Bohn's best pro season came in 1999, when he won five titles and earned PBA Player of the Year honors. The '99 season featured a streak in which Parker won eight consecutive televised matches. He would also be named Player of the Year in the 2001-02 season, a year highlighted by his only major championship title (2001 ABC Masters). His single-season average record of 228.03 was bested only by Norm Duke's 228.47 in the 2006-07 season. One of the true "nice guys" on tour, Bohn is a four-time winner of the PBA's Steve Nagy Sportsmanship award.
Highly active in promoting youth bowling, Bohn has established an annual Parker Bohn III Youth Scholarship Tournament. Since its inception in 1999, Parker has awarded over $30,000 to junior bowlers in the form of scholarships.
Bohn currently lives in New Jersey with his wife, Leslie, and two sons, Justin and Brandon. He has two other sons, Parker IV and Evan. He is the brother-in-law of fellow PBA bowler, Doug Kent .
Besides making regular appearances on ABC-TV, CBS-TV and ESPN during his years on the PBA tour, Bohn has authored a book (with text by Dan Herbst) called ''Bowling: How to Master the Game'' (Universe Publishing).
A bowling arcade game also bears his name: Parker Bohn III Pro Bowler. The full-motion video game features audio voice-over by Parker himself.
- Inducted into PBA Hall of Fame, 2000
- PBA Player of the Year (1999, 2001-02)
- Harry Smith PBA Points Leader award (1999, 2001-02)
- George Young PBA High Average award (1999, 2001-02)
- Steve Nagy Sportsmanship award (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)
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