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BPAA US Open by Del Ballard Jr

Delmas Perry Ballard Jr. is an American professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association.

Delmas Perry Ballard Jr. is an American professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He was a 2009 inductee into the PBA Hall of Fame, and a 2011 inductee into the USBC Hall of Fame. Ballard is the husband of top female bowler Carolyn Dorin-Ballard with whom he has one daughter. The Ballard family now resides in North Richland Hills, Texas. He is also the brother-in-law of another top female bowler, Cathy Dorin-Lizzi.

In recent years, Ballard has appeared laneside in several televised PBA matches, as a ball representative and coach for Storm Bowling.

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Delmas Perry Ballard Jr.

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What happened on April 10, 1993?
Delmas Perry Ballard Jr. is an American professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He was a 2009 inductee into the PBA Hall of Fame, and a 2011 inductee into the USBC Hall of Fame.
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Delmas Perry Ballard Jr.

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