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  • @firemarblefilms
    @firemarblefilms Рік тому +17

    Watching this back and seeing their reactions to Osku’s 2 handed form is crazy. Amazing how it has become so popular so quickly.

    • @bobmarshall1066
      @bobmarshall1066 7 місяців тому

      Not crazy one bit. Two handers continue to look like retards. It's not bowling, more like slugging.

  • @agoo7581
    @agoo7581 4 роки тому +70

    Man.....a rock band introducing the finalists, taking place in what looks like a giant arena (though probably not as many people as it shows) with a 100k prize.
    2004 was such a different time for bowling.

    • @yamomscalling7
      @yamomscalling7 4 роки тому +6

      wish it was still that way bro, or something like it

    • @SKRUBL0RD
      @SKRUBL0RD 2 роки тому +3

      when PDW saved bowling

    • @ForYouPlays
      @ForYouPlays 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah I really wish they still did arena finals, the last time was in 2016 firestone tournament championships

    • @MPIEMDRailfan4
      @MPIEMDRailfan4 Рік тому

      @@ForYouPlays they’ll be using the Thunderbowl arena for the 2023 US Open

    • @ForYouPlays
      @ForYouPlays Рік тому

      @@MPIEMDRailfan4 thats not arena even though it says "arena" in its name

  • @odellus
    @odellus 6 років тому +61

    Interviewer: "How will you stay focused?"
    Osku: "I dunno"
    LMAO

    • @mpup54
      @mpup54 5 років тому +4

      hes the best...what a great line

    • @douglasharris5216
      @douglasharris5216 4 роки тому +4

      odellus Osku has done well, he never became as versatile as Belmonte has developed. Osku’s game is pretty much one dimensional though he’s made a living at the sport we love

  • @DowntownCanon
    @DowntownCanon 4 роки тому +41

    As much as I thought bowling was dying when this aired, by comparison to today it seems alive and well.

    • @Tcrror
      @Tcrror 4 роки тому +5

      Bowling has been doing great since it moved to CBS and FS1. I just wish Fox would stick to sports.

    • @Mario-cv5el
      @Mario-cv5el 3 роки тому +3

      The PBA was endangered of going under once ABC canceled the PBA in 1997 but it has made a tremendous comeback I the Jason Belmonte and the 2 handed style made people watch again because it was something new and interesting

    • @rustyshakelford6441
      @rustyshakelford6441 3 роки тому +6

      Yep, bowling is garbage today with everyone using two hands. No thanks

    • @cremGeoff
      @cremGeoff 3 роки тому

      Very much so....

    • @ChanceOfOne344254
      @ChanceOfOne344254 3 роки тому

      it's not all 2 handers though, we got bowlers like Butters keeping it interesting

  • @thebasketballcircle5967
    @thebasketballcircle5967 2 роки тому +6

    "dont adjust your tv sets this is real- a 2 handed bowling style" what an old sentence 😂

  • @lindaardo877
    @lindaardo877 4 роки тому +17

    To this day, Pete will always be my favorite bowler, (next to my son!)

    • @maureengilligo1960
      @maureengilligo1960 3 роки тому +1

      He is awesome and so funny...I also live Mark Roth. I tried to copy Mr Roth's approach, then I was afraid that I would need rotator cuff surgery..lol

    • @lindaardo877
      @lindaardo877 2 роки тому

      @oddity21 Ryan Liederbach

  • @marchmadness76
    @marchmadness76 4 роки тому +7

    I miss PBA Bowling on ESPN. I remember watching these telecasts while I was in my bowling league.

  • @CloverHardaway
    @CloverHardaway 3 місяці тому +1

    Voss has such a lovely smile. My main man, Pete, is a Charmer!! He was, and still is for me, the very BEST!!!!❤

  • @1moredayof
    @1moredayof 3 роки тому +4

    First time I've seen a house band complete with dancing girls at a PBA event. Apparently I was outside the loop. What a great telecast this was with ESPN commentator babe Holly Rowe, bowling greats Chris Barnes, Brian Voss, Walter Ray Williams and Pete Weber. Oksu Palermaa thank you for the two handed demonstration.

    • @agoo7581
      @agoo7581 Рік тому

      Pretty cringy WWE shit. The Microsoft influence on PBA is extremely overrated and cringy.

