Ed Delehant, Sr.
Ed Delehant Sr. 1964 Council Bluffs Men's Bowling Hall of Fame Photo No one person had more of an influence on 20th century organized bowling in Council Bluffs, Iowa than Ed Delehant Sr. Before his arrival and his establishment of the Broadway Recreation Parlor in 1930, bowling in Council Bluffs was almost exclusively a game played by adult men in saloons and men’s clubs. These bowling alleys were often in basements, and rarely more than two lanes. Delehant’s Broadway Recreation Parlor was a clean and modern ten lane bowling alley that made bowling fun and competitive for men, women, and children. He, his wife, his children, and his grandchildren, have been top bowling competitors and bowling center proprietors almost continuously from those early years clear until the time of this writing, in 2022. Edward Joseph Delehant was born on October 15, 1892, in Blue Springs, Nebraska. He was the second child of prosperous farmers, Dan and Hattie Delehant. Ed married Blue Springs native, ...