David ozio biography
- David Ozio (born April 3, 1954) of Beaumont, Texas is a.
- David Ozio of Beaumont, Texas is a retired right-handed ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association.
- David Ozio (born April 3, 1954) of Beaumont, Texas is a retired right-handed ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA).
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David Ozio (born April 3, 1954) of Beaumont, Texas is a retired right-handed ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He won 11 titles on the PBA Tour, including one major championship, and was the 1991 PBA Player of the Year. He was the 2004 Senior PBA Rookie of the Year, and has won five titles on the Senior and Generations tours.[1] Ozio is a member of both the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.
Ozio had a slow start on the PBA Tour, first joining in 1978.[2] After devastating heartbreak following the loss of his first wife Sharon during childbirth in 1981,[3] he won his first title in 1985, and would win a second later that season. After amassing six titles by 1990, he started 1991 with titles in the season's first two events. He then won his only career major on the regular PBA Tour later that season at the 1991 Firestone Tournament of Champions, when he was living in nearby Vidor, Texas. The televised finals for this Tournament of Champions was delayed 40 minutes due to a bomb threat, which turned out to be a hoax.[4] After winning a fourt
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Who is David Ozio?
David Ozio of Beaumont, Texas is a right-handed ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He won 11 titles on the PBA Tour. He was the 2004 Senior PBA Rookie of the Year, winning the 2004 Senior U.S. Open. Through 2008, he has won five titles on the Senior and Generations tours. He is currently the General Manager of the Bowling Division for Etonic Shoe Company.
Ozio won one major on the regular PBA Tour: the 1991 Tournament of Champions. He was also named PBA Player of the Year in 1991, and was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1995. He was ranked #34 on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the last 50 years."
In a 1995 PBA event in Richmond, Virginia, Ozio broke the TV record for four-game pinfall with 1,070 pins, topping the mark of 1,050 set in 1984 by Nelson Burton Jr.. The record would stand only one year, however, as it was shattered by Bob Learn, Jr.'s 1,129 four-game total in a 1996 Erie, Pennsylvania event.
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David Ozio
David Ozio (born April 3, 1954) of Beaumont, Texas is a right-handed ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He won 11 titles on the PBA Tour. He was the 2004 Senior PBA Rookie of the Year, and has won five titles on the Senior and Generations tours.Ozio won one major on the regular PBA Tour: the 1991 Tournament of Champions. He was also named PBA Player of the Year in 1991, and was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1995. He was ranked #34 on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the last 50 years." Wikipedia