  • @chandlerb6728
    @chandlerb6728 4 роки тому +5

    1:22:55 Brian Voss CONVERTS 4-6-7 SPLIT!!! The 4 pin comes out from the back and takes down the 6 pin! That is the most amazing split conversion I've ever seen from Brian Voss!!

  • @GamingFanactic911
    @GamingFanactic911 3 роки тому +6

    Osku looks so different compared to what he looks like nowadays. Man I feel so old LOL

  • @jeffreylowden8377
    @jeffreylowden8377 6 років тому +10

    At the 1:22:56 of this, Brian Voss converts the impossible 4-6-7 split out of the pit in the 4th frame of the title game vs. Pete Weber, when the 4-pin bounced out of the pit to take out the 6-pin while the ball took out the 7-pin, and that was so very exciting & crazy.
    The crowd went absolutely crazy when Voss converted that impossible split in the 4th frame of the Championship match, UNBELIEVABLE

  • @skottlee9051
    @skottlee9051 6 років тому +11

    Who does you think you are? HE is!

  • @chandlerb6728
    @chandlerb6728 4 роки тому +8

    26:14 Osku Palermaa's super powerful shot.

  • @herygarcia8664
    @herygarcia8664 4 роки тому +3

    Great to watch five of the greatest bowlers of all time, four pba hall of famers make the stepladder finals in this tournament! See if i can Learn something!!

  • @basenatic
    @basenatic 4 роки тому +38

    I remember watching this live back in the day and thinking oskus style was a cute gimmick. Now all these years later and Osku is legit and the greatest bowler of all time is a 2 handed Aussie. Its wild

    • @gregamerson9172
      @gregamerson9172 2 роки тому +3

      Belmo ain't the greatest WTF is wrong with u. He's won the most majors but he's got aways to go to trump EARL ANTHONY

    • @TheAbele992
      @TheAbele992 2 роки тому

      @@gregamerson9172 WRWJ > Earl

    • @TraumaER
      @TraumaER 2 роки тому +4

      @@TheAbele992 PDW > All

  • @djrickysmith
    @djrickysmith 4 роки тому +18

    And this was the show that had everyone trying to bowl 2 handed the next day.. truth

  • @WrestleReaction
    @WrestleReaction 2 роки тому +1

    One of the best PBA shows ever!

  • @DASamX5453
    @DASamX5453 5 років тому +6

    This was the first time I EVER saw someone throw 2 handed...and this was long before Belmo...

    • @im2slick4u67
      @im2slick4u67 4 роки тому

      Belmo is the worst two hander i have ever seen everyone else is better on tour

    • @shadowmoasic3524
      @shadowmoasic3524 4 роки тому +7

      @@im2slick4u67 Someone is a hater..

    • @Builder99
      @Builder99 4 роки тому +4

      @@im2slick4u67 yes they give him all those championship awards cause they felt sorry for him...

    • @5278ryan
      @5278ryan 4 роки тому +1

      @@im2slick4u67 hes ranked the best bowler of all time now . Lolol what did he do to you. The man has 12 majors

    • @yungsam64
      @yungsam64 3 роки тому

      @@im2slick4u67 he’s the GOAT bro 😂

  • @joeblow871
    @joeblow871 4 роки тому +6

    Love it when the ball returns are off the lane

  • @KarenCorr
    @KarenCorr 3 роки тому +2

    This is MY tournament!

  • @arleneyeatts2655
    @arleneyeatts2655 4 роки тому +9

    I miss PDW he is my favorite bowler

  • @jeffgorebowling
    @jeffgorebowling 4 роки тому +6

    Oh and Palerma was the first to bowl 2 handed on tv hmmm

  • @oceanshrugs9235
    @oceanshrugs9235 3 роки тому +2

    "Are you a bowling fan?"
    "No, I'm just a PDW fan."

  • @pbajeff3150
    @pbajeff3150 4 роки тому +8

    I bowled in the this tournament. Crossed with Williams either 1st or 2nd squad. He could not hit anything that round. Takes a helluva bolwer to come back and make the finals.

  • @tombond507
    @tombond507 5 років тому +5

    1:32:57 “first ones on me tonight” 😂😂

  • @HH-gn9qt
    @HH-gn9qt 2 роки тому +4

    This was just cool. Much different than today’s bowling. The band was rocking. Great idea! Love PDW. The man

    • @fjccommish
      @fjccommish Рік тому +2

      The band was cringe.

