After a five-year layoff from bowling, Jerome Lee received a phone call asking him to consider bowling in the 1988 Oregon State Men’s Tournament being held in Klamath Falls. After working on his job all night (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) he drove to Klamath Falls and bowled all three tournament events the same day. A 608 series in his team event got him warmed up. He then fired a 717 series to move into first place in Singles. In the doubles event, Jerome was paired up with Marlon Alvis of Eugene and they posted a winning 1330 total. Jerome’s three sets added up to a winning All Events score of 2005, which earned him a paid entry to the ABC Masters in Topeka, Kansas in April 1989. Again in 1990 the two men teamed up for the Class AA Oregon State Men’s Bowling Tournament held in Hillsboro.  They captured 1st place title once again, setting a new Doubles Record of1573. Jerome also won the Class AA Singles Title with a 769 and placed 2nd in All Events with a total pin count of 2175.

In Jerome’s 30 plus years of bowling he has a host of titles to his credit: High Average for the State of Oregon in the early 70’s with a 236; All Coast Singles held in Vancouver, Washington; Valley Swiss Singles-Beaverton, Oregon; 11 Or­egon Bowlers Association titles; 2nd place Na­tional Amateur Championship rolled in Oklahoma City in 1976; 2 U.S. Open Titles in Oregon; rep­ resented Oregon at Greensboro, North Carolina in 1977 and at Windsor Locks, Connecticut in 1978. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Bowler of the Year; has rolled 8 sanctioned 300 games and 5 sanctioned 800 series; won a title in the Southern Oregon All Stars in 1990.

Medford lady bowler, Dona Pottruff, says of Jerome, “Jerome Lee has served as president of the Oregon Bowling Association, he has worked with adult and children of the Special Olympics Bowling Program, he goes out to the Veteran’s Domiciliary at White city every week to bowl with the Vets’ and Marshall Holman credits Jerome Lee for his help in Marshall’s early bowling days, “Jerome Lee is a super bowler … an inspiration to everyone … real legend.”

Jerome Lee is a Charter Member of the Medford Men’s Bowling Hall of Fame, newly formed in 1979 and was inducted into the Oregon State Men Bowling Hall of Fame in 1987. Of significant interest, he still holds claim to the State Single Record of 833 rolled in 1975.