The National Bowling League (NBL) is a defunct professional bowling league that existed from Oct. 12, 1961 to May 6, 1962. The league as formed as an attempt to ride the popularity of bowling television shows, and also to challenge to the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA).
The league was the brainchild of Len Homel, who thought of the idea in 1959, but didn't get support until an article by Don Snyder in 1960's "The Bowlers Journal". Unlike the individuals of the PBA, bowlers in the NBL were members of teams that competed against squads from other cities. A 135-match schedule was planned, five games a week, until the "World Series" of bowling.
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