    • @agoo7581
      @agoo7581 Рік тому

      Yeah, this shit didn't age really well. The Microsoft guys tried to make bowling like pro wrestling, except bowlers are awkward, and to see Walter Ray and Chris Barnes trying to be "Rock N Roll"........it was, well..... lol

  • @thebowlfosho4974
    @thebowlfosho4974 3 роки тому +2

    19:49
    "Lots of distractions down the lane"
    *Pro Bowl promo appears*
    That timing could not be more perfect.

  • @jeffgorebowling
    @jeffgorebowling 4 роки тому +11

    On ouskus first spare he broke the pin curtain

    • @edhouse1951
      @edhouse1951 4 роки тому

      THAT'S HOW VOSS MADE THE 7-10 SPLIT

    • @Tcrror
      @Tcrror 4 роки тому

      @@edhouse1951 He didn't make the 7-10...

    • @Tcrror
      @Tcrror 4 роки тому

      @@edhouse1951 Ohhh you meant the previous day. I thought you meant on TV.

    • @Tcrror
      @Tcrror 4 роки тому

      @@edhouse1951 Also, why are you screaming?

    • @edhouse1951
      @edhouse1951 4 роки тому

      Hay Knee why do you care

  • @movros99
    @movros99 2 місяці тому +1

    I knew ball returns could be placed behind the approach.

  • @chancemholton6611
    @chancemholton6611 5 років тому +7

    4 yrs. Later will come one of the best ever to throw two handed!

    • @bensullivan5562
      @bensullivan5562 5 років тому +1

      And the commentators said maybe this will start the beginning of a two-handed craze!

    • @im2slick4u67
      @im2slick4u67 4 роки тому

      Who? Jason belmonte realy? He has a horrable autitude and should be bowling on tour. Every other two hander on tour is way better

    • @im2slick4u67
      @im2slick4u67 4 роки тому

      @Vert3xThunder hes a douche

  • @williamstevenson6835
    @williamstevenson6835 6 років тому +9

    voss the boss!!!

  • @nickmad887
    @nickmad887 Рік тому

    thank you

  • @KhamariCarrTheNewChannel
    @KhamariCarrTheNewChannel 4 місяці тому

    PB3 with facial hair! The PB3 mustache! It looks great on him.

  • @garla5851
    @garla5851 5 років тому +11

    42:20 YEEEAAAAAAAHHHH !!
    Ha Ha Ha Haaa ha Haaa!! 😂

    • @NateCraven318
      @NateCraven318 3 роки тому

      I think he said "SNAAAAAP!" and the chop gesture meant the 6-pin cut the 10-pin down like a tree.

  • @brianwu2697
    @brianwu2697 4 роки тому +5

    1:11:07: 👎👎👎
    1:32:28: Could’ve easily gotten just 6 when PDW needed 9!
    1:34:53: He thought he only needed 7!

  • @kanebowser-wieser3667
    @kanebowser-wieser3667 5 років тому +11

    26:13

  • @rolandcarter6500
    @rolandcarter6500 Рік тому

    Yeah, 2004 was a such a different bowling!

  • @fjccommish
    @fjccommish Рік тому

    I remember Parker Bohn III had his own TV show: Parker Bohn Can't Lose.

  • @ainelawlor5755
    @ainelawlor5755 6 років тому +4

    Brain is a legend

  • @canuck_gamer3359
    @canuck_gamer3359 3 роки тому +2

    They should have forced anyone sitting along the side to take and pass an IQ test....make sure they understand SIT STILL in English! lol

  • @TheGrimsy
    @TheGrimsy 2 роки тому

    Finland wiped his nose after every shot

  • @wesleystafford8521
    @wesleystafford8521 5 років тому +4

    I was out of touch during this period of the PBA. Did Parker Bohn ALWAYS refer to himself in third person? The PBA was kind of weird during this period, wasn't it? I mean, I never saw Brian Voss acting like PDW like this. It's not pleasing to the eye.

  • @aptknifethrowerguy8342
    @aptknifethrowerguy8342 4 роки тому +2

    long live earl anthony..hate all this drama after the shot is made

  • @OlympicSeason
    @OlympicSeason 6 років тому +8

    Osku looking skinny here.

    • @mpup54
      @mpup54 5 років тому +2

      looking like a bad ass tho

  • @fiddlefaddle1
    @fiddlefaddle1 7 років тому +14

    It's so stupid to have fans sitting that close to the lanes. It might look cool on the television screen but, the pros have to be distracted by them. Christ sake, just sit still, shut up, and wait until he throws the damn ball.

