Awards and Recognition
- Two-time U.S. Open winner (2008, 2011) and three-time PBA World Championship winner (2000, 2007–08, 2008–09)
- PBA Player of the Year (1994, 2000)
- George Young High Average award (1991, 1994, 2005–06, 2006–07)
- Harry Smith PBA Points Leader award (2005–06)
- In his first year on tour (1983), Duke won the tour stop in Cleveland, OH at age 18 years, 345 days, which is still the record for the youngest person to ever capture a PBA title.
- During the 2006-07 Denny's PBA Tour season, Norm broke the tour's average record for a season, averaging 228.47.
- Inducted into USBC Hall of Fame, 2002
- During qualifying for an April 1996 PBA tournament held in North Brunswick, N.J., Duke bowled three consecutive perfect games (900 total) in two squads.
- 58 career perfect games
- The most recent bowler to win the "Grand Slam" (USBC Masters, PBA World Championship, PBA Tournament of Champions, and the US Open)
- 2008 ESPY for Best Bowler
- Ranked 7th on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years"
- First bowler in history to win three Major titles in a row
- Inducted into PBA Hall of Fame on January 24, 2009
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