After witnessing the historic televised 300 game by Jack Biondolillo in the opening match of that event's final round, it was Stefanich who won the championship for his second PBA title and first major.
[2] He was a standout in USBC Open Championships, winning seven events – one short of the record.
[8] He retired from full-time touring after the 1988 season, having officially won 13 PBA titles at the time.
[10] He was a high-level golfer in high school, but took up bowling as a method of therapy for a broken wrist.
Having decided to bowl professionally, he did not get back into golf as a serious endeavor until joining the Senior PGA Tour as a 50-year old in 1992.