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Bowling Loses Legends Golden, ReichertBowling Digest THE BOWLING INDUSTRY LOST TWO of its finest with the passing of Hall-of-Famers Jack Reichert and former PBA tournament director Harry Golden. ABC and PBA Hall-of-Famer Reichert died on May 9 in Lake Forest, Ill., after battling a long illness. He was 73. After becoming Brunswick's CEO in 1982 and chairman in 1983, Reichert guided Brunswick's growth as a leader in the bowling and recreation industry. He served in those posts until his retirement in 1995. Even as Brunswick grew into a diversified Fortune 500 corporation, bowling remained close to Reichert's heart. He helped launch the Brunswick Memorial Open PBA tour stop (later the Brunswick World Tournament of Champions) and was tireless in his commitment to promote bowling as a medal sport in the Olympics. While bowling has yet to achieve medal status, his devotion was instrumental in bowling becoming an exhibition sport in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to bowling's appearance as an exhibition sport, he was the driving force behind the International Amateur Bowling Tournament held in Las Vegas in 1984 which was televised by CBS. Reichert continued to devote many hours, as well as Brunswick financial resources, to the Olympic medal effort. In the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. Brunswick constructed and supplied a 16-lane center for the Olympic Village. Brunswick's support also made it possible for an international bowling tournament to be conducted in the Olympic Village two days prior to the Summer Games in Atlanta in 1996. A staunch backer of team bowling, Brunswick also added its support to ABC's World Team Challenge for several years beginning with the 1993-94 season. Reichert's love of bowling dated back to his teen years when he set pins for fellow ABC Hall-of-Famer Ned Day in Milwaukee. It was Day who suggested Reichert join Brunswick-Balke-Collender after he completed college because the company was poised for rapid growth with the advent of the automatic pinsetter. He joined Brunswick in 1957 in a sales position in Milwaukee and rose through the ranks from there. Reichert is survived by his wife, Corrine, and their children, Susan Milanek of Lake Forest and John Reichert of Avon, Colo. He also had four grandchildren. PBA Hall-of-Famer Golden died on May 10 in his hometown of Las Vegas after a long illness. Known as "Goose" by his PBA family, Golden gave the PBA a try as a bowler for 11 tournaments in the early 1960s. He cut short his career on the lanes in 1961 to become the PBA's tournament director. Golden served in that post until his retirement in 1990. During his time as tournament director he never missed a tournament or telecast, and his streak surpassed 900 consecutive tournaments. When Golden took the position of tournament director, he chose to forego the normal lifestyle of home and family to travel the PBA tour for more than 35 weeks per year. Golden helped develop and refine many of the policies of the PBA, making contributions to the pro-am, pro tour qualifier, and tournament formats. But Golden was more than just a tournament official over the years. He gave advice to young and old pros alike. He acted as peacemaker, marriage counselor, babysitter, and financial advisor to "his boys" during his years on tour. Golden was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1983 in the Meritorious Service Category. The PBA tour Rookie of the Year Award was renamed the PBA Harry Golden Rookie of the Year Award in 1992. |
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