The win was the first of three for Troup that year. In 1982, Troup won the first event of the year in Anaheim, California. Although the injury caused a significant reduction in his playing schedule, he managed to earn more than $23,000 that year. He was unhappy with his performance the following season and considered taking a break from the circuit, but continued playing and won a tournament in Waukegan, Illinois and finished second in the Greater Buffalo Open in consecutive weeks. In 1979, Troup set a PBA Tour record with six perfect 300 games. The victory in the Kessler Open gave Troup an $8,000 first-place prize, doubling his season earnings to that point. That was his first full season on tour, and he won his first PBA tournament that year in Battle Creek, Michigan. In his first two years on the tour, Troup had little success, and was unable to secure financial backing from a sponsor, forcing him to use personal savings to continue competing in 1978. I just started telling everybody to start calling me Guppy." In 1973, Troup turned professional, and joined the PBA Tour for the 1976 season. He later said, "We won a state title and we set a state record for juniors back then and it just stuck. Troup began bowling in his youth and chose his nickname at the age of 11 after becoming a member of The Guppies, a South Carolina team of youth bowlers that he captained. At the age of 3, his family moved to the United States when his father began working at the University of South Carolina. Troup was born on 18 January 1950 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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