Hardwick, "Billy" (William B.)
Bowling
b. July 25, 1941, Florence, AL
Hardwick joined the PBA tour in 1961 and was named bowler of the year by The Sporting News in 1963, when he won four tournaments, including the PBA National, and averaged 210.346 pins to win the George Young Memorial Award for high average.
The Bowling Writers Association of America voted him bowler of the year in 1964 and again in 1969, when he had the tour's highest average with 212.957 pins. He won the All-Star event and five other tournaments that year and led the PBA in earnings with $64,160.
Hardwick retired after the 1976 season with a total of 17 tournament victories. He now operates a bowling center in Memphis.