Danny Wiseman

Danny Wiseman
Born (1967-09-24) September 24, 1967
Bowling Information
Affiliation PBA
Rookie year 1987
Dominant hand Right
Wins 12
300-games 43


Daniel Albert "Danny" Wiseman (born September 24, 1967) is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He has been inducted into both the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.[1][2][3][4]

Wiseman is a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

PBA career

Wiseman joined the PBA in 1987, and won two titles in his first full season on the PBA Tour (1990), including a win in his TV debut, which took place in his home town of Baltimore. He also won multiple titles in 1991 and 1995, on his way to 12 titles overall. His best professional season was in 2004-05, when he cashed in all 21 events that he entered, made match play a career-high 18 times, won his only major title at 2004 Miller High Life Masters, and earned a career-best $186,050. The final round of the 2004 Masters was held at Miller Park, home of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers, where Wiseman won in front of over 4,000 fans.[5] He also finished runner-up in the 2009 USBC Masters.

Wiseman won more than $1.5 million in his PBA career. He has also thrown 43 career perfect 300 games in PBA competition (through 2012).

Wiseman was an exempt player for the 2010-11 PBA season. He bowled in only six events of the 2009-10 season, but was granted a hardship exemption deferment due to him having to care for his ailing mother. His mother recovered from the sub-arachnid hemorrhage (brain bleed). Danny did not win a title in 2010-11, but earned enough points to retain his exemption for the 2011-12 season. The PBA Tour returned to an "open" (non-exempt) format for the 2012-13 season, but by then Wiseman had chosen to only participate part-time. In 2013-14, Danny participated in only a few PBA regional events before a serious tendon tear in his right wrist had to be addressed. He had surgery in April 2015 to repair the torn tendon, and continued rehab the rest of the season. He again cared for his mother and stepfather late in 2015 and into 2016. His mother died in late March of 2016.

Wiseman was ranked #42 on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years". He was voted into the PBA Hall of Fame in January, 2013, and was officially inducted on March 30, 2013 (along with Doug Kent).[6] Later in 2013, Danny was elected to the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame (induction November 14). He was the first tenpin bowler to ever be honored by that organization.[7] Danny is also a member of the Greater Maryland State USBC and Greater Baltimore USBC Halls of fame being inducted into these in 2009. In 2014 Danny was also inducted into the local Dundalk Sports Hall of Fame. In April, 2018, Wiseman was inducted into the National USBC Hall of Fame in the Superior Performance category, marking his sixth Hall of Fame induction.[4]

PBA Tour titles

Major titles in bold type.

  1. 1990 Fair Lanes Open (Baltimore, MD)
  2. 1990 Kessler Classic (Dublin, CA)
  3. 1991 Seattle Open (Seattle, WA)
  4. 1991 Toyota Classic (Richmond Heights, MO)
  5. 1995 Splitfire Spark Plug Open (Erie, PA)
  6. 1995 Great Lakes Open (Grand Rapids, MI)
  7. 1998 PBA Oregon Open (Portland, OR)
  8. 2000 Columbia 300 Open (Austin, TX)
  9. 2001–02 Johnny Petraglia Open (North Brunswick, NJ)
  10. 2002–03 Miller High Life Open (Vernon Hills, IL)
  11. 2004–05 Miller High Life ABC Masters (Milwaukee, WI)
  12. 2007–08 PBA Exempt Doubles Classic w/Mike Fagan (Las Vegas, NV)

Personal

Wiseman started his own signature line of bowling and casual shirts called DWGEAR Clothing found on his website dannywisemanbowling.com. He is a huge fan of IRL, NASCAR and NHRA auto racing, as well as heavy metal and alternative music. Danny also hosts an annual Youth Scholarship Tournament each October in which the first 5 years over $90,000 has been distributed to youth bowlers for their further education.

A fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Wiseman was in the stands and caught Adam Jones' game-winning home run in the 11th inning of opening day, 2018. On June 30, 2018, the two met in person for an exchange. Wiseman had Jones sign the baseball, and gave Jones a signed bowling ball in return.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Pba.com
  2. ↑ Baltimore Sun
  3. ↑ Seattle Times Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 Vint, Bill (April 27, 2018). "PBA Star Danny Wiseman Enters USBC Hall of Fame". PBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Vint, Bill (March 23, 2018). "PBA Spare Shots: Wiseman Wins Miller Park Masters and Other "60 Memorable Moments" Unveiled". PBA.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Vint, Bill. "Doug Kent, Danny Wiseman Elected to PBA Hall of Fame." www.pba.com on January 18, 2013.
  7. ↑ PBA Spare Shots: Danny Wiseman Elected to Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame Vint, Bill at pba.com on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Oriole Adam Jones, Bowler Danny Wiseman Exchange Baseball, Bowling Ball". baltimore.cbslocal.com. June 30, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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