USBC Hall of Fame regular professional category balloting fails to elect additional Hall of Famers

None of the 15 regular professional candidates considered for election into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 2006 received enough votes for induction, USBC Hall of Fame Committee Chairman Paul Egbers has announced.

To win election, a candidate must be named on 70 percent of ballots cast by USBC's panel of veteran bowling writers, committee members and hall of famers.

Nominees in the women's regular professional category were Shirley Hintz-Levens, Cheryl Robinson and Debra McMullen. In the men's regular professional category, nominees were Del Ballard Jr., Tom Baker, Gene Stus, Rick Steelsmith, Jeff Richgels, John Handegard, Lennie Boresch Jr., Mickey Higham, Harry Sullins, Pete McCordic, Jim Pencak and John Hriscina.

All regular professional candidates will be carried over for consideration in 2007.

The inaugural USBC Hall of Fame class will include five individuals elected by the USBC Hall of Fame Committee in November. Rick and Ron Pollard of Versailles, Ind., and Nancy Fehr of Cincinnati, will be inducted into the non-professional category. John Sommer Jr. of Rockford, Ill., and Fran Deken of Coweta, Okla., will be recognized for meritorious service when induction ceremonies are held April 20 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.