AUSTIN WAS A LONGTIME BOWLER OF 20 YEARS AND ALTHOUGH HE HAS NOT BOWLED SINCE 1975 HE HAS CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO THE SPORT.
HE WAS A JUNIOR BOWLING COACH FOR APPROXIMATELY 14 YEARS AT PASADENA BOWLING LANES AND MEADOW CREEK LANES AND HE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PASADENA BOWLING ASSOCIATION. HE IS A HOLDER OF NUMEROUS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WON 2ND PLACE DOUBLES IN CLASS B IN STATE, 1ST PLACE CLASS A SINGLES IN THE PASADENA CITY TOURNAMENT AND HOUSTON CITY TOURNAMENT AND 1ST PLACE DOUBLES IN THE PASADENA CITY TOURNAMENT.
HE CARRIED A HIGH AVERAGE OF 189 WITH A HIGH GAME OF 266 AND A HIGH SERIES OF 663. IN INTERVIEWS OF REFERENCES AUSTIN WAS MOST MENTIONED ABOUT HELPING YOUTH BOWLERS IN TEACHING THE SPORT OF BOWLING AND TAKING YOUTH BOWLERS TO STATE TOURNAMENTS. HE WAS DEDICATED TO THE SPORT OF BOWLING.