  • @douglasharris5216
    @douglasharris5216 4 роки тому +4

    Nice commentary by Maximum Bob, his rev rate would put the top bowlers now to shame.

  • @michaelkmiec5842
    @michaelkmiec5842 Рік тому

    Pete Weber is my spirit animal

  • @floydgrove6486
    @floydgrove6486 Рік тому

    Thanks for the video. Good to see Williams, Voss and Barnes, but I'll be movin' on before the spoiled little prince begins.

  • @ogrebattle22763
    @ogrebattle22763 3 роки тому +1

    Pete "Who Do You Think You Are - I Am" Weber.....

  • @robertkohen9066
    @robertkohen9066 5 років тому +4

    Parker my second favorite lefty

  • @NateCraven318
    @NateCraven318 4 роки тому +2

    1:23:51 Almost left the Sour Apple!

  • @robertcroxtonjr.7623
    @robertcroxtonjr.7623 4 роки тому

    congratulations pete weber.

  • @CommentingTheTruth
    @CommentingTheTruth 2 роки тому

    That last throw was scary. Almost split

  • @mb41329
    @mb41329 5 років тому +4

    1st place 100k. You will never see 50k again in a tourney haha

    • @mpup54
      @mpup54 5 років тому +1

      what we will never see again is a 4-6-7 conversion where both pins came out of the pit to attack the 7

    • @weird_ow4736
      @weird_ow4736 4 роки тому +2

      I hate to be the bearer of good news but bowling got some funding leading to big some big prize pools this season.

    • @Tsiippii
      @Tsiippii 3 роки тому

      Are you sure about that?

  • @andrewcrockett3044
    @andrewcrockett3044 5 років тому +5

    Great PBA Drama...47:32...Voss wants PDW...47:41...Barnes walks into the frame, says he has to beat me first...sure, no problem there.
    1:06:19...bahhahahhahahahnahahahahaha

  • @gotacallfromvishal
    @gotacallfromvishal 4 роки тому +2

    @1:22:45 will you BELIEVE THAT SPARE

  • @chandlerb6728
    @chandlerb6728 4 роки тому +1

    Osku Palermaa was the first two-handed bowler before Jason Belmonte.

    • @genestankivitz5445
      @genestankivitz5445 4 роки тому

      To qualify on TV, yes.

    • @5278ryan
      @5278ryan 4 роки тому +2

      If you know the backstory youd actually know that theh grew up competing against each other .

    • @7kakan
      @7kakan 4 роки тому +1

      A couple of years later, Jason and Osku played in the same team in the Swedish leagur

    • @bigyodatheman
      @bigyodatheman 3 роки тому

      Belmo was winning just as much internationally at this point.

  • @BobSacamanoIndustries
    @BobSacamanoIndustries 5 місяців тому

    "Like Brian said we don't like each other much right now, so let's get it on" miss PW on tour. "First one's on me tonight Brian".....

  • @Mario-cv5el
    @Mario-cv5el 4 роки тому +1

    I love clams casino

  • @gregorytrapp334
    @gregorytrapp334 Рік тому

    Walter Ray is the only man in this field who can throw a horseshoe at the pins and get a strike. 😆

  • @shawnschroeder549
    @shawnschroeder549 4 роки тому +2

    Pete Weber is the Ric Flair of bowling. Bowling is going to REALLY SUCK once he is done.

  • @noahwhipkey6262
    @noahwhipkey6262 Рік тому

    1:23:30 he makes it because he got to the pins in the back before they could be recycled. i understand now.... :)

  • @charlesmunn4844
    @charlesmunn4844 4 роки тому +2

    13:29 not a plastic ball. Hammer Power Diesel. I used ro own one.

  • @1USACitizen192
    @1USACitizen192 4 роки тому +5

    Was a great telecast except for randy petersen. Love to watch Chris "the choko" Barnes.

  • @theoschommer3530
    @theoschommer3530 2 роки тому

    Nobody did it better than Weber. Not even Gretzky.

  • @andrewphillips2179
    @andrewphillips2179 5 років тому +1

    the first and title matches were exciting and very close

  • @terminat1
    @terminat1 4 роки тому

    I want to see someone roll a spare ball at 50+ mph.

