Growing up in Oshawa, Roger Davies was tutored by a neighbour and this teaching produced a Canadian champion. The neighbour was Bert Harding, a well known and respected volunteer and bowling coach at the lanes located in the basement of the Oshawa Shopping Centre.
Roger bowled just one year in the Youth Bowling Council (YBC) and, while developing a competitive mental approach, his technical game included a sweeping curve ball down the right hand side of the lane. Bert knew this delivery would not be successful in the long term and, sensing tremendous ability, changed Roger's approach technically and also worked on curbing his quick temper.

Following his year in the Youth Bowling Council, Roger joined the YBC Majors, a tournament program for young adults aged twenty-one to thirty. He excelled with this group and, in 1977, on lanes constructed solely for use at the the Canadian National Exhibition, Roger defeated Vince Magro in the semi-finals and, in the two game final, he beat Dan Thomas, representing Waterloo Lanes, 491-374. Roger earned $350 for this first tournament victory.

Roger had already began to qualify for the provincial championships and, from 1975 to this year, has qualified twenty seven times, including fourteen times on the men's team, eight as singles representative, ten on the mixed team and three as a senior. He also prepared for tournament play by involving himself in league bowling, actually bowling in six major leagues a week and also participating in local sweeps at Oshawa's Motor City Bowl.
Roger bowled on two Open teams from Ontario Durham that won provincial championships and also won the singles title in 1982. His first team victory was in 1975, his first year of qualifying. This team included Roger, along with Palmer Knight, Dave Bishop, Mike Childerhose, Doug Bryant, Jim Cassells and the coach was Roger's mentor, Bert Harding. Nationally, this group won a bronze medal in Calgary.

In 1979, the Ontario Durham mixed team was victorious at the provincial championships and joining Roger this time were Doug Creamer, Palmer Knight, Al Austin, Donna Harlow, Sandy Butler, Joan Sutcliffe, Sandy Butler, and coach Ev Harding. This team was unplaced at the Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers' Association national championships in Victoria.

In 1982, in his second try for the Ontario singles title, Roger won the provincial title. Finishing tied for fourth in the qualifying round, Roger defeated Dan Thomas 271-212, Ron St. Louis 278-230, John Renouf 257-176, and leading qualifier, Roy Kaji 255-241. Roger earned $500 and a trip to the national finals in Calgary. In the west, Roger started slowly, but made some adjustments to slow down his ball, and, for seven games, rolled 1999 to take the lead. Finishing first in the qualifying round, Roger would ultimately defeat Doug Mosdell in the CTV televised final 258- 245. The win was significant on several levels. While earning Roger a Canadian championship, he was only the third Ontario bowler to win the Canadian title in the eighteen years that the bowlers conducted the national event. The previous two Ontario winners were Fraser Hambly of Toronto and Jim Fedorenko of Brantford, both Hall of Fame bowlers.

The Master Bowlers Association of Ontario (MBAO) represented the next challenge for Roger and, in twelve years, from 1980 to 1991, Roger averaged 251 over 704 games. In addition, he won three events and two of them, the 1982 Walker's Special Old and the 1985 Rose Festival were televised stepladder tournaments with large cash prizes. In 1982, at Pla-Mor Lanes, Roger finished tied for the sixth and final spot and thus needed an extra game to capture the title. In match play, he defeated Doug Love 267-247, Diane Ingram 282-231, Lloyd Ormerod 305-265, Walter Heeney 280-248, Don Gorman 279-188, and Chuck Park 284-240 to earn the $4,000 first prize. In 1985, Roger won two events. In February, he partnered with Hall of Famer Mickey McNeil and Gord Male to win the Mixed Triples and in June, Roger won a second $4,000 first prize as he captured the annual Rose Festival Tournament in Welland. For his accomplishments, Roger was ranked forty-sixth in the Top 90 poll that was conducted in 2000 by the Ontario 5 Pin Bowlers' Association. Unfortunately, a heart attack in 1995 curtailed his bowling career and he retired from the sport for four years.

Roger spent his entire workplace career at General Motors, joining in 1969 and retiring as a financial analyst in 2008. In 1993, Roger married Gloria Fehr and together they are enjoying retirement in Oshawa. Roger, of course, is still bowling and bowling well as he qualified for the Ontario Durham mixed team this year. In addition, in golf, Roger, who at one time had a three handicap, has now begun to return to the golf course and participate at a more social level.

Roger's bowling career has spanned forty-five years. Without doubt, there was plenty of volatility, but with practice and moral support, Roger was able to add confidence, mental toughness and natural ability to produce a Hall of Fame career.