Michael John McGRATH

I just learned of Mike having passed away today, when reading the obituary portion of the CSU Chico alumni magazine, and looked up further details online. Mike grew up across the street from me on Colusa Ave. in El Cerrito, and although he was 7 years older than I, he oftentimes took time out to play catch with me. His mother, Vivian, was our family seamstress, and Mike was always a very affable fellow. We all watched with pride his accomplishments on the PBA Tour and although we didn't...

Just learned of Mike's passing today (1/7/18) when I googled his name. While I was a tour staff member for the PBA during the mid 70s Mike, Mike Lastowski, and I became sort of a triumvirate of lefties and did a number of things together. Most memorable was our trip one January or February in Mike's motor home from the Las Vegas tournament to Denver. We found ourselves venturing through southwestern Utah with gear problems. Fortunately, we found a mechanic on a Sunday morning in Richfield,...

Rest in Peace, my friend.

You were one of the good guys.

God Bless you.

Lenny

Frequently watched Mike on the highly-rated, network nationally televised winter "Pro Bowlers' Tour" events on the ABC network.

In the early-mid '70s, ABC's "Pro Bowlers' Tour" was positioned in a prime slot on their Saturday afternoon lineup, and it regularly attracted many more viewers than golf's PGA Tour events from that era. It was truly the "Golden Age" of bowling, and Mike was a prominent figure in that star-studded field of regular qualifiers and winners. Mike's induction...