![]() Although I wanted to talk with him for hours, I could see that he was intent on enjoying his bowling experience, so I returned to my conversation with Mr. I reached out to shake his hand, and that patented smile came upon his face. Roy couldn’t have been much more than 5 feet 9 inches tall (5’10” with his cowboy boots), but his physical height paled in comparison to his monumental character. As we chatted about league business and Carl’s total commitment to phone solicitation, in the mold of his mentor Herb “Judge” Roth… in walked Roy Rogers, in what appeared to be a King Louie Bowling Shirt with an AMF Single Ball Bowling Bag! Rogers would be bowling there later that evening if I wanted to meet him. Now I’m not sure how our conversation got around to Roy Rogers, but Carl happened to mention that Mr. I remember one of my first visits to Rocket Bowl, when I was speaking to League Coordinator Carl Ritter about all of the industrial and retail business around the iconic bowling center near the intersection of Nordhoff and De Soto Avenue. Rogers, known as the “King of the Cowboys,” was also a pretty fair country bowler, and resided in Chatsworth, California, just a few city blocks from AMF Rocket Bowl. (l to r) Dale Evans, Trigger and Roy Rogers appear in this 1952 photo at the Chatsworth Ranch (Eagle Beak Rock in the background).
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