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Man Bowls Perfect Game, Dies Immediately Afterwards
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by Jon Azpiri | October 31, 2008 at 02:48 pm
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Don Doane of Michigan recently bowled the game of his life. Sadly, just seconds after getting a perfect 300 score, Doane collapsed to the ground and died.
In a scene that would not appear out of place in The Big Lebowski, Doane threw 12 consecutive strikes, the only perfect game of his life. After high-fiving and celebrating with friends, he died of a massive heart attack.
"He looked fine, reached across the table and gave me a high-five and he fell over," says Place.
"I think he died by the time he hit the floor." Don Doane was a member of the "Nutt Farm" bowling team at Ravenna Bowl for 45 years. His teammates says its strange not to see him on league nights.
"It was like a book, a final chapter," says Place. "He threw his 300 game with all of his friends, gave each other high-fives and it's like the story ended. He died with a smile on his face."
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at 18:16 on November 4th, 2008
That's crazy. Great job getting this story out there, very interesting.
at 14:25 on November 5th, 2008
Jon Azpiri, I like this story. It's good stuff.