Guppy Troup

Quick Facts

Full Name	Guppy Troup
Occupation	Bowler
Date Of Birth	Jan 18, 1950(1950-01-18)
Age	74
Birthplace	Edinburgh
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Capricorn

Guppy Troup Biography

Guppy Troup is one of the most popular and richest Bowler who was born on January 18, 1950 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Troup was born the 18th of January, 1950, in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he turned three the family relocated towards America. United States when his father started working for the University of South Carolina. Troup started bowling at the age of 7 and was able to choose his nickname at 11 after he was a part of The Guppies which was the South Carolina team of youth bowlers, which played as captain. Troup later told me, “We won a state title and we set a state record for juniors back then and it just stuck. I don’t know why. I just started telling everybody to start calling me Guppy.” The year 1973 was when Troup became a professional and was a part of the PBA Tour for the 1976 season. After his first two seasons on the tour Troup was unsuccessful, and was not able to get financial support from a sponsor and was forced to draw on personal savings to compete in 1978. It was his first season on tour and he also won his first PBA event that year which was held in Battle Creek, Michigan. The win at the Kessler Open awarded Troup an award of $8,000 as the first prize which doubled his earnings for the season up to that point.

Troup has earned a reputation for his flashy clothes when bowling. The Pittsburgh Press’ Bob Kravitz declared him to be”the PBA Tour’s “gaudiest dresser”. Troup said about his dress style it was “People tuned in to see what kind of pants I’d be wearing. They didn’t care how I bowled.” Troup has complemented his outfit with accessories , including the gold of his jewellery as well as sunglasses. The other items he’s included fish-themed designs on them, such as shoes, pants and even earrings. Troup also has an erupting strike, an upward hip motion that has been dubbed”the “Gup Thrust.” In 1988 the journalist Frank Deford called Troup “about the only pro bowler these days with a flamboyant public persona.”

In the year 1983 Troup won at the February Quaker State Open in Grand Prairie, Texas, the sixth PBA Tour tournament he had been a winner of in his career. Then, he entered a slump period of not being able to qualify for a live final for over one year. The streak ended during the 1984 US Open. Troup defeated his three competitors in the finals of the stepladder in order to make it to the championship game in the final against Mark Roth, but lost by seven pins since the American was unable to get the tenth frame strike that could have won him the title. Troup did earn $25,000 for finishing second. In 1984 Troup played in a 4-tournament period that included three telecast finals, and a win at Columbus, Ohio. Troup again made more than $80,000 in the course. His eight PBA Tour victory came in 1985 at the Austin Open. In 1990, he’d cut back his playing schedule due to the birth of his child. Troup began playing on in the PBA Senior Tour in 2000 and was named as the circuit’s Rookie of Year. Troup is semi-retired in 2014 and is employed at a school , when he is not competing on the PBA Senior Tour. In in 2008 Troup won 41 times in PBA Regional Tour tournaments, as well as eight wins on the national tour. Additionally, he placed in the runner-up position twice in national tournaments and also had 12 top five outcomes.

Guppy Troup Net Worth

Guppy Troup is one of the richest Bowler from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Guppy Troup 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

John Douglas “Guppy” Troup (born 18 January 1950) is a ten-pin bowler that has been professionally playing in the 1970s and early 1980s. In his time as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour and the PBA Regional Tour, he won eight national championships, and another 41 during PBA Regional Tour contests.

It was in 1979 that Troup made the 1979 PBA Tour record by winning six consecutive 300-games. Troup was dissatisfied about his performance the following year and thought about absconding from the tour, however, he kept participating and even won an event that took place in Waukegan, Illinois and finished second at the Greater Buffalo Open in consecutive weeks. The year began in 1981 when Troup suffered a broken ankle. While the injury resulted in significant changes to his sporting schedule, he still managed to earn over $23,000 in the year. When he was injured in 1982 Troup was the winner of the inaugural race of the season on the streets of Anaheim, California. It was the first victory of three wins for Troup in the year 1982. The third was in July during the Molson Bowling Challenge in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Troup’s first prize was $13,000, however Troup only received $11,050 as a result of a tax rate of 15 percent of 15 percent on PBA Tour bowlers earning $5,000 or more in Canada He later stated after the event that he had been “ticked off”. The third time he won in 1982 was at the Northern Ohio Open, and his earnings for the year more than $80,000.

Troup resides in Taylorsville, North Carolina as of 2014. He is married, and has a son, Kyle, who became a PBA member and started bowling on the PBA Tour. Kyle won his first title in May 2015 at the PBA Wolf Open in Shawnee, Oklahoma. This win made Guppy and Kyle Troup the fourth father-and-son combination to each win titles on the standard PBA Tour. (Dick Weber/Pete Weber, Don Johnson/Jimmy Johnson and Don McCune/Eugene McCune are the others.)

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Guppy Troup Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Guppy Ranked on the list of most popular Bowler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Guppy Troup celebrates birthday on January 18 of every year.

Is Guppy Troup married?

He is widowed , and has a son, Kyle, who became a PBA member and started bowling on the PBA Tour.

What is Guppy Troup real name?

Born ”John,” Troup was nicknamed ”Guppy” after the mascot of his first youth league team, where his prodigious talents were discovered. At age 25, Troup became a professional bowler after following through on a threat to leave his job at a local gem-cutting plant.

Is Kyle Troup related to Guppy Troup?

Kyle Troup says he “always wanted to be a showman” like his father Guppy Troup on the PBA Tour.

How much does Kyle Troup make?

YearEventsEarnings
Total| 156| $381,573.33
2020| 9| $66,500.00
2019| 25| $67,204.00
2018| 28| $79,546.00

How old is Guppy Troup?

72 years (January 18, 1950)