2024-25 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Hall of Fame Since 1981

Ken Sheehan

Meritorious Service

Ken is being inducted to the Bay City Bowling Hall of Fame for his Meritorious Service to the Bay Area USBC Bowling Association and Bay Area YABA Bowling Association. Before his death Ken had dedicated numerous years with the adult and youth association before and after the merger of the Bay Area Bowling association. Ken was around bowling for numerous years with his wife and children as avid bowlers.

Here is a list of bowling activities that Ken dedicated his time with:
• 2 years as Bay City Bowling Association – Center Rep
• 13 years as Bay City YABA Board Member
• 6 time Bay Area YABA Association Delegate to International Workshop 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
• 3 year Bay City Bowling Association League Secretary
• 2 year Bay City Bowling Association League President
• 27 years as a bowling coach – 26 years Level 1, 22 years Level 2
• 9 years committee member of Youth City Tournament
• 22 years associated with TCYCL
• 21 years on the MI State YABA/USBC. Director 6 yrs 2nd Vice President 15 yrs
• MSYABA Pepsi Tournament Director 9 years and 7 years as assistant director
• Designed and maintained the TCYCL and MSYABA Websites.
• 11 years Youth Advisor
• 9 years Assistant to YABA Secretary
• 8 years BCBA Lane Inspector
• Organized and Chaperoned Youth to the Michigan State Youth Championship Tournament
• Organized The Schildroth Invitational Tournament – director 4 years
• 22 years TCYCL League advisor
• Helped organized local Youth Leader Program
• Advisor of State of Michigan youth leaders
• Helped institute the BCYABA Scholarship Program
• As a local and state board member sat on and chaired on Audit, Publicity, Website, and Finance, Site selection, YBC Tournament, Awards, State Recognition and Invitational Tournament Committees.

The above was accomplished while still having a wife, children and a job. Ken was very dedicated to Bay Area Bowling especially the youth at a local and state level. Ken joins the Bay City Bowling Hall of Fame which had previously inducted his wife, Judy Sheehan, and mother-in-law, Fran Pudvan. On Christmas Eve of 2023 Ken passed away, he is represented by his family today accepting this award in his honor. Please help welcome the family of Ken Sheehan accepting his induction to the Class of 2024 Bay City Bowling Hall of Fame.

Andy Gwizdala

Superior Performance

It was almost like Andy was born with a bowling ball in his hand, right or left. Andy has been bowling since he was five years old as a youth and has been a sanctioned league bowler for 45 consecutive years. Andy started bowling with his dad (Andy Jr), brother Greg, Grandpa Andy Sr. and all of his uncles. He now bowls with his cousins and has had to try bowling left handed because of injury. Bowling with family, bowling for competition and bowling for fun are all reasons why Andy loves the sport of bowling.

During his bowling career Andy has many accomplishments and here are some of the highlights:
• More than 20 years averaging over 220
• 49 300 games
• 15 299 or 298 games
• 40 800 series, bowled an 800 series while trying out for SVSU bowling team
• Michigan State Tournament 2005 Singles Actual Champion 817
• 1 Northern Michigan Major Title
• 3 Monitor Lanes Match Game Titles
• City Tournament Champion – Team Actual 2018
• City Tournament Champion – Singles Actual 2000 812
• 3 Time City Tournament Champion – Team Handicap 1994, 2000, 2018
• 8 time All Star – Regular Division
• Participated in 9 National ABC or USBC tournaments
• High School Coaching for 7 years (Girls & Boys, JV/Varsity Assistant and Head Coach)

Whether you are bowling with Andy, against Andy or seeing him coach High School Bowling or his family, Andy is a class act. Andy might be quiet but he is truly competitive and wants to win but he respects the sport and the competitors. He supports other bowlers in their accomplishments. He goes out of his way as a coach to talk to other teams after match and makes complements to them. He has represented John Glenn High School, his family and the sport of bowling in an honorable and positive fashion. Please help welcome a very well deserving individual, Andy Gwizdala III, to the Class of 2024 Bay City Bowling Hall of Fame.

Todd Pawlak

Superior Performance

“Ten Pin” Todd started bowling in the sixth grade and has been a force ever since.

