Eugene McCune

Eugene McCune (born June 29, 1968) of Munster, Indiana is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler known for winning three PBA titles from 2002 to 2012.^[1] His father is PBA and USBC Hall of Famer Don McCune, and his son is 2023 PBA Players Championship winner, Kevin McCune.^[2] Thus, Eugene is the third son and fifth father to be part of a father-son duo of PBA Tour titlists. The other duos are Dick and Pete Weber, Don and Jimmy Johnson, and Guppy and Kyle Troup. The McCunes constitute the only three-generation family of PBA Tour title holders.^[3]

Eugene McCune

Personal information
Born	(1968-06-29) June 29, 1968 (age 57)
Bowling Information
Affiliation	PBA
Rookie year	1986
Dominant hand	Right
Wins	3 PBA Tour 3 PBA50 Tour 24 PBA Regional Tour 7 PBA50 Regional Tour

On Tour, Eugene was known as the "Human Rocket Launcher" for his ball speed.^[1] Being able to regularly roll the ball above 22 MPH (35.4 KPH), he holds two scoring records on the PBA's short Cheetah oil pattern. He toppled 3,647 pins in a 14-game qualifying block (260.5 average) in 2005, and 2,468 pins during a nine-game block (274.2 average, including two 300 games) in 2010. Not surprisingly, two of his three PBA Tour titles were earned at the PBA Cheetah Open.^[1]

Eugene McCune also holds 3 PBA50 Tour titles, 24 PBA Regional Tour titles and 7 PBA50 Regional Tour titles.^[4]

PBA Tour titles

1. 2002 PBA Banquet Classic (Wyoming, Michigan)^[5]
2. 2011 PBA Cheetah Open (Fountain Valley, California)^[6]
3. 2012 PBA Cheetah Open (Fountain Valley, California)^[7]

PBA50 Tour titles

As of August 2023, Eugene McCune has won three PBA50 titles.^[8][9][10]

1. 2018 PBA50 South Shore Open (Hammond, Indiana)
2. 2019 PBA50 Spectrum Lanes Open (Wyoming, Michigan)
3. 2021 PBA50 South Shore Open (Hammond, Indiana)