George Branham III is best known as the first African American to win a
major Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) title and one of the very
few men of color in professional bowling. Branham was born on November
21, 1962 in Detroit Michigan. His father, George Branham Jr., was an
avid bowler who began teaching his son the sport in 1968. In 1977
Branham's family moved to San Fernando Valley, California where he
attended Polytechnic High School. Although a multisport high school
athlete, Branham determined that bowling would be his major sport. After
high school Branham chose to hone his bowling skills through working in
bowling alleys and playing in bowling leagues. In 1983 he won Southern
California’s Junior Bowler of the Year and two years later he turned pro
at the age of 23.
Source: BlackPast.org
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