Rafael "Paeng" Villareal Nepomuceno is a Filipino bowler and coach who is a six time World bowling champion. He is a World Bowling Hall of Famer and is the first and only bowling athlete to be awarded
Paeng Nepomuceno in 2008
Nepomuceno being honored Six times by Five Philippine Presidents with the Presidential Medal of Merit in 1984, Philippine Legion of Honor in 1999, Order of Lakandula in 2008 and Presidential Citations in 1988, 1992 and 1996.
Nepomuceno being awarded the IOC ( International Olympic Committee) Presidents Trophy in 1999 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Nepomuceno at the Entrance of the International Bowling Hall of Fame and Museum, Arlington, Texas in 2010.
The International Bowling Museum is a sports museum located inside the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. It opened on January 26, 2010, after previously being located in St. Louis, Mis
Paeng Nepomuceno
…first male bowler to be inducted into the International Bowling Hall of Fame, in 1993. His seven foot image is displayed in front of the entrance of the International Bowling Museum in Arlington, Texas, where the hall of fame is hosted. Nepomuceno has received recognition from the Philippine Presidents for his feats in bowling…
International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Arlington, Texas