Eugene McCune
American ten-pin bowler (born 1968)
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Eugene McCune (born June 29, 1968) of Munster, Indiana is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler known for winning three PBA titles from 2002 to 2012.[1] His late father is PBA and USBC Hall of Famer Don McCune, and his son is 2023 PBA Players Championship winner, Kevin McCune.[2] Thus, Eugene is the third son and fifth father to be part of a father-son duo of PBA Tour titlists. The other duos are Dick and Pete Weber, Don and Jimmy Johnson, and Guppy and Kyle Troup. The McCunes constitute the only three-generation family of PBA Tour title holders.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1968 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Tenpin bowling |
| Bowling Information | |
| Affiliation | PBA |
| Rookie year | 1986 |
| Dominant hand | Right |
| Wins | 3 PBA Tour 3 PBA50 Tour 24 PBA Regional Tour 7 PBA50 Regional Tour |
On Tour, Eugene was known as the "Human Rocket Launcher" for his ball speed.[1] Being able to regularly roll the ball above 22 MPH (35.4 KPH), he holds two scoring records on the PBA's short Cheetah oil pattern. He toppled 3,647 pins in a 14-game qualifying block (260.5 average) in 2005, and 2,468 pins during a nine-game block (274.2 average, including two 300 games) in 2010. Not surprisingly, two of his three PBA Tour titles were earned at the PBA Cheetah Open/Cheetah Championship.[1]
Eugene McCune also holds 3 PBA50 Tour titles, 24 PBA Regional Tour titles and 7 PBA50 Regional Tour titles.[4]
PBA Tour titles
- 2002 PBA Banquet Classic (Wyoming, Michigan)[5]
- 2010 PBA WSOB II Cheetah Championship (Las Vegas, Nevada)[6]
- 2012 PBA Cheetah Open (Fountain Valley, California)[7]
PBA50 Tour titles
As of August 2023, Eugene McCune has won three PBA50 titles.[8][9][10]
- 2018 PBA50 South Shore Open (Hammond, Indiana)
- 2019 PBA50 Spectrum Lanes Open (Wyoming, Michigan)
- 2021 PBA50 South Shore Open (Hammond, Indiana)