Chester 'Chet' Mady was born in Duluth, Minnesota and moved with his family to northeast Minneapolis when he was in the eighth grade. He attended Edison High School for a couple of years and married Rose Jaros in 1931. He operated a gas station in northeast Minneapolis in the 1940's and made an unsuccessful run for the Minneapolis City Council in 1949. In the early 1950's he opened Mady's Snack Shop on 13th Avenue NE. A few years later he sold it to his son Gene, and became manager of the Holy Cross Recreation Center, a bowling alley operated by Holy Cross parish in northeast Minneapolis. While there, he began campaigning for junior bowling in the Twin Cities. Mady organized corporate sponsorship of annual banquets for junior bowlers at the Prom Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1964 he purchased the Heights Bowling Center on Central Avenue in Columbia Heights, Minnesota and renamed it Mady's. Although he retired in 1975, he remained part owner of the business, and his son managed the center. Chet won the All-Events Title of the Tri-State Tournament in Rochester, Minnesota in 1954 with 1,823 total. He also finished second in doubles that same year and he contributed 618. He won the Woog's Tournament in 1957, which was held in St. Paul, Minnesota. He had a four game total of 865. He was President of the Minneapolis Bowling Proprietors Association and helped start the all-star traveling league with Marv Shelso. He worked with Tom Trainer (HOF 1973) to bring the National All-Star Tournament to the Twin Cities. This was the first time it was away from Chicago, Illinois. He was secretary of the senior traveling league for four years. His high game was 289 and series was 771. His end of the year high average was 194.
Chester 'Chet' Mady was born in Duluth, Minnesota and moved with his family to northeast Minneapolis when he was in the eighth grade. He attended Edison High School for a couple of years and married Rose Jaros in 1931. He operated a gas station in northeast Minneapolis in the 1940's and made an unsuccessful run for the Minneapolis City Council in 1949. In the early 1950's he opened Mady's Snack Shop on 13th Avenue NE. A few years later he sold it to his son Gene, and became manager of the Holy Cross Recreation Center, a bowling alley operated by Holy Cross parish in northeast Minneapolis. While there, he began campaigning for junior bowling in the Twin Cities. Mady organized corporate sponsorship of annual banquets for junior bowlers at the Prom Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1964 he purchased the Heights Bowling Center on Central Avenue in Columbia Heights, Minnesota and renamed it Mady's. Although he retired in 1975, he remained part owner of the business, and his son managed the center. Chet won the All-Events Title of the Tri-State Tournament in Rochester, Minnesota in 1954 with 1,823 total. He also finished second in doubles that same year and he contributed 618. He won the Woog's Tournament in 1957, which was held in St. Paul, Minnesota. He had a four game total of 865. He was President of the Minneapolis Bowling Proprietors Association and helped start the all-star traveling league with Marv Shelso. He worked with Tom Trainer (HOF 1973) to bring the National All-Star Tournament to the Twin Cities. This was the first time it was away from Chicago, Illinois. He was secretary of the senior traveling league for four years. His high game was 289 and series was 771. His end of the year high average was 194.
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