Eugene McCune
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1968 |
| Bowling Information | |
| Sport | Tenpin bowling |
| Affiliation | PBA |
| Rookie year | 1986 |
| Dominant hand | Right |
| Wins | 3 PBA Tour 3 PBA50 Tour 24 PBA Regional Tour 7 PBA50 Regional Tour |
Eugene McCune (born June 29, 1968) of Munster, Indiana is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler known for winning three PBA titles from 2002 to 2012.[1] His late father is PBA and USBC Hall of Famer Don McCune, and his son is 2023 PBA Players Championship winner, Kevin McCune.[2] Thus, Eugene is the third son and fifth father to be part of a father-son duo of PBA Tour title winners. The other duos are Dick and Pete Weber, Don and Jimmy Johnson, and Guppy and Kyle Troup. The McCunes constitute the only three-generation family of PBA Tour title holders.[3]
On Tour, Eugene was known as the "Human Rocket Launcher" for his ball speed.[1] Being able to regularly roll the ball above 22 MPH (35.4 KPH), he holds two scoring records on the PBA's short Cheetah oil pattern. He toppled 3,647 pins in a 14-game qualifying block (260.5 average) in 2005, and 2,468 pins during a nine-game block (274.2 average, including two 300 games) in 2010. Not surprisingly, two of his three PBA Tour titles were earned at the PBA Cheetah Open/Cheetah Championship.[1] In the 2010 event, he got a strike on the final fill ball of the tenth frame to defeat Hall of Famer Norm Duke by a single pin, 238–237.
Eugene McCune also holds 3 PBA50 Tour titles, 24 PBA Regional Tour titles and 7 PBA50 Regional Tour titles.[4]
PBA Tour titles
[edit]- 2002 PBA Banquet Classic (Wyoming, Michigan)[5]
- 2010 PBA WSOB II Cheetah Championship (Las Vegas, Nevada)[6]
- 2012 PBA Cheetah Open (Fountain Valley, California)[7]
PBA50 Tour titles
[edit]As of August 2023, Eugene McCune has won three PBA50 titles.[8][9][10]
- 2018 PBA50 South Shore Open (Hammond, Indiana)
- 2019 PBA50 Spectrum Lanes Open (Wyoming, Michigan)
- 2021 PBA50 South Shore Open (Hammond, Indiana)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "The McCune Family: Three Generations of PBA Champions". September 9, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Kevin McCune Writes Own Legacy, Wins PBA Players Championship Present…". September 9, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Kevin McCune keeping a family tradition rolling". September 9, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "All Time PBA Regional Tour Champions". pba.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ↑ "His Day! Eugene McCune Claims First Title - ESPN". September 9, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "2010-2011 PBA Cheetah Championship Stepladder Finals (WSOB II)". YouTube. December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Eugene McCune Defends PBA Cheetah Open" (PDF). September 9, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "11thframe.com - PBA50 Tour and PBA60 titles as of Aug. 30, 2023 — the…". September 9, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Local hero: Munster bowler Eugene McCune wins South Shore Open in PBA…". Chicago Tribune. September 9, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Final results from PBA50 Spectrum Lanes Open in Wyoming - mlive.com". September 9, 2023.
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