Joe Berardi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 20, 1954 |
| Home town | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1972-1990 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
| League | PBA |
| Turned pro | 1972 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 11 PBA Tour (3 majors, 2 doubles) One of PBA's 50 Greatest Players (2008 poll) |
Joe Berardi (from Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional bowler who played on the PBA Tour as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. During his time on the tour, Berardi captured 11 tournament victories (including three majors), had six runner-up finishes, and made the top-five a total of 39 times.
Berardi's 1979 U.S. Open title was both his first career Tour victory and first PBA major.
When Berardi won the 1983 Firestone PBA Tournament of Champions, he became the tournament's first champion to climb the ladder from the #5 position and win all four stepladder finals matches.
Berardi was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1990.
During the 2008-09 PBA Tour season, Berardi was tabbed as one of the "PBA’s 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years" by a panel of bowling experts commissioned by the PBA, ranking at #40 (tied with Tom Baker).