1976 Firestone - Mashall Holman vs. Billy Hardwick, pt1

The date was April 16, 1976 at the Riviera Lanes, in Fairlawn, Ohio for the $125,000 Firestone Tournament of Champions. The number one qualifer was 34 year old Billy Hardwick, who won the initial Firestone in 1965. He was fresh of a victory the week before in Toledo after a 7 year winless drought. Marshall Holman, the 21 year old kid from Medford, Oregon was defeated Tim Harahan to meet Hardwick. The match was very close and exciting all the way to the end, with $25,000 to the winner, and $14,000 to the loser. The match sort of was the passing of the torch between the old school bowling style of Hardwick, who primarily played the track with his straight shot, and the power game of the upstart Holman. Let's join Chris Schenkel and Bo Burton with the call.

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[artfay69]

young Christopher Hardwick is now Chris Hardwick, comedian and TV host.

[brshern]

@gamemeister27 yeah ur rite everyone did catch up when resin hit the scene

[SmooveLefty]

Marshall needs a perm !

[gamemeister27]

@brshern Well most of the higher scoring is due to the walled up house shots. I think the new ball technology just leveled the playing field at the top of the heap. Roth dominated with plastic, then Urethane came out. PDW destroyed with urethane and had to completely change his game when everybody got resin and caught up.

[idontnoapassword]

@brshern lol so true. My bowling instructer use to avg. 196 and that was the shit back then. Now after a hamstrang injury he avg. around 220 which isn't worth bowling for to him.

[brshern]

woooow the days where ya actually had 2 hit your target n wen all ya had was your ability now days its a free 4 all strike fest cuz of technology n all the area ya want on the lane CAN U BELIEVE IT ? !!

[Polishjazzman]

I always hated those really long ball returns.

[Jamison42166]

HOLMAN ALMOST LOOKS LIKE JIMMY PAGE IN 69... WHAT A DEW! love these old bowling classics! LOVE HARDWICKS PANTS TOO.. A PRECURSOR TO GUPPY TROUP!

[Jamison42166]

HOLMAN ALMOST LOOKS LIKE JIMMY PAGE IN 69... WHAT A DEW! love these old bowling classics!

[BOOGE64]

Marshall went from having mounds of hair to having none.