Fans select Taylor Swift as newest inductee into Celebrity Bowling Hall of Fame
08/12/10
Country music star Taylor Swift edged out pop singer Justin Bieber to become the 2010 inductee into the Celebrity Bowling Hall of Fame. Swift earned 613,324 of the nearly 1.3 million votes cast during the past month on gobowling.com. Bieber finished with 608,015 votes.
"In many ways Taylor Swift perfectly represents the current face of bowling, especially as the sport enjoys unprecedented growth in popularity among youth, women and young adults," said Bowling Proprietors Association of America Executive Director Steve Johnson.
"While we are grateful to Justin Bieber and all of our candidates for their enthusiasm for our great sport, we are tremendously proud to welcome Ms. Swift as our celebrity inductee into the Hall of Fame and we extend our deepest congratulations to her and the hundreds of thousands of fans who cast votes on her behalf."
Actor-comedian Bill Murray was third in the balloting with 21,451 votes. He was followed by actor Jeff Bridges (14,754), actress Pauley Perrette (9,472), reality star Kim Kardashian (3,628), basketball standouts Dwight Howard (779) and Chris Paul (663) and comedian Jimmy Fallon (623).
This was the first time fans determined the inductee with votes received from all 50 states and 113 countries. Previous inductees were former football stars Jerome Bettis and Lynn Swann, former baseball pitcher Tom Candiotti and legendary broadcaster Chris Schenkel.
The final week of balloting coincided with National Bowling Week which culminated Aug. 7 with the attempt to break the world record for most games bowled in a day. Those results will be announced later but the results of the celebrity voting were first reported in the Aug. 23 issue of OK! Magazine.
National Bowling Week returned to the forefront in 2006 after a 20-year absence. It is designed to increase awareness of bowling as a fun activity available to everyone. Bowling centers and United States Bowling Congress local associations work together to create special events to entice people to come to bowling centers.
More than 1,000 centers took part in 2009. National Bowling Week is a joint venture of BPAA, Strike Ten Entertainment, USBC, Professional Bowlers Association and International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association.
Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift head-to-head in Bowling Hall of Fame fan vote showdown
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Republished courtesy of Examiner.com (Aug. 11, 2010)
Country music star Taylor Swift edged out pop singer Justin Bieber to become the 2010 inductee into the Celebrity Bowling Hall of Fame. Swift earned 613,324 of the nearly 1.3 million votes cast during the past month on gobowling.com. Bieber finished with 608,015 votes."In many ways Taylor Swift perfectly represents the current face of bowling, especially as the sport enjoys unprecedented growth in popularity among youth, women and young adults," said Bowling Proprietors Association of America Executive Director Steve Johnson.
"While we are grateful to Justin Bieber and all of our candidates for their enthusiasm for our great sport, we are tremendously proud to welcome Ms. Swift as our celebrity inductee into the Hall of Fame and we extend our deepest congratulations to her and the hundreds of thousands of fans who cast votes on her behalf."
Actor-comedian Bill Murray was third in the balloting with 21,451 votes. He was followed by actor Jeff Bridges (14,754), actress Pauley Perrette (9,472), reality star Kim Kardashian (3,628), basketball standouts Dwight Howard (779) and Chris Paul (663) and comedian Jimmy Fallon (623).
This was the first time fans determined the inductee with votes received from all 50 states and 113 countries. Previous inductees were former football stars Jerome Bettis and Lynn Swann, former baseball pitcher Tom Candiotti and legendary broadcaster Chris Schenkel.
The final week of balloting coincided with National Bowling Week which culminated Aug. 7 with the attempt to break the world record for most games bowled in a day. Those results will be announced later but the results of the celebrity voting were first reported in the Aug. 23 issue of OK! Magazine.
National Bowling Week returned to the forefront in 2006 after a 20-year absence. It is designed to increase awareness of bowling as a fun activity available to everyone. Bowling centers and United States Bowling Congress local associations work together to create special events to entice people to come to bowling centers.
More than 1,000 centers took part in 2009. National Bowling Week is a joint venture of BPAA, Strike Ten Entertainment, USBC, Professional Bowlers Association and International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association.
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Final vote tallies among the nine Celebrity Hall of Fame nominees
- Taylor Swift 613,324 votes
- Justin Bieber 608,015 votes
- Bill Murray 21,451 votes
- Jeff Bridges 14,754 votes
- Pauley Perrette 9,472 votes
- Kim Kardashian 3,628 votes
- Dwight Howard 779 votes
- Chris Paul 663 votes
- Jimmy Fallon 623 votes
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