LEGENDARY BOWLERS MCGRATH, LILLARD DIE
Mike McGrath, who stunned the Professional Bowlers Association when he won the 1965 Portland Open, the first PBA tournament he entered at 19, died late Sunday in California. He was 71. His death was confirmed by his daughter Jennifer. McGrath, a lanky left-hander, was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1988 and the U.S. Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1993 after a career that included back-to-back PBA National Championships in 1969 and 1970, when he was the tour’s leading money-winner. McGrath finished with 10 Tour titles and $238,305 in career earnings. He is ranked 39th on the list of the PBA’s 50 greatest players. Also, PBA pioneer Bill Lillard, one of the 33 founding members in 1958, died on Sunday at 89.