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Born 26 October 1976
The tie, stated precisely: Wesley Clint Malott was born in Austin, Texas, on 26 October 1976 and comes from Pflugerville, Texas. His Fort Wayne tie is residence and representation: he settled in Fort Wayne, and the Professional Bowlers Association carries him in its records as a bowler of Fort Wayne, Indiana. On that basis — the same basis on which the tour itself claims him — he belongs to the city's sports record.
Malott joined the PBA in 2001 and, bowling as the "Big Nasty," became one of the dominant players of his era: ten PBA Tour titles and eighteen regional titles. His peak season, 2008–09, brought three titles, the George Young High Average Award at 222.98, and the Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year Award, won over Norm Duke in one of the closest votes in the award's history. He won the PBA's King of Bowling event in 2009 and defended the position eight consecutive times. His one major championship is the 2013 U.S. Open. In 2022 he was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame — the hall's announcement named him, in its own words, "Wes Malott of Fort Wayne, Indiana."
Sources:
- Professional Bowlers Association, player record (pba.com) — "Fort Wayne, Ind."; joined 2001; the 2008–09 Player of the Year and High Average awards.
- Professional Bowlers Association, Hall of Fame announcement, February 2022 — the induction; the ten titles and eighteen regional titles; the 2013 U.S. Open.
- Wikipedia, "Wes Malott" — the Austin birth, Pflugerville origin and Fort Wayne residence.