Tallahassee Bowling Association Inducts Winfred Pye into their Hall of Fame at its Final Meeting

On May 21^st, at the Tallahassee Bowling Association’s final meeting, the Association inducted Winfred (Winnie) Pye into its Hall of Fame for his bowling ability.

Many of Tallahassee rollers have bowled with Winnie and seen the talents of his game. Winnie started bowling in Tallahassee in the Merchant’s League in 1981. But it was during the 1996-1997 season that Winnie’s bowling game blossomed. Since that time he rolled 23 separate 700 series with a high series of 783 and games of 299 and 298 in the TBA. He averaged 225 in the 2001-2002 bowling season and was the TBA’s Bowler of the Year Scratch champion and End of the Year Tournament Scratch in 2004.

Winnie’s triumphs and exceptional performances were not limited to the Tallahassee Bowling Association. He rolled a 300 game and a 764 series in the Miracle Strip Invitational in Pensacola, Florida in 2003 and a 300 and a 299 game in a TNBA event in Columbia, South Carolina in November of 2004.

Perhaps the most noticeable attribute of Winnie Pye was his constant gentlemanly attitude towards the game. Whether Winnie was bowling good or bad, he always had a very sportsmanship-like attitude toward the game and the competition. That is why it was always a pleasure to bowl with or against him, regardless of whether his scores were crushing your team.

Winfred Pye sadly passed on from injuries from a car accident in February 2005 and is being honored posthumously.