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Apr 22, 2021 An Illinois man found the perfect way to honor his father, an avid bowler who died several years ago.  John Hinkle's father, John Sr., passed away in July 2016, according to WMBD-TV in Peoria, Ill. Since then, Hinkle has tried to find someone who would put some of his father's ashes in a bowling ball. On April 12, he finally used his special ball—filled with his dad's ashes—for the first time. "I was talking to my brother and told him, ‘I’m shooting a 300 with this ball,' ” Hinkle told WMBD. “And Joe said, do it!" Sure enough, he did. Hinkle, who won two NCAA bowlin...

Apr 22, 2021 John Hinkle, a two-time NCAA bowling champion for Western Illinois University, paid tribute to his father by bowling a perfect 300 game using a ball that contained some of his dad’s ashes. Hinkle says his two-handed bowling technique means he is only allowed two finger holes in his ball, so he had the thumb hole on his ball filled with some of his father’s ashes following his passing that year.

Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio Apr 22, 2021 3:23 PM Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- A dead father is still helping his son bowl from beyond the grave. John Hinkle of Illinois told WMBD-TV he bowled a perfect game using a ball that contained his father’s ashes.  Hinkle said the last couple of frames were emotional because his father was never able to score 300 points while he was alive. Hinkle became a two-time NCAA bowling champion after his father introduced him to bowling at a young age.  

Apr 22, 2021 John Hinkle, a two-time NCAA bowling champion for Western Illinois University, paid tribute to his father by bowling a perfect 300 game using a ball that contained some of his dad’s ashes. Hinkle says his two-handed bowling technique means he is only allowed two finger holes in his ball, so he had the thumb hole on his ball filled with some of his father’s ashes following his passing that year.

Man bowls a perfect game with ball containing his father's ashes By (0) April 21 (UPI) -- An Illinois man paid tribute to his deceased father by bowling a perfect 300 game using a ball that contained some of his dad's ashes. John Hinkle, 39, a two-time NCAA bowling champion for Western Illinois University, said his father, John Hinkle Sr., introduced him and his brother, Joe, to the sport of bowling when they were very young. Advertisement Hinkle said his two-handed bowling technique means he is only allowed two finger holes in his ball, so he had the thumb hole on his ball filled with some...