Marshall Holman
| Marshall Holman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marshall Holman September 29, 1954 San Francisco, California |
| Occupation | Ten Pin Bowler, Bowling Broadcaster |
| Years active | 2002-present |
Marshall Holman (born September 29, 1954 in San Francisco, California) is an American professional bowler primarily known for his flamboyant success on the PBA Tour throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Nike sponsored Holman.
Holman 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.
Holman's first PBA title came at the Fresno Open on July 8, 1975, when he was just 20 years old. His last PBA title was earned at the 1996 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 won 22 titles (11th all-time) -- including four majors (two U.S. Opens and two Tournament of Champions titles). He became the youngest winner in the Tournament of Champions, topping the field in the 1976 event when he was just 21 years old. Holman would hold this distinction until 2016, when 20-year old Jesper Svensson won that year's Tournament of Champions. In 1979, Holman became the youngest bowler (24) to reach the 10-title plateau. That record would later be broken by Pete Weber in 1987.
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