With the onslaught of tournaments that coincided with the introduction of the automatic pin setter in 1957, London’s Jackie Wilson was a star performer. When the Ontario team to the Canadian championships was picked on an all-star basis, Jackie Wilson qualified three times and in 1960, in Calgary, bowled on both the men’s team and the mixed team, winning two Canadian titles. Jackie won the fifth O’Connor Open in 1961 with a score of 2696 and followed a line of champions that began with Jim Hoult, Gord Brown, Johnny Moyer and Si Rizun. Jackie also represented London in the Master Bowlers’ Association and appeared seven times on the CBC television show. In the late sixties, he won the Windsor Open and also posted a 270 average in the Western Ontario Inter City league. Jackie won a third national title in 1972, when he led his London team to victory in the National Classified tournament. On a team with bowlers averaging 150 to his 250, Jackie rolled 267 average over 16 games. His bowling career virtually ended in 1974 when arthritis in his hip forced him to have the ailing joint removed and a plastic hip inserted. However, following a three-year layoff, Jackie returned to major league action and quickly raised his average to 240. Today, Jackie and Donna, his wife of 40 years, reside in London, being entertained not only by their six children, but also by eight grandchildren.