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Learn more about Missy Parkin's journey to becoming a professional bowler, her accomplishments, and her personal life in this detailed bio page.
21 kwi 2006 · Melissa "Missy" Bellinder, 24, Fullerton, CA, started bowling at two-and-a-half years old. Her parents are Pat and Frank Bellinder. Mother used to be a competitive bowler and father has owned and operated a bowling pro shop and been a PBA member since 1969. Father, Frank Bellinder, is Missy's coach. Scott and I met in junior bowling.
She was just a little girl, 6, maybe 7 years old, and the adults would ask the question adults love to ask. What do you want to be when you grow up? Missy Bellinder knew the answer right away, from the first time she heard the question.
About The Athlete: Melissa Bellinder-Parkin . Missy Parkin became the first woman to join the men's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). She later went on to become the first woman to win three PBA Regional Titles and earned the highest finish ever by a woman in both 2012 USBC Masters and 2012 PBA US Open. Bowling Evolved. Hear Her Story:
18 wrz 2007 · Missy was the first woman to join the PBA when the gender barrier came down in 2004 and has been active in the Western Regional program ever since.
13 gru 2007 · Missy Bellinder knew the answer right away, from the first time she heard the question. A professional bowler. “My teachers,” Bellinder says today, “probably thought, ‘I better talk to ...
9 paź 2008 · Missy Bellinder is one of the 16 exempt PBA Women Series competitors and is also the PR Coordinator for the PBA. From a bowler and insider’s perspective, she will be blogging every week throughout the PBA Tour season.
