1978 The Great and the Greatest (Match 4)

Here's a real treat. It's the first-ever PBA "The Great and the Greatest Tournament," a doubles competition with each team consisting of a current PBA star and a former PBA star. At the time it was held, this tournament was thought to be a one-of-a-kind event, and was the first time we'd seen the legendary former players in action since their heyday. This event was so popular, the PBA brought it back again in 1979 (at Golden Triangle Lanes in Irving, TX), which eventually led to a Senior PBA Tour for several years. I actually traveled out to Las Vegas to bowl in the pro-am at this event and had the distinct pleasure of bowling one of my three games with Dick Weber (who closed with several strikes to edge me at the end). In this second of three parts, the #5 qualifying team of Tommy Hudson and Joe Joseph has already defeated the #4 qualifying team of Mark Roth and Don Ellis, the #3 qualifying team of Pete Couture and Don Carter and the #2 qualifying team of Marshall Holman and Bill Lillard. In this clip, we see them take on the tournament leaders, Earl Anthony and Tom Hennessey, in the title match. Originally telecast in 1978 (exact date unknown, but I'm pretty sure it was in September) from Showboat Lanes in Las Vegas, NV. (This was the last nationally televised tournament to originate from Showboat Lanes before they installed the artificial surfaces, first used in the 1979 Showboat Invitational.) Jack Buck on play-by-play. Dave Davis on color.