King of the alley
Bill Fay, of Chicora, had spent most of his life in bowling alleys and had racked up more strikes than gutters both on and off the lanes by Feb. 11, 2010.
That success translated to a large family he cherished, as well as a job as coach of the first-year boys and girls bowling teams at Butler High School.
“I’m really satisfied with my life. I have a great wife. The (high school) bowling team is filled with great kids and (Butler assistant coach) Jim Hepler and I work well together. I couldn’t ask for more,” Fay said.
Growing up, Fay spent much of his time at the business end of the bowling lanes, setting pins at Penn Bowling Alley on Main Street in Butler in the days before the process was automated.
“A lot of the time, someone is throwing their second ball, and you either jumped out of the way or got hit,” he said. “I really didn’t know what the game was about other than throwing the ball and hitting some pins.”
