Joe Berardi
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 20, 1954 |
| Home town | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1972–1990 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
| League | PBA |
| Turned pro | 1972 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 11 PBA Tour (3 majors, 2 doubles) One of PBA's 50 Greatest Players (2008 poll) |
Joe Berardi (from Brooklyn, New York) is an American retired professional bowler who played on the PBA Tour as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. During his time on the tour, Berardi captured 11 tournament victories (including three majors), had six runner-up finishes, and made the top-five a total of 39 times.[1][2]
Berardi's 1979 U.S. Open title was both his first career Tour victory and first PBA major.[3]
When Berardi won the 1983 Firestone PBA Tournament of Champions, he became the tournament's first champion to climb the ladder from the #5 position and win all four stepladder finals matches.[4]
Berardi was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1990.[5]
During the 2008-09 PBA Tour season, Berardi was tabbed as one of the "PBA’s 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years" by a panel of bowling experts commissioned by the PBA, ranking at #40 (tied with Tom Baker).[6]