48.
@Bowling Circus you are so wrong. He looks his age and still bowls one handed. I bowl with him on Tuesdays and he is one of my best friends.
@Bowling Circus if they said he was 22 i wouldn’t have batted an eye. you’re right he does look hella old for a 15 year old
Himmler was carrying everything. Pure power. Very impressive at 15.
It's annoying as hell that OTHER people are bowling.
The other bowlers are warming up for the next two matches
You bowl in a bowling alley, you can handle bowling pins falling