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George Branham III (born November 21, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan) is a professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He began his career in 1984 and retired at the end of the 2003 season. His career is most noted due to the fact that he was the first African American to win a PBA tour title as well as win the Tournament of Champions.

Bowling Career
Branham started bowling at the young age of six when his father introduced the sport to him. His first real accomplishment as a bowler came when he won the Southern California Junior Bowler of the year tournament in 1983. The following year in 1984 Branham joined the PBA tour where he was runner-up in rookie of the year voting. His first success came in 1986 during the Brunswick Memorial World open in Chicago, Illinois. He Defeated Mark Roth 195-191 and earned a purse of $33,260.

After a six year stretch of little success, Branham found himself at the 29th annual Firestone Tournament of Champions in Fairlawn, Ohio. His victory at the Baltimore Open in 1993 qualified him to participate in this annual tournament, the most notable out of all PBA events. Branham's victory over Parker Bohn III with a score of 227-214 came with a check for $60,000. The year that Branham won the Firestone Tournament of Champions his years earnings reached a career high $107,000. Not only was this the last time the tournament would be sponsored by Firestone but George Branham III became the first and only (as of 2010) African American to win the Tournament of Champion.

Following this tournament Branham would only win one more title in 1996 before his retirement at the end of the 2003 season. He finished his career with five titles in the PBA. His total earnings for tournament wins topped out at $747,138. Throughout his career Branham would record a total of 23 perfect games of 300.

Personal Life
Thought Branham was born in Detroit he grew up in southern California with his two older sisters and one younger brother. During his stretch of no tournament wins between 88' and 92' Branham moved to Indianapolis. During that time he met and married Jacquelyne. Even after retiring George Branham III wishes to stay in bowling any way he can by opening a bowling center in Indianapolis.