[2] His first title at the Birmingham Coca-Cola PBA Open featured a win over Don Carter in the final match.
This occurred April 1, 1967 against Les Schissler in the opening match of the Firestone Tournament of Champions finals,[3] with an estimated 15 million viewers watching on ABC-TV.
[1] Biondolillo did not go on to win the tournament; he defeated Mike Durbin in the next match before losing to Don Johnson in the semifinal round.
He won $5,000 for his third-place finish, but earned a $10,000 bonus for the perfect game.
[4] Biondolillo died on October 2, 2021, from dementia and complicating kidney failure at the age of 81.