Danny Wiseman

Danny Wiseman Headshot 

Randy says, "Danny's game probably resembled my game as close as anyone I've seen." 

Daniel Albert "Danny" Wiseman (born September 24, 1967) is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler, member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), and a PBA Hall of Famer.

Wiseman is a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXaV5vw8a5k (Great match Danny Wiseman vs. Parker Bohn III)

PBA Career:

Wiseman joined the PBA in 1987, and won two titles in his first full season on the PBA Tour (1990). He also won multiple titles in 1991 and 1995, on his way to 12 titles overall. His best professional season was in 2004-05, when he cashed in all 21 events that he entered, made match play a career-high 18 times, won his only major title (2004 ABC Masters), and earned a career-best $186,050. Overall, Wiseman has more than $1.5 million in career PBA earnings. He has also thrown 43 career perfect 300 games in PBA competition (through 2012).

Wiseman was an exempt player for the 2010-11 PBA season. He bowled in only six events of the 2009-10 season, but was granted a hardship exemption deferment due to him having to care for his ailing mother. His mother has since recovered from the sub-arachnid hemorrhage (brain bleed). Danny did not win a title in 2010-11, but earned enough points to retain his exemption for the 2011-12 season. The PBA Tour returned to an "open" (non-exempt) format for the 2012-13 season, but Wiseman has chosen to only participate part-time.

Wiseman was ranked #42 on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years". He was voted into the PBA Hall of Fame in January, 2013, and was officially inducted on March 30, 2013 (along with Doug Kent). Later in 2013, Danny was elected to the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame (induction November 14). He was the first tenpin bowler to ever be elected by that organization.

Personal:

Single…Collects scale models of Ford Mustangs, Match Box and Hot Wheels…Likes to modify his 1996 Ford Mystic Cobra and attend car shows…Enjoys watching live music…Favorite music includes hard rock, heavy metal and some alternative music.

Wiseman started his own signature line of bowling and casual shirts called DWGEAR Clothing. He is a huge fan of IRLNASCAR and NHRA auto racing.

2011-12 Rank: 52 

Career PBA 300 Games: 43 

2011-12: Had best finishes of 12th in Cheetah Open and 15th in Chameleon Open. 

2010-11: Best finishes of ninth in Chameleon Championship and 20th in Dick Weber PBA Playoffs...Ranked 18th in average (217.08) and 50th in earnings ($14,380). 

Career Standard Titles (11): 1990 - Baltimore, Md.; Riverside, Calif.; 1991 - Seattle, Wash.; St. Louis, Mo.; 1995 - Erie, Pa.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; 1998 - Portland, Ore.; 2000 - Austin, Texas; 2001-02 - N. Brunswick, N.J.; 2002-03 - Vernon Hills, Ill.; 2007-08 – Doubles with Michael Fagan, Las Vegas, Nev. 

Career Major Titles (1): 2004- USBC Masters, Milwaukee, Wis. 

Awards: Elected to PBA Hall of Fame in 2013...Ranked 42nd on list of 50 Greatest Players in PBA History in 2009…Inducted into Baltimore and Maryland State USBC Halls of Fame (2010).