Roy Cook stated that he is honored to be inducted into the Troy Bowling Hall of Fame and the National Bowling Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Mo.
Roy was born in Lansdale, Pa. He has been a farmer in Columbia Cross Roads and raised Charolais cattle for 35 years. He has worked for Penn Troy Manufacturing Company in Troy for 30 years. Roy retired in 2009 from Penn Troy. He is a widower of four and a half years. He was married to Nancy Alice Cook for 45 years, and has five children, 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Roy’s hobbies are farming, coin collecting, going to the gym, watching NASCAR and playing solitaire on the computer.
Roy was born in Lansdale, Pa. He has been a farmer in Columbia Cross Roads and raised Charolais cattle for 35 years. He has worked for Penn Troy Manufacturing Company in Troy for 30 years. Roy retired in 2009 from Penn Troy. He is a widower of four and a half years. He was married to Nancy Alice Cook for 45 years, and has five children, 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Roy’s hobbies are farming, coin collecting, going to the gym, watching NASCAR and playing solitaire on the computer.
Roy’s first time bowling was at the age of 14 at Lansdale Bowling Alley in Lansdale, PA. He bowled in the Friday Farmer’s League for 15 years at Terrace Lanes in Troy. His high score was 274. He has never been to states or any national events. He liked the camaraderie with the guys and enjoyed spending time with his son Alan, who was on their team. Bowling gave him a chance to participate in a sport he could enjoy.
One of the highlights in his bowling career was working setting pins at the age of 14 at Lansdale Bowling Alley. Setting pins meant actually setting the bowling pins on pins in the floor of the alley. There were no automatic pin setters in those days. When he first started, he was new and inexperienced and was expected to be in charge of two lanes at the same time but could only do one lane. One experience he remembers was setting the bowling ball on the return and pushing it up the ball return. While doing so, the guy setting the pins on the next alley over pushed a bowling ball down the return the same time and Roy smashed his finger between the balls. He was able to finish the night setting pins though.
The reason Roy quit bowling was due to hurting his shoulder. He would still be bowling if it wasn’t for his injury to his shoulder.
Roy will always remember the times he bowled and how the sport has been a positive part of his life.
The Troy Bowling Hall of Fame Committee inducted Roy Cook into their Hall of Fame on March 28, 2015 at the Moose in Canton.