Betty Morris

Betty Ruth Burton Morris-Laub (born May 10, 1948) is an American professional bowler, who won seventeen professional tournaments in her career, including 16 titles (2 majors) on the PWBA Tour. Bowlers Journal named her Woman Bowler of the Decade for the 1970s. A December 1999 Bowlers Journal International poll rated her as the fiftieth greatest bowler, male or female, of the twentieth century. That year twenty bowling experts polled by the Miami Herald also rated her as the sixth greatest woman bowler of the century. She is a member of the PWBA and WIBC (now USBC) Halls of Fame.

Life Betty Burton was born on May 10, 1948, in Sonora, California. She was National Sales Manager for the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada from 2001 to 2004, and in 2008 became marketing director for Bowling World newspaper. )

1972 Showboat Classic (Las Vegas, Nevada) 1973 PWBA Championship (Flint, Michigan) 1974 Akron Savings & Loan Classic (Akron, Ohio) 1974 Showboat Classic (Las Vegas, Nevada) 1974 St. Louis Classic (St. Louis, Missouri) 1976 Brunswick Women's World Invitational (Baltimore, Maryland) 1976 AMF Grand Prix of Bowling (Allen Park, Michigan) 1977 U.S. Women's Open (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1977 AMF Grand Prix of Bowling (Allen Park, Michigan) 1978 Max Gochman Academy Surplus Open (Austin, Texas) 1979 Montgomery Ward/Brunswick Classic (Bloomington, Minnesota) 1980 Pabst Extra Light Classic (Clearwater, Florida) 1986 Brunswick L.A. Open (Anaheim, California) 1987 Lake Charles Classic (Lake Charles, Louisiana) 1987 Lady Fairlanes Open (Houston, Texas) 1987 Tempe Open (Tempe, Arizona)

Awards and Honors 3x Bowling Writers Association of America Bowler of the Year (1974, 1977, 1987) PWBA Player of the Year (1987) Bowlers Journal Woman Bowler of the Decade for the 1970s Ranked #50 on the Bowlers Journal International list of top bowlers of the 20th Century, male or female Inducted into USBC Hall of Fame in 1983 Inducted into PWBA Hall of Fame in 1995