Val Macari

Does anyone remember Val Macari?

I was so excited to find this site! My dad was an action bowler out of Brooklyn in the 1960's. His name was Val Macari. I have seen his name mentioned a few times on the site. He passed away on 9/30/04 and I miss him terribly. The reason I joined was to see if anyone had some stories or memories about him. I want to tell my 3 boys about something that was such a big part of his life when I was too young to appreciate it. I remember bowling with him at Maple Lanes & Ave M when I was growing up. He met my mom at Maple, and every time we'd go in there it was like being with family. I really felt at home there even as a very little girl. He loved the sport more than anything, and I know toward the end of his life, he'd stop by Maple to see who would be there. Please, if anyone has a story, a chance meeting, a great match, or a memory of my dad, please share it. I would love to hear it. Thank you.

I didn't personally know your dad but saw him bowl many times at Maple in the pot games, I also saw him at Ave M in the 60s

He was a truly great bowler, threw a beautiful ball and had a real good approach, Val was definetly one of the best ever bowlers to come out of Brooklyn

He was real tough in head to head action matches, he was also a very good looking man.

PS
I loved the food counter at maple, real good breakfast food especially.  relic

Sorry to hear your dad past away

You'll get plenty of stories when Lenny the Cane and Lou Capasso who I'm sure you know visit the board and see your post.

I also saw Val bowl many a match and was always in awe of his game. For sure he was one of the best when he was in his prime...