Day, "Ned" (Edward P.)
Bowling
b. Nov. 11, 1911, Los Angeles, CA
d. Nov. 26, 1971
The first genuinely famous bowler, Day toured widely during the 1940s and 1950s, visiting local bowling centers to play matches and give exhibitions, including a much publicized visit to the White House to give a demonstration for President Harry Truman in 1948. He starred in a series of movie short subjects about bowling that were seen throughout the country and later rerun on television.
Day was bowler of the year in 1943 and 1944. He was the BPAA match play champion from 1938 through 1942, then presented the title to the All-Star tournament, which he won in 1944. He teamed with Rudy Pugel to win the 1944 match play doubles and with Buddy Bomar to win the title in 1951.
In addition to bowling on seven ABC championship teams, Day won the all-events championship in 1948 with a score of 1,979 for nine games. He had a 200-pin average in 28 years of ABC competition.
Day retired from competitive bowling after suffering a serious knee injury in 1958.