  • @chandlerb6728
    @chandlerb6728 4 роки тому +4

    1:32:03

  • @danpierce8862
    @danpierce8862 2 роки тому

    Huh, Jason Belmonte wasnt in the picture yet

  • @adcatchem2707
    @adcatchem2707 3 роки тому

    My man Voss celebrating the opening three like he won the match lol never celebrate too hard kids you’ll end up losing to the goat

  • @beeemm2578
    @beeemm2578 2 роки тому

    "First one is on me tonight...." says the "rehabbed" raging alcoholic 🤣

  • @theringingten3357
    @theringingten3357 Рік тому

    Brian Voss Converting 7-10 31:30

  • @lostasadorespr
    @lostasadorespr 3 роки тому

    Brian Voss thinks we don't notice his serpeant tongue.

  • @neooooo6127
    @neooooo6127 4 роки тому +1

    osku is using a idol pro in 2004 lmao jk

  • @knightlife98
    @knightlife98 6 років тому +2

    Ian must have been one of the people sitting to the right of the lanes...? Or, maybe a camera man...?

  • @andrewcrockett3044
    @andrewcrockett3044 3 роки тому +1

    1:32:27....Pete needs 9??? What the F is he doing...what if this leaves a split...did it not matter??? I understand throwing it down the middle for needing like 5...but 9? What?

    • @pokiis3108
      @pokiis3108 3 роки тому

      9 to guarantee close it out, he did win by 60~

  • @resurection96
    @resurection96 7 місяців тому

    🐐

  • @bobbyglasser8834
    @bobbyglasser8834 4 роки тому

    Is brian throwing a nighthawk menace????

  • @HH-gn9qt
    @HH-gn9qt 2 роки тому

    The commentators are still the same. Youngens here.

  • @douglasharris5216
    @douglasharris5216 4 роки тому

    Holly Rowe or Kimberley Pressler?

  • @user-ld9zp4sk5x
    @user-ld9zp4sk5x 4 роки тому

    리액션이 저정도는 되어줘야지 ㅋㅋㅋ 멋지네 ㅋ

  • @ForYouPlays
    @ForYouPlays 2 роки тому

    1:01:00 Chop!

  • @williamnowacki
    @williamnowacki 2 роки тому

    1:32:34 Pete celebrates with his wife after he beat Brian Voss

  • @thomasmccarrick4169
    @thomasmccarrick4169 6 років тому +3

    Walter Ray Williams Jr: 228
    Okay Palermaa: 198
    Brian Voss: 260
    Walter Ray Williams Jr: 214
    Brian Voss: 214
    Chris Barnes: 193
    Pete Weber: 231
    Brian Voss: 178
    Weber Wins!

    • @georgeferguson3205
      @georgeferguson3205 6 років тому +1

      Thomas McCarrick Osku* dummy

    • @fiddlefaddle1
      @fiddlefaddle1 6 років тому +5

      McCarrick,I can't figure out why someone gives out the outcome of the matches in the comment section. It's like the obnoxious kid in class that yells out the answers while others have their hands up waiting to be called. Grow up!

    • @georgeferguson3205
      @georgeferguson3205 6 років тому +1

      Stryker to be fair you shouldn't read the comments before watching the video

    • @fiddlefaddle1
      @fiddlefaddle1 6 років тому

      THEGRF124, "Stryker, to be fair you shouldn't read the comments before watching the video"! You know in the sitcoms when someone repeats something that other says but, in a funny snarky voice? I tried that just now but, in written form! It just doesn't work ! hehehe!

    • @georgeferguson3205
      @georgeferguson3205 6 років тому

      Stryker 👏🏽I applaud the terrible attempt at a comeback

  • @kanebowser-wieser3667
    @kanebowser-wieser3667 5 років тому

    Why are you wearing sunglasses over glasses?

    • @kanebowser-wieser3667
      @kanebowser-wieser3667 5 років тому +1

      WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY?!!!! COME HERE, IMMA BEAT YOUR ASS, COME HERE!!!!!!

    • @ryanmai7888
      @ryanmai7888 5 років тому +2

      Never question daddy

  • @fjccommish
    @fjccommish Рік тому

    48:37 My goodness, that's cringe.

