Hall of Fame
Candidates are nominated as potential “Hall of Famers” by their peers, with the Board of Directors giving final approval. Originally there were two categories for induction into the Hall of Fame: Superior Performance (Bowling Ability) and Meritorious Service. The Roanoke USBC Bowling Association Hall of Fame and the Roanoke Valley USBC Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame were combined into the Greater Roanoke Area USBC Hall of Fame starting with the 2008-2009 bowling season. As of 2023, the Superior Performance (Bowling Ability) category was renamed to Skill and Ability and a third category, Legacy, was added.
Greater Roanoke Area USBC Hall of Fame
| Lewis Creasy * | 1990 | Meritorious Service |
| Jane Davis * | 1990 | Posthumous |
| Marvin G. Harris * | 1990 | Bowling Ability |
| Ann St. Hilaire * | 1990 | Meritorious Service |
| George B. Poindexter * | 1990 | Meritorious Service |
| Lonnie M. Pratt | 1990 | Bowling Ability |
| Maybelle Wickham | 1990 | Superior Performance |
| William C. Wynn * | 1990 | Meritorious Service |
| Richard Casey | 1991 | Bowling Ability |
| Chris Decker * | 1991 | Meritorious Service |
| Max J. Husa * | 1991 | Meritorious Service |
| Marie Mowles * | 1991 | Meritorious Service |
| Patsy Testerman | 1991 | Meritorious Service |
| Alexander O. Turner * | 1991 | Meritorious Service |
| Melvin Brumfield * | 1992 | Meritorious Service |
| Samuel O. Decker * | 1992 | Bowling Ability |
| Jesse F. Rutledge * | 1992 | Meritorious Service |
| Madeline Rutledge * | 1992 | Meritorious Service & Superior Performance |
| Edgar L. Cox * | 1993 | Bowling Ability |
| D. Clyde Fuller | 1993 | Meritorious Service |
| Olga Garger * | 1993 | Meritorious Service |
| Linwood L. “Pete” Shaffer * | 1993 | Meritorious Service |
| Patti Sink * | 1993 | Meritorious Service |
| James E. Brizendine * | 1994 | Meritorious Service |
| Helen Martin | 1994 | Superior Performance |
| Herm Reavis | 1994 | Meritorious Service |
| Melvin V. Sandidge * | 1994 | Meritorious Service |
| Mary Jo Snider | 1994 | Meritorious Service |
| June Wilhelm | 1994 | Meritorious Service |
| Calvin W. “Red” Hendrick * | 1995 | Meritorious Service |
| Doris Lane * | 1995 | Meritorious Service & Superior Performance |
| Thelma Manning * | 1995 | Meritorious Service |
| Monte M. Nakano (Honorary) * | 1995 | Meritorious Service |
| Ed Quinn | 1995 | Bowling Ability |
| Buddy L. Thompson * | 1995 | Meritorious Service |
| James L. Chitwood | 1996 | Meritorious Service |
| Virginia Graybill * | 1996 | Meritorious Service |
| Richard L. “Bill” Rutledge | 1996 | Meritorious Service |
| J. T. Bowles * | 1997 | Meritorious Service |
| Sam Fleming * | 1997 | Meritorious Service |
| I. W. “Billy” Paxton | 1997 | Meritorious Service |
| Chris Webber | 1997 | Meritorious Service |
| Diane Wimmer | 1997 | Meritorious Service |
| Henry Brabham * | 1998 | Meritorious Service |
| Alfreeda Cadd | 1998 | Meritorious Service |
| Alton Forbes (Honorary) | 1998 | Meritorious Service |
| Debra Giles | 1998 | Meritorious Service |
| Robert “Duke” Meador | 1998 | Bowling Ability |
| Bobby Saul * | 1998 | Meritorious Service |
| Mary Smith * | 1998 | Meritorious Service |
| Robert H. Ashworth * | 1999 | Meritorious Service |
| Jerry Dryfoose * | 1999 | Meritorious Service |
| Michael Eckles * | 1999 | Bowling Ability |
| Sheila Hale Hicks | 1999 | Superior Performance |
| G. C. “Mac” McGrady * | 1999 | Meritorious Service |
| Victoria Treynor | 1999 | Meritorious Service |
| Clarence Brown * | 2000 | Meritorious Service |
| Tim Childress | 2000 | Bowling Ability |
| Jenetta Clay | 2000 | Meritorious Service |
| Bobby Poff | 2000 | Meritorious Service |
| Curtis Roberts | 2000 | Meritorious Service |
