The Resume

(April 27, 1938-August 14, 2001)
Born in Tacoma, Washington
Six-time Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Player of the Year (1974-76,1981-83)
Won 43 PBA Tour titles
Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame (1981)
Died after falling down a flight of stairs at a friend's house

Why he might be annoying:

He was nicknamed 'Square Earl' for his crew-cut and horn-rimmed glasses.
Although he had worked as a pinsetter as a boy, he did not bowl until he was in his 20s.
After failing to win any events during his first year on the PBA tour (1963), he dropped out for six years.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was nicknamed 'the Machine' for his consistency and accuracy.
He was the first bowler to earn $100,000 in a year (1975) and $1,000,000 in a career (1982).
For its 50th anniversary (2008), the PBA named him the greatest bowler of the PBA era.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bowlers
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 18]
• Coke Bottle Glasses
• I am Left Handed - Male [A-G]
• I Died in 2001 (Ranked: 63)
• I Married in 1980
• I Played Minor League Baseball
• I was Cremated
• Look at My Balls
• Profiles 25251-25500 (Ranked: 25318)
• Satirized on Rocko’s Modern Life

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 63 Votes: 46.03% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 76 Votes: 51.32% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 39.39% Annoying