Talk:William V. Thompson

A fact from William V. Thompson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 January 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that William V. Thompson preferred the title "Dean of Bowling" over "Father of Bowling" in recognition of his work promoting and standardizing ten-pin bowling?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2017/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William V. Thompson.

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