| Laurie Zirkle | 2000 | Meritorious Service & Superior Performance |
| G. Michael Lyle | 2001 | Meritorious Service |
| Nancy Montgomery | 2001 | Meritorious Service |
| Aubrey Roberts | 2001 | Bowling Ability |
| Garnett Wickline | 2001 | Meritorious Service |
| Charlie Hodges | 2002 | Meritorious Service |
| Evelyn Long * | 2002 | Meritorious Service |
| Harold Stultz * | 2002 | Meritorious Service |
| Brian Scott Wright | 2002 | Bowling Ability |
| Jesse Chitwood | 2003 | Meritorious Service |
| Don Jackson * | 2003 | Meritorious Service |
| James Lightfoot * | 2003 | Meritorious Service |
| Butch McClamma * | 2003 | Meritorious Service |
| Richard Brenner * | 2004 | Meritorious Service |
| Bruce Dillon | 2004 | Meritorious Service |
| Alvin Gillespie | 2004 | Bowling Ability |
| Vernon Hitchcock | 2004 | Bowling ABility |
| Alma Johnson * | 2004 | Meritorious Service |
| Frank G. Hodges | 2005 | Meritorious Service |
| Terry Karnes * | 2005 | Meritorious Service |
| Louis Board | 2006 | Meritorious Service |
| Betty Chocklett * | 2006 | Meritorious Service |
| Linda Dunn | 2006 | Meritorious Service |
| Belvia (Ann) Paris | 2006 | Meritorious Service |
| Jon Partell | 2006 | Bowling Ability |
| Mark Dixon | 2007 | Bowling Ability |
| Tim Lisk | 2007 | Bowling Ability |
| Harold T. Walker | 2007 | Meritorious Service |
| Mark Alachnowicz | 2008 | Bowling Ability |
| Bobby Hogan | 2008 | Bowling Ability |
| Kathy Schlicht | 2008 | Meritorious Service |
| Zaida Swedberg * | 2008 | Meritorious Service |
| Shirley Casey | 2010 | Meritorious Service |
| David Cox * | 2010 | Bowling Ability |
| Hilarie Eckles | 2010 | Meritorious Service |
| David Lawhorn | 2010 | Bowling Ability |
| Eddie Childress | 2011 | Bowling Ability |
| Raymond Riley * | 2011 | Meritorious Service |
| Jean Dull | 2011 | Bowling Ability |
| Jerry Foutz | 2012 | Meritorious Service |
| Portia Hill | 2012 | Meritorious Service |
| Tim Nagel | 2012 | Bowling Ability |
| Lee Griffith | 2013 | Meritorious Service |
| Dawn DeLong | 2013 | Bowling Ability |
| Brian Correll | 2013 | Bowling Ability |
| Kevin Gannon | 2013 | Meritorious Service |
| Laura Griffith | 2014 | Meritorious Service |
| Gerard Mitchell | 2014 | Meritorious Service |
| Allen Griffin | 2014 | Meritorious Service |
| Roy Jordan | 2014 | Bowling Ability |
| Joey Durrett | 2017 | Bowling Ability |
| Michael Shafer | 2023 | Meritorious Service |
| Donald Eckles | 2023 | Skill & Ability |
| Chris Roberts | 2023 | Skill & Ability |
| Jason Pauley | 2023 | Skill & Ability |
| Rickey McKinney | 2023 | Legacy |
| Russell Hicks | 2023 | Legacy |
* Deceased
Greater Roanoke Area USBC 
bite my tongue =)
Just slap me in the face, since me and my father was inducted by letting Roy Jordan in.
The Hall of Fame forms were last updated in 2010. The criteria has not changed since then, other than the “deadline” date. If you have suggestions for a newer version of the forms, please contact a member of the Hall of Fame committee (Mike Lyle, Hilarie Akers, Randy Austin or Sheila Hicks).
The Hall of Fame form greatly needs to be updated…It must have been compiled in the 70s.
i have to agree. 14 300s and 13 800s pretty impressive.
Yes i vote for Roy !
Nominations for Hall of Fame Candidates are submitted to the GRAUSBC Board of Directors for consideration. If you (or anyone else) has a nominee in mind, please fill out a form and submit it. Forms are available from our Forms page.
It about time to consider Roy Jordan for superior performance…Just check out
his stats =) Chris Benson has been Drilling balls and giving lessons for 30
years or so (thats a ton of meritorious service)
Last week, one of our Hall of Famers passed away. Alma Johnson, 2004 honoree. Perhaps you may want to update her Hall of Fame list. Thanks.