by Bill Vint
March 6, 2010 10:59
Chris Barnes Challenge III, presented by Columbia 300, was a victory for Barnes Saturday at Sequoia Pro Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, and a victory for the Don Johnson family’s fund-raising efforts.
Barnes originally was going to bowl 16-year-old West Virginia high school sophomore Sean Johnson in a three-game match, but Jimmy Johnson – the son of the late PBA Hall of Famer who is the namesake of the Etonic Don Johnson Memorial – got involved in the match as well, and the three-way contest turned into an $800 contribution to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The Chris Barnes Challenge series, presented by Columbia 300, airs exclusively on pba.com’s Xtra Frame.
Barnes bowled games of 280, 233 and 233 for a 746 series, easily topping Sean Johnson’s 566 and a 580 by Jimmy Johnson, but he immediately handed over his “winnings” to the Johnson family. While the money stays in Columbus, the effort to help JDRF isn’t new to Barnes. One of his twin sons has juvenile diabetes and he and his wife Lynda are active members of the JDRF community in Texas.
“It’s unbelievable the amount of work the Johnson family has put into this event,” Barnes said. “The fact that they have raised well over $100,000 the past three years to benefit JDRF and Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus is amazing.”
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