Jacob A. 'Jake' Vdovjak, III
Hall of Fame, Class of 2007
Jake was born and raised in Wheeling, WV. Roseanna and Jake have been
married for 39 years and have three children; Christy, Jacob IV, and
Robert, and one grandaughter, Jaka. Jake is employed by the Teamster
Local 697 in Wheeling, WV. as the Secretary-Treasurer and Business
Agent.
Jake
started bowling in 1964 at Colonial Lanes in Wheeling, WV. Jake's
bowling achievements include the following; top ten in WV State
Tournament-three times in Team event, top ten in WV State Tournaments in
Doubles event, Wheeling USBC Team Champion, three times; Wheeling USBC
BA Doubles Champion, twice: Wheeling USBC BA SIngles Champion, placed
second in All events in Bellaire,OH USBC BA Tournament, and has
participated in 26 WV State USBC Tournaments. Jake has a high series of
787, high game of 290, and a high average of 207.
Jake has been an officer in the Wheeling USBC BA
for the past 29 years with the last 15 years as president. Jake has been
the WV State USBC BA Representative from Wheeling. He has held the
position of Tournament Director or Assistant Tournament Director for
both the Wheeling USBC BA and the WV State USBC BA.
Jake has been a
member of Warword Redbirds Youth Baseball Board and/or coach for ten
years. He has been a member of the United Steelworkers of America Local
3096 for ten years, serving as President for six years and
Vice-President for four years. He is also a member of the Corpus Christi
Catholic Church in Warword, WV. Jake enjoys coaching baseball, umpiring,
hunting, fishing, playing softball, and WVU football games.
Jacob A. "Jake" Vdovjak, III
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