[4][5][6] After living in Florida for 5 years, the family moved back to Chicago's west side and the young Salvino found work shining shoes on Madison Street.

Piquing his interest, Salvino walked inside the building and talked to a man who oversaw the bowling lanes.

[1] Also, while still in high school, he competed in a national tournament called the Dom DeVito Classic where he beat approximately 6,000 bowlers for the first place prize of $3,000.

In order to intimidate his opponents, Salvino would wear bib overalls with the statement, "I'm great and I'm gonna be the best bowler alive" written on the back.

[8] Before the PBA's founding in 1958, Salvino began his professional bowling career when in 1953 he won the National Match Game Doubles with his partner Joe Wilman.

[1] Salvino continued to win PBA Tour titles through the 1970s, including two in the 1975 season in which he defeated Earl Anthony in the championship match both times.

His 17th and final singles title was earned at age 45 in the Miller High Life Open, the first event of the 1979 season.

[10] Despite all his victories, Salvino listed a loss to his good friend Dick Weber in the finals of the 1988 PBA Showboat Senior Invitational among his most memorable tournaments.

Although both Salvino and Weber were original PBA members when the organization was founded, the two had never met in a televised match until this 1988 tour stop.

Due to the matches being completed ahead of schedule that day, Salvino and Weber were interviewed at the end of the broadcast and spent several minutes recalling memories of bowling's heyday.

He credits his in-depth study of physics, good health, and longevity as the primary reasons for his success in the sport.