Chris Berman, ESPN’s popular anchorman, has gained international fame through his play on words with names of sports personalities. They affectionately are termed "Bermanisms."

This year’s PBA National Championship in Toledo, Ohio, featuring one of the largest entries on the PBA calendar, afforded me an opportunity to compile my periodical version of Mr. Berman’s clever creation. They are chosen exclusively from names of bowlers on the PBA Tour.

Here are my 1998 renditions of "Jowdyisms":

• Scott "Brandy" Alexander
• Pete Argo "Corn Startch"
• Steven Attillis "Heel"
• Chris "Cattle" Barnes
• Mark "Straw" Berry
• Carlos "Raisin" Bran
• William "Pass the" Buck
• Kent Burgan "Basement"
• Y.H. "Where Have You" Byun
• Brian "Don’t Talk While You’re" Eaton
• Don Fielitz "The Cat"
• Eddie Graham "Cracker"
• Lonnie "Up Against the" Waliczek
• Darren "Don’t Get Me" Wong
• Michael Haugen "Daaz"
• Chris "Gary" Hooper
• James "Children Should Be Seen and Not" Hurd
• Anthony "Guy" Lombardo
• Amos "Johnny" Mathis
• Emilio "Gimme Some" Mora
• Rohn Morton "Salt"
• Larry "Strong as an" Oxendine
• Paul "Turn on the" Rado
• Ray "Tony" Randall
• Jim "Corn" Shuck
• Brian "Can’t Sail Because I Get" Ziesig
  
  

Oldies but goodies:

• Jason "Potato" Couch
• Dave "Benedict" Arnold
• Parker Bohn "Marrow"
• Norm "Marma" Duke
• Dale "American Bald" Eagle
• Eric "Knife and" Forkel
• Brian "Heinrich" Himmler
• Steve "Killiman" Jaros
• Brian "Chocolate" LeClair
• Michael "There’s Nothing" Luft
• Jeff "Oxy" Morin
• Curtis Odom "Golden Slippers"
• John Mazza "Ratti"
• C.K. "Gimme a Little" Moore
• Bill "Thousand" Oakes
• Matt "Slice Up the Thanksgiving" Purkey
• Ernie "Lox and" Schlegel
• Brad "Slow as a" Snell
• Butch "Drunk or" Soper
• Norman "Hepa" Titus
• Ricky "Psycho" Ward
• Wayne "Spider" Webb
• Dave Wodka "Tonic"
• Richard "Prairie" Wolfe
  

PBA Hall of Famer John Jowdy is a past president of the Bowling Writers Association of America.