  • @kanebowser-wieser3667
    @kanebowser-wieser3667 5 років тому +3

    28:43 Hilarious

  • @buffaloben15golf88
    @buffaloben15golf88 6 місяців тому

    1:22:53 STRAIGHT. UP. CHILLS. Insane conversion! 🎯🔥

  • @1USACitizen192
    @1USACitizen192 5 років тому +3

    Chris "choko" Barnes

    • @mpup54
      @mpup54 5 років тому +1

      his induction into the Hall of Fame was a bit hasty

  • @williamdougie6213
    @williamdougie6213 3 роки тому +1

    Imagine the coke in that place

  • @chancemholton6611
    @chancemholton6611 4 роки тому

    Wait til bemonte comes to the scene...5 yrs later

  • @davidsharif2696
    @davidsharif2696 6 років тому +2

    Pete Weber is the best in the world.

  • @dmac7406
    @dmac7406 3 роки тому

    Weber has always been good if he would of lifted a little bit and got stronger so he could of put some speed and strength on the ball without having to break his form he would been better than he was .

  • @jaxonfitch1105
    @jaxonfitch1105 2 роки тому

    Pete looks like a guy in a midwestern suburb that runs a lucrative lawn care business, that is a laundering front for his Newark meth hustle.

  • @dylnesj1073
    @dylnesj1073 3 роки тому

    The rich edger worrisomely spell because thermometer secondly strengthen across a remarkable budget. solid, flowery owner

  • @harveytyler4869
    @harveytyler4869 2 роки тому

    Here’s he deal, I hate it when Randy always says league play is easy, when I bowled on men’s league it was at 8 at night, by the second game there was no oil, at all, it wasn’t easy Randy believe me, and I still finished the year at 208 average, if anyone practices enough you can bowl good on the open oil pattern, I bowled on it in the PBA experience league and it’s not as hard as he makes it sound.

  • @rickbyers4359
    @rickbyers4359 6 місяців тому

    chirs barnes sucks.

  • @dylanfry7978
    @dylanfry7978 4 роки тому

    Every other sport has distractions boo whoooo deal with it jeez.

  • @chrismontreuil2206
    @chrismontreuil2206 4 роки тому

    Pete, the only reason he is cause of his dad. Other than that, he is a punk.

    • @smokingbluedream
      @smokingbluedream 4 роки тому +2

      Chris Montreuil you act like dick threw the ball for Pete Everytime he won, show some respect to the great Pete Weber he would whoop your ass.

    • @kevinkoch6900
      @kevinkoch6900 4 роки тому

      Shut up and eat your hay.

    • @chrismontreuil2206
      @chrismontreuil2206 4 роки тому +1

      @@smokingbluedream I don't think he could take me. He is all mouth, one of those brats that had no discipline learned no selfcontrol and respect. My family was military. My dad knew Audie Murphy. A real shit kicker.
      Dick Weber was real class, his son a spoiled brat.
      All my 8 uncles were bowlers and my dad. Two of them were pinsetter mechanics. My first job was a pinchaser at 15 years old in Burien Washington at High Line Lanes.
      I used to bowl 30 or more games a week. My first 300 game was when I was 16.
      I would work the colorama on Saturday night that ended early Sunday morning at 2:30. I would get off work go turn a machine on and bowl till 7:00 in the morning. My dad would come we would have breakfast and at 8:00 I would bowl pot games with the "old men". I remember my first game I rolled a 271 and won $70 in the pot.
      I was gifted natural bowler but I went another way in life.
      And I can still through a 200 game at 62.

    • @smokingbluedream
      @smokingbluedream 4 роки тому

      Chris Montreuil was your dad in Europe with audie ? I respect you Chris you’re one of the few that grew up in a great era

    • @chrismontreuil2206
      @chrismontreuil2206 4 роки тому +1

      @@smokingbluedream my dad was stationed at fort Lewis Washington. He was at the top of his class.
      Hollywood wanted to do a movie about Audie in ww2. And it was at fort Lewis and the Yakima firing range where most of "To Hell and Back" was made.
      The casting director looked at my dads record and looks and used him in many parts of the movie, as my dad put it "because I was a mean looking sob to make Audie look better."
      If you look at this utube video, you can see my dad next to Audie at the sand bags.
      Audie and my dad became good friends during the making of this film. My dad is featured in 21 different scenes with Audie.
      The utube video is " To Hell and Back Audie Murphy US most decorated." 5.43. This is a short movie clip.
      My sister has a picture of my dad and Audie on the movie set in black and white.