David Codding is a nominee for induction into the GutterAlley Hall of Fame during the Fall 2012 season.

Easily the tallest bowler in GutterAlley history at 6'8", David Codding made his debut in the Spring session of 2001 with his bright green, 10 pound bowling ball from his youth. True story. It wasn't until the Spring 2003 season that he upgraded to a "real ball" and has been a dominating force ever since. Throughout the course of 13 seasons, Codding has finished near or at the very top with his high average as the best of the best. Five times he's been the Most Valuable Bowler, achieved the #1 Power Ranked Bowler honor thirteen times, and has been a part of four championship teams – Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2009, and Fall 2010. David's name appears on many of the Top 25 lists, most of the time in the top ten. As of this writing, he is ranked #4 on the Best Bowlers of All Time in our league and #1 as the Most Improved Bowler of All Time. He's on the Top 25 Bowlers by Win Percentage (6th), Most 200+ Games (3rd), Most 600+ series (3rd), Highest Lifetime Averages (4th), and Most 200+ Games in a Single Season (7th). As a team member, he's contributed to a large number of additional records: he was a member of the 1st and 2nd best teams of all time, was a part of the league's longest win streak (28 games), and owns the best team win record of all time (55-9). When it comes to big individual performances, though, while he's shot the 5th highest series in league history (718) it was his Game #3 score on October 6th, 2012 that forever separated him from everyone else as he became the one and only person to ever bowl a perfect game in our league. Here are a few comments about David from those that nominated him:

He's the only bowler in the league with a 300. Do I really need to say more than that?My entire team feared him when we bowled. We called him Vlad the Impaler.It should have been obvious to all that if anyone in our league would ever roll a 300 series, it would be the guy whose Fun Night between-the-legs rolling generates scores that rival the best of bowlers on a normal night.Way back in the beginning of the league, I conned this extremely tall guy with an extremely childish bowling ball onto the lanes. After listening to boastful tales of the numerous trophies earned during his youth tournament days, I expected huge numbers. I didn't see them. No one did. For years. After an intervention to get him to retire his Fisher Price neon green wonder, our hero purchased his first "all grow'd up" ball and all hell broke loose. Since then I have watched him – both as a teammate and an opponent – crush opponents with his ever-improving Tuesday night performances. Being there when he rolled that perfect game was a well-deserved ending to his long, long journey and why I was the first person up on the lanes to hug the bastard. Above all of his other accolades, shooting the league's first 300 game earmarks him for a spot in the Hall in my eyes.

The GutterAlley Hall of Fame Screening Committee is proud to put David up for enshrinement.