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==PBA50 Tour== In 2014, Norm won two PBA50 titles, including the Senior U.S. Open, in his first season on the PBA50 Tour. For his efforts, he won both PBA50 Rookie of the Year and PBA50 Player of the Year honors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.pba.com/post/2014/8/13/WR-Williams-Wins-PBA50-Treasure-Island-Resort-Casino-Open3b-Norm-Duke-Earns-PBA50-Player-of-the-Year.aspx |last=Schneider |first=Jerry |title=W.R. Williams Wins PBA50 Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open; Norm Duke Earns PBA50 Player of the Year |publisher=pba.com |date=August 13, 2014 |accessdate=August 14, 2014}}</ref> He is one of only three PBA50 players (with [[Tom Baker (bowler)|Tom Baker]] and [[Tom Hess (bowler)|Tom Hess]]) to win both awards in the same season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/PBA-Spare-Shots-Michael-Haugen-Jr-Locks-Up-PBA50-Player-of-the-Year-Honors3b-Top-12-Still-in-Question |title=Michael Haugen Jr. Locks Up PBA50 Player of the Year Honors; Top 12 Still in Question |last=Vint |first=Bill |publisher=PBA.com |date=August 9, 2018 |accessdate=August 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/2021/september/hess-wins-usbc-senior-masters-pba50-rookie-year-and-pba50-player-year |title=HESS WINS USBC SENIOR MASTERS, PBA50 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND PBA50 PLAYER OF THE YEAR |publisher=PBA.com |first=Jill |last=Winters |date=September 19, 2021 |accessdate=September 20, 2021}}</ref> In 2016, he won his third PBA50 title and second PBA50 major at the PBA50 World Championship. He has since won three more standard titles on the PBA50 Tour, in 2017, 2018 and 2021.<ref name=NDuke-PBA50-6>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/2021/august/norm-duke-wins-all-four-stepladder-matches-capture-pba50-david-smalls-jax-60-open-title |title=NORM DUKE WINS ALL FOUR STEPLADDER MATCHES TO CAPTURE PBA50 DAVID SMALL'S JAX 60 OPEN TITLE |last=Schneider |first=Jerry |publisher=PBA.com |date=August 16, 2021 |accessdate=August 18, 2021}}</ref> The latest victory made Duke one of eight players in history to win a PBA Tour or PBA50 Tour title in five different decades, joining [[Dick Weber]], [[Dave Soutar]], [[Johnny Petraglia]], [[Walter Ray Williams Jr.]], [[Pete Weber (bowler)|Pete Weber]], [[Parker Bohn III]] and [[Amleto Monacelli]].
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