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K00614 Summary:

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K00614 Text:

 
Assembly Resolution No. 614
 
BY: M. of A. Barclay
 
        COMMEMORATING the late Great Mark S. Roth upon his
        70  years  of  a  life  well  lived,  his tremendous
        achievements in the  world  of  bowling,  and  as  a
        player who helped revolutionize the sport
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to acknowledge
outstanding  athletes   who   distinguish   themselves   through   their
exceptional performance, attaining unprecedented success and the highest
level of personal achievement; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate the late Great Mark S. Roth upon his 70 years of a life well
lived,  his  tremendous  achievements  in the world of bowling, and as a
player who helped revolutionize the sport; and
 
  WHEREAS, A former resident of Fulton, New York, Mark S. Roth  taught
himself  how  to  bowl  while  working  at Rainbow Lanes while living in
Brooklyn, New York; during this time,  he  set  a  goal  to  become  the
greatest bowler in the world and committed to practicing every day; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Later,  in  1989,  Mark S. Roth and his partners purchased
Rainbow Lanes and renamed it Mark Roth Lanes; and
 
  WHEREAS, Mark S. Roth's goals, determination, and talent led to  him
to  become  an  icon  in  the  sport,  earning  34  Professional Bowling
Association (PBA)  national  titles,  surpassing  $1,000,000  in  career
winnings, the second professional bowler to do so, and was inducted into
the PBA Hall of Fame; and
 
  WHEREAS, Mark S. Roth's long and storied professional bowling career
began  in  1970, when he debuted his trademark, hard-throwing style that
created a generation of imitators and is now  prevalent  throughout  the
sport;  he was also famous for his ability to pick up spares and was the
first bowler to pick up a 7-10 split on national television  on  January
5, 1980; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In  1975,  Mark  S.  Roth  shot a 299 during the televised
finals to win his first PBA title at the King  Louie  Open  in  Overland
Park,  Kansas;  he  repeated  the  achievement  in  1987, at the Greater
Buffalo Open in Cheektowaga, New York; and
 
  WHEREAS, In 1978, Mark S. Roth won eight titles which is  still  the
PBA  record for a single season, and was named PBA player of the year in
1977, 1978, 1979 and 1984; and
 
  WHEREAS, Mark S. Roth also received the George Young Memorial  Award
six different seasons for the highest average in the PBA; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In  2006,  Mark  S.  Roth  won  the very first Generations
Bowling Tour event, and two years later, he was ranked number 5  on  the
PBA's list of 50 Greatest Players of the last 50 years; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In  addition  to being inducted in the PBA Hall of Fame in
1987, Mark S. Roth was inducted in the Staten  Island  Bowling  Hall  of
Fame  in  2000, the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 2009,
the New York State Bowling Hall of Fame in 2010, and the National Jewish
Sports Hall of Fame in 2014; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Mark S. Roth's fame transcended the sporting world and met
Hollywood when he  played  a  professional  bowler  in  the  1996  movie
"Kingpin" starring Woody Harrelson and Dennis Quaid; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Even  though  a  stroke  in 2009 caused Mark S. Roth to be
paralyzed on his left side, he remained as active  as  possible  and  in
2010,  he  was  able  to attend the first annual Geico Mark Roth Plastic
Ball Championship, a PBA nationally televised event held in  his  honor;
today,  it  is  known  as  the  Mark  Roth-Marshall  Holman  PBA Doubles
Championship; and
 
  WHEREAS, In addition to his many professional  bowling  tournaments,
charity  bowling  tournaments were a focus for the late Great Mark Roth,
and he frequently used his talent and fame to help  raise  funds  for  a
number  of  causes  including  the Children's Miracle Network; after his
retirement, he made several guest  appearances  at  the  annual  Upstate
University   Hospital-Strikes   Against  Strokes  at  Flamingo  Bowl  in
Liverpool, New York; and
 
  WHEREAS, A gifted athlete, Mark S. Roth was a renowned role model in
the sport of professional bowling; his character and achievements  stand
as  a  sterling  example  and  inspiration  to  all  who would aspire to
success; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate the late Great Mark S. Roth upon his 70 years of a life well
lived,  his  tremendous  achievements  in the world of bowling, and as a
player who helped revolutionize the sport; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Denise Roth, Mark S. Roth's beloved wife.
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