Jack Guay named to CTF Hall of Fame

02/07/10

Canada

2008BWCJackGuay.jpgJack Guay of Calgary, Alberta has been named as the 15th member of the Canadian Tenpin Federation Hall of Fame in the Athlete's category. Guay joins 14 other athletes, one veteran and nine builders in the national tenpin hall.

The presentation will be held at the closing banquet of the National Championships which will take place in Surrey, British Columbia May 21-24, 2010.

Guay, the 2004 Canadian Male Bowler of the Year, is a two-time Team Canada member. He bowled for Canada at the 2003 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the 2005 American Zone Championships at San Jose, Costa Rica.

He represented Canada at six Bowling World Cups and finished in the top 10 in each event. Guay bowled the first-ever perfect game in the Bowling World Cup history at the 1994 edition in Hermosillo, Mexico and followed with another 300 at the 1995 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

His major accomplishments include: 1999 TSN Pins Game Champion, 2004 CBC Champion, 2006 Roto Grip Senior High Roller Easter Classic Champion and the only televised 300 game on TSN Pins Game.

Guay will join current members of the CTF Hall of Fame:
  • Athletes: Cathy Townsend, Joanne Walker-Keefe, Ron Sarroino (deceased), Montreal, PQ, Jane Vetero, Kitchener-Waterloo, On., Fran Sanderson, Toronto, On, Lorna Pollock (deceased), Victoria, BC, Jean Gordon, Burnaby, BC, Frank Boehm, Regina, Sk, Catharine Willis, Hamilton, On., Bill Rowe, Hamilton, On., Craig Woodhouse, St. Catharines, On., Anne Saasto, Thunder Bay, On., Alan Tone, Hamilton, On., Howie Kotchie , Oakville, On.
  • Veteran: Lil Hilton (deceased), Edmonton, Ab.
  • Builders: Joan Esary, Coquitlam, BC, John Trager, Winnipeg, Mb, Ray Mitchell, White Rock, BC, Dorothy Nelson, Calgary, Ab, Harry Beatty (deceased), Barrie, On., Hazel McLeary, Victoria, BC, Joyce Woolgar (deceased), Norval, On., Adrian Bride, Winnipeg, Mb, Brian McLean, Thunder Bay, On.

The Canadian Tenpin Federation was formed in 1969 to qualify representatives for international competition. CTF became a full membership organization on August 1, 2004 to deliver membership services to 40,000 plus registered tenpin bowlers in Canada.

Memberships services had previously been provided by the American Bowling Congress, the Women's International Bowling Congress and the Young American Bowling Alliance who were headquartered in the USA.

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