Bettis In The Bowling Hall Of Fame

ESPN reports that recently retired Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome “The Bus” Bettis will be inducted into the Bowling Hall of Fame.  That’s right: bowling. 

The International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame sits near Busch Stadium in St. Louis. For the first time, the hall is honoring celebrity bowlers. Bettis, 34, will be the first inductee into the Celebrities Bowling Hall of Fame, the organization announced Tuesday.

First of all, how awesome does the International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame sound?  I smell road trip!  Second, how the hell is the International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame not in Ohio?  That’s pretty much all we do up there… well, when we’re not inventing flight and stuff.

I bet Missouri was just jealous that Ohio had all the other dope Halls of Fame, like the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton and the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and the International Early 1990s Skinemax Late Night Movies on VHS Tape Museum & Hall of Fame in Huber Heights. 

Oh, what’s that?  Ahh, yes.  That last one’s in a box marked “Jamie’s Stuff - KEEP OUT” down in my parents’ basement.  It’s not frequently visited. 

Haven’t heard of it, eh?  Thankfully neither have they. 

Anyway, back to the Bus being inducted into the Celebrity Bowling Hall of Fame, I think that’s just awesome.  As an avid bowler myself, I think it high time people realized that it takes real athleticism to bowl.  Jerome Bettis’ involvement in the sport shows that it’s not just for big, fat……uh……… nevermind.