Anyone who has bowled with Todd or who has seen him bowl knows that he is very good. Here are some of his accomplishment:
• 2022/23 Season – National Team Recognition for Doubles High Series Actual 1615 with Dale Hofmeister Jr, both individually shooting over 800. High Doubles Series in the nation.
• 12 800 Series with a high of 842 on 10/27/98
• Over 25 300 games
• Has shot award scores at Alert, Bay, Monitor and Long Shot Lanes
• At least 13 years of averaging over 220, with a high career average of 233 in 2009/10 season.
• Regular All Star Teams – 96/97, 2015/16
• Over 20 league championships
• City Tournament Team Actual Champion 98/99 season
• 2016 700 Club Tournament Champion – Open and Handicap divisions
• Tri City Amateurs Bowling Tour – 1st Place Northern Lanes
• 900 Global Staff Member and Storm Bowling Staff Member for various years
• Tough Shot League Champion – Saginaw

Todd has a motto of “I am Third”. 1 God, 2 Others 3 Me. With this motto Todd has given his time as a volunteer in the bowling community for years. Here is a partial list of his service and devotion to the sport:
• 20+ years as a youth coach (YABA and USBC) at Alert Lanes, including Bronze Certification
• 4 years a high school bowling assistant (2 years each at Bay City Central and Essexville Garber)
• Bay Area USBC Board Member at least 3 years, Youth BA USBC Board Member at least 5 years
• 700 Club Chairman 5 years and numerous other years as a committee member
• President of Alert Monday Night league

When it comes to being willing to promote bowling and participate in tournaments, Todd does his best to support all tournament and all bowling centers. State Tournaments, City Tournament, Adult/Youth, Long Shot Lanes – Best of the Best, Senior Singles Open Tournament, 700 Club Tournament, Match Game, Best Ball, Tri City Amateurs, etc. Todd is willing to bowl, promote or help out running the tournament. Todd says other than camping he would not know what he would do, bowling gets him out of the house. As you can see from the list of accomplishments and service to the bowlers, with Todd just turning 50, there is much more to come in the future. Please help welcome a very well deserving individual, Todd Pawlak to the Class of 2024 Bay City Bowling Hall of Fame.

Jean Anne Jakobi

Superior Performance

Jean Anne started bowling in 1975 and during the mid-80s started to take lessons from Dan Dorian. She credits Dan for her passion, knowledge and increasing her ability in the sport of bowling. When she started to bowl in leagues, 6:30 was the prime bowling slot and had very little room for new bowlers to participate in the leagues at the prime time. Most new bowlers had to bowl at 9pm or in the morning. Because Jean Anne was a student of Dan’s, Mary Dorian asked her to bowl on her team at the 6:30 “Prime Time” competitive league with herself, Linda Hubble, Pam St. Laurent and Susan Baumbach. This was the start of her competitive bowling career. She continued to bowl in all sorts of leagues until 2021/22 season when finally she stopped because of knee pain.

During her career Jean Anne had numerous accomplishments and here is a list to name a few:
• High Average of 191 at Northern Lanes
• High Game of 300
• Couple 700 Series and proud member of Les Dames – National Women’s 700 Club
• Member of All Star teams – 3 Regular Division, 13 Regular Division
• City Tournament win in Team Division, Actual and Handicap
• Numerous League Championship teams
• Won the State of Michigan 600 Club Doubles
• Team won the McDonald Pontiac Sponsored Women’s Money League in Saginaw
• Won AuGres Mixed Tournament with Keith Jakobi
• Bowled on a 5 woman team that holds National high triplicate series

Participation in various tournament:
• National Tournaments – at least 8, in 8 different cities and cashed in a majority of them.
• State Tournaments – participated in over 30
• City Tournaments – participated in 30 to 40
• 600 Club Tournament – participated in over 30
• Queens Tournament – participated in 2

Jean Anne has bowled leagues in Bay City, Saginaw, Midland and a travel league in Clare, Mt. Pleasant, Gladwin, Alma, Beaverton, just to name a few. She has been a member of the Bay City Bowling Hall of Fame for the last 4 years and has held league offices as Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.

With a “Never A Doubt” (strike saying) she has been able to be competitive and have fun in her bowling career. Please help welcome a very well deserving individual, Jean Anne Jakobi to the Class of 2024 Bay City Bowling Hall of Fame.