Born in Roseville, Ohio, Hoover grew up in Akron. He gained his first fame as a 16-year-old schoolboy by rolling an 847 series, the highest in the nation during 1946. Five years later, at 21, he became the youngest bowler to win the BPAA All-Star tournament (predecessor to the U.S. Open). A four-time All-American, he was inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1974.\n', '

Hoover owned and operated Dick Hoover\'s Lanes in Brunswick, Ohio.\n', '

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