Overview

Rick Steelsmith is the Head Coach for Shocker Men's Bowling at the Rhatigan Student Center at Wichita State University.

Hometown: Wichita, Kansas
Education: Wichita State University, B.B.A. in Business Administration

Collegiate & Professional Background

  • Wichita State Bowling Team Member (1985–1987)

    • National Champions (1987)

  • 20-year professional career on the PBA Tour (1988–2007)

  • ABC Masters Champion (now USBC Masters)

  • PBA National Champion (now PBA World Championship)

  • Head Teaching Professional, JOMA Bowling Centers (10 years)

Honors & Recognition

  • United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame

  • USBC Collegiate Bowling Hall of Fame

  • NJCAA Bowling Hall of Fame

  • Kansas State Bowling Hall of Fame

  • Greater Wichita Bowling Association / Great Plains Bowling Association Hall of Fame

  • Manhattan High School Wall of Fame

  • Wichita Sports Hall of Fame (Individual & Team categories)

Personal

  • Hobbies: Golf, fishing

  • Favorite Movie: A Few Good Men

  • Favorite Food: Pizza (and Italian food)

  • Favorite Candy: Sanders Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels

  • Favorite Quote: “If you fall seven times, stand up eight” – Japanese Proverb

Favorite Part of Working with Student-Athletes

  • Appreciating their passion for the sport and its challenges, while joining them on their journey to becoming better students, athletes, and people.