1991 Firestone - The Bomb Scare - Part 1

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon
Upgrade to the latest Flash Player for improved playback performance. Upgrade now or more info.
8,867
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Apr 21, 2007

The date was April 27, 1991, and I will never forget tuning into the Pro Bowlers Tour that day to learn that Riviera was evacuated due to a bomb scare. Since everyone remembers this event, I thought I'd post it for all to see how it played out. Thank goodness it was only a hoax, and that no one was injured or harmed. By the way, David Ozio defeated Amleto Monacelli to capture the title.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

  • likes, 1 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:

Uploader Comments (mrbowling300)

  • Thanks for posting this. I had heard about the infamous bomb threat, but this is my first time seeing footage.

  • something that I will never forget watching!

  • Man...the TOC must've been like the Super Bowl back then for someone to call in a bomb threat! It's amazing how much the PBA's popularity has gone downhill since.

  • Yah it was bowling's Super Bowl. It was the biggest and best in all of professional bowling. Winning that event was pretegious as winning golf's Masters.

Top Comments

  • Chris Schenkel handled the situation very well. RIP, Mr. Schenkel.

see all

All Comments (16)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • I have this on video as well.....the problem with the PBA on ABC was, apparently because of the prestigious Wide World of Sports, Pro Bowlers Tour shows *had* to end by 5 pm EST.....the bomb scare meant that we could not view the end. Imagine telling the two NFL Super Bowl teams that they have to end the game at 9:30pm or something.....................­........Bomb scare or no, what if the final ended in a tie & a roll-off was necessary?

  • I was bowling a tournament at the Form Bowl (home of the Quaker State) when this happened

  • it definitely was, this was just a month or so after the gulf war had ended...

  • Some how I still remember this and I was only 5 at the time. Prolly remember because my man Amletto Monacelli made it on the show and he is my fav.

  • I remember that ABC didn't show the last match and a half due to time constraints. They had to get the fucking ice skating in!

  • well they said last week they had somebody call one in and ther WAS a bomb now that fucked up

  • I remember watching this on TV. My parents had to explain what was going on. It was a different day. Watching this reminds me of that day. I find it more comical now. But it was very serious back then.

  • I was there! It was a pretty calm crowd and everyone evacuated very calmly and timely...Just had to wait it out across the street.

Loading...

Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more