Personal information | |
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Born | August 18, 1966 |
Bowling Information | |
Affiliation | PBA |
Rookie year | 1987 |
Dominant hand | Right (cranker delivery) |
Wins | 5 PBA Tour 30 PBA Regional Tour 4 PBA50 Regional Tour |
Sponsors | Track, Vise Grips |
Ryan Shafer (born August 18, 1966) of Horseheads, New York is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler who has won five national titles as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He currently participates on both the PBA Tour and the PBA50 Tour.[1] He has also won 34 PBA Regional titles,[2] and has collected over $1.75 million in PBA earnings.[1] Shafer rolled the 19th-ever televised 300 game in PBA Tour history, accomplished March 18, 2007 at the PBA Pepsi Championship, and set a PBA record for a televised event by rolling 18 consecutive strikes overall.[3]
Shafer is a national staff member for the Track division of Brunswick, and is also sponsored by Vise Grips.[3]