Ted passed away on May 30 at age 76 after a lengthy illness. Ted was a member of the Rotary Club of Dublin for 26 years and was a strong supporter of club activities. We remember him for his generosity, his integrity, and his very friendly manner.
 
He was born in Philadelphia in 1940, the oldest of seven. The son of a Bowling Proprietor, Ted was a star bowler in suburban Philadelphia in his teens. At 16, he was the youngest bowler in the world to record a sanctioned perfect 300 game. He married Marilynn in 1961.
 
In 1964, he was selected as Pennsylvania "Bowler of the Year" by the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association, and was a winner of the famed Newsday Long Island Open Tournament. It was then that he decided to test the waters of the PBA National Tour, where he qualified for the match play finals in his first national PBA tournament. His competition career included more than 100 PBA tour events, including four second place finishes and two regional titles.
 
After bowling in so many tournaments, he decided it was time to stay home and help raise his four sons. In 1968, the Hoffmans left Philadelphia and moved to California, where he managed a group of players sponsored by Smallcomb Enterprises, a new concept in bowling.
 
In 1968, he started the PBA Western Region and served as Western Region Director for 20 years. His organizational and leadership skills led to his election to the PBA Executive Board and Investment Advisory Committee. In 1972, he won the first Pat Patterson award for his outstanding contributions in the Western Region. In April 2016, he became the first person to win it a second time. 
 
In 1984, he became the managing partner with the late Earl Anthony of the bowling center in Dublin that bears Earl's name. Over the ensuing years, Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl hosted numerous national and regional tournaments including the Earl Anthony Memorial PBA Regional Tournament which Ted ran as a tribute to his late partner beginning in 2002.
 
In 1985, Ted was inducted in the PBA Hall of Fame for Meritorious Service, one of eight (!) halls of fame to honor him. As managing partner and owner in the ensuing years, he became President of NorCal BPA (Bowling Proprietors Association), and on the national level, he was a board member of BPAA (Bowling Propriators Association of America) and was on many BPAA committees. His involvement and hard work lead to him being named recipient of BPAA's 2010 Victor Lerner Memorial Medal, BPAA's highest honor.
 
As proprietor of Dublin Bowl, Ted became very involved in the local community. Not only was he a Dublin Rotarian for over two decades, but he also served as President and Board Member of Dublin Chamber of Commerce. He was on the DPIE (Dublin Partners in Education) board, which raises money to support Dublin area schools.
 
He enjoyed traveling, playing golf and spending time with family and friends. Ted is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marilynn, four sons - Ted, Tim, Chris and David - seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. He will be remembered as a loving husband, proud father, and devoted grandfather.
 
Ted awarded hundreds of complimentary bowling games to the Rotary Club of Dublin's student award winners, hosted numerous club activities, and presided over special fun recognitions of Rotarian mothers-to-be by arranging drawings for members to guess their due dates. He also was key to Past-President Bob Tucknott's weight loss campaign. We definitely remember Ted as a fun-loving person!