Marshall Holman
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Marshall Holman (born September 29, 1954 in Medford, Oregon) is an American professional bowler primarily known for his success on the PBA Tour throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He is especially known for his flamboyant personality that captured the attention of many bowling fans. He also served as a color analyst alongside Mike Durbin on several ESPN and ESPN2 bowling telecasts from 1996-2001. From 1998-99, he worked for CBS Sports and was teamed with Gary Seibel for telecasts when that network briefly showed PBA events.
Marshall's last PBA title came in 1996 at the PBA Ebonite Classic. This came eight years after he had last won a title. In this event, he defeated Wayne Webb in what turned out to be a very emotional battle that came down to the final frames. The first bowler on the PBA to surpass $1.5 million in earnings, Holman has won 22 titles (11th all-time), including the U.S. Open events in 1981 and 1985. He was named PBA Player of the Year in 1987, and has earned nearly $1.7 million on tour.[1]
Marshall was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
A single-digit handicap golfer since his professional bowling days, Marshall is currently a regular on the Celebrity Players Golf Tour.
Marshall and his wife currently reside in Medford. They own two Liberty Tax Service franchises there.
[edit] In the media
Marshall has recently dipped back into the broadcasting arena. He served as a color analyst at the 2007 USBC Queens tournament and was in the broadcast booth (along with Nelson Burton, Jr.) for ESPN's five-week coverage of the 2007 U.S. Women's Open.
[edit] Trivia
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- Marshall's father was a disc jockey at a local radio station in Medford. He was nicknamed "Holman the Poleman", as he once did a radio show while pole-sitting. Marshall was then dubbed a similar nickname "Holman the Bowlman". (Information provided by color analyst Nelson Burton, Jr. during a PBA Tour telecast on ABC, February 2, 1985.) He has also been called the "Medford Meteor."
- The Medford Classic is a PBA tour event primarily dedicated to Marshall since it is held in his hometown of Medford. Marshall has received a commissioner's exemption to participate in the event, even though he is no longer an active PBA member.
[edit] References
- ^ Hall of Fame bios at www.pba.com, official website of the Professional Bowlers Association and Denny's PBA Tour
