In a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel story&nbsp;10 years ago this month, Roger Dalkin uttered a quote that roiled the bowling world.
He predicts the continued erosion of a membership that has been in decline for 25 years but doesn't stress about it, saying the USBC still needs to "thin the herd." The organization has 2.5 million members and the number eventually could fall below 1 million, Dalkin said.
Dalkin, then 57, would retire from USBC later that year, but in a recent interview that stretched...

The collegiate and World Cup champion didn't dodge any questions in talking about the big issues of his time at ABC/USBC, which included a decade as the head man. The huge growth of the Open Championships occurred under his leadership and he addressed what he thinks of the tournament now.

Roger Dalkin looks back

A decade after retiring as USBC CEO, Roger Dalkin looks back on the merger, his 'Thin the herd' quote, when the System of Bowling nearly caused an industry war, how Orlando nearly became the home of USBC, and much more