Mort Lindsey (bowler)

Mort Lindsey (December 20, 1888 – May 16, 1959) was an American bowler and an inaugural member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1941.^[1]

He started out having interests in baseball and billiards and began bowling in 1902. A fearless competitor, he was also "one of the first of the game's colorful performers." He remained a competitive bowler into his 60s.^[1] He won three ABC titles and had the best tournament average score from 1916 to 1925.^[2] In 1927 he was listed as one of the world's top ten bowlers.^[3] He was considered the greatest money bowler of his time. Although most of his tournament wins were in the New York area,^[2] he won the Peterson Classic in Chicago, the richest prize tournament in the early days of the sport.^[4] In 1951 he was an inaugural member of the U.S. Bowling Congress New York City Hall of Fame.^[5] In 1997 he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.^[2]