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GARY BECK HONORED
Receives the 11th Annual “John Davis Award”
Gary Beck has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the “John Davis Award”. The surprise presentation was made at Bowl Expo in Arlington. Previous winners of the prestigious Award were: Joyce Deitch, John Weber, Ted Hoffman, Jr., Jim Dressel, Mark Gerberich, Carmen Salvino, Linda Davis, Gary Parsons, Len Nicholson and world famous cartoonist,Walt Steinsiek.
Beck is a former collegiate bowling champion and proud Team USA Member. Some of his work includes being instrumental in starting the Asian Bowling Tour. He is also very proud of the fact that he brought women’s bowling back to television when he created the Women’s Challenge at the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas. He is also known for staging the unforgettable AMF Dick Weber Classic with its unique round-robin match-play TV format, and he set a new standard for professional competition when he staged an entire PBA event without using a bowling center when he created the all match-play “Battle at Little Creek.” Besides all of this, he considers his most important innovation to be the creation of the Teen Masters, as he continues to promote Junior Bowling with his unique ideas and exhaustive efforts. His goals are to continue to try to help grow the Sport of bowling. Without
question, he is bowlings premiere Promoter.
Gary became involved with The Foundation at its inception, by becoming a Founding Member. He has also been a “Continuing Contributor” to The Foundation in many ways. In every one of his promotions, he is a huge supporter of the Kegel Company and its crew. He always works closely with Kegel in setting up challenging lane conditions for his Junior Tournaments, and his knowledge of the variables that are involved continues to expand.
John Davis, the man who started The Kegel Company, and founding ‘father’ of The Foundation, has been totally involved in bowling for nearly his entire life. At an early age, John's dad taught all of his children how to bowl. That "love affair" with this great Sport, has been going on for over a half a century. In his 50-plus years of involvement with bowling, it is safe to say that no one has done more for the Sport of bowling than John Davis. Even though The Kegel Company is a relatively small one, his personal investment in bowling has been unselfish and unmatched.
His innovations, inventions, contributions, etc., have all been well documented in the past. His leadership in both technology and humanities, both in this Country and Worldwide, make him perhaps the most sought out figure in the game today. His behind-the-scenes committee "work" is globally welcomed. Because of his vast accomplishments and devotion to the Sport, the Award (aptly called: "The John Davis Award"), was established by The Foundation in his name. This prestigious honor is presented annually to a deserving Foundation Member. A beautiful, “one –of-a-kind”, perpetual plaque, bearing each recipients name, is permanently displayed at the "home" of The Foundation, in The Kegel Training Center, in Lake Wales, Florida.
Congrats Gary, and thanks for all of your help and efforts with bowling and The Foundation.
Keep up the good work with your quest to make a better future for all of the Junior Bowlers.
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