Joan (Rocco) Haines, Date of Birth

    

Joan (Rocco) Haines

Canadian bowler

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1945

Profession: bowler

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Joan (Rocco) Haines

  • Joan (Rocco) Haines (born September 26, 1945) is a Canadian female bowler. Joan has been named the world's best female bowler in 1965.
  • She was born in Vancouver on September 26, 1945.
  • Joan received the dubious distinction while participating in a bowlerama, bowl-a-thon at the Commodore Lanes bowling alley in downtown Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. Known for her unusual tap-dance like approach to bowling, she became famous when bowling four turkeys in one game.
  • Her photograph still hangs at the lanes today. A writer on the CBC television show Da Vinci's Inquest paid homage to Joan by writing in a recurring character using Joan's name.
  • However, the name was spelled slightly different, by dropping the "i" from Haines.
  • The part of Joan Hanes was played by Jada Stark.
  • The episodes were: The Squirrels Are of English Descent (2004) Can Bend, But I Won't Break (2004).

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