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Pete Weber (bowler)

January 01, 2023

For the Nashville, Tennessee-based sportscaster and radio talk show host, see Pete Weber (sportscaster).

Peter David Weber (born August 21, 1962) is an American semi-retired bowler in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and a member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame. Weber was one of the sport's most active players and became known for his maverick, chirpy and rebellious personality. He is also known for being incredibly versatile, with his high backswing and the side rotation he puts on the bowling ball helping him control numerous oil conditions. Weber is featured in the ten-pin bowling sports documentary A League of Ordinary Gentlemen. He has won 37 titles on the PBA Tour (fourth all-time), including ten major championships (tied for second all-time), and another 13 titles (five majors) on the PBA50 Tour. He is one of only three bowlers in history (with Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Earl Anthony) to have amassed at least 50 combined titles between the PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour. Weber and Williams Jr. are the only two bowlers to have amassed at least 100 total PBA titles, with PBA Regional events added. (Weber currently has 106 total titles with his 48 PBA Regional Tour and eight PBA50 Regional Tour wins included.)[1]

Pete Weber
Personal information
Birth namePeter David Weber
Nickname(s)PDW
Born (1962-08-21) August 21, 1962 (age 60)
St. Ann, Missouri
Years active1979–2021
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Parents
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTen-pin bowling
LeaguePBA
Turned pro1979
Achievements and titles
World finals1 European Bowling Tour
Regional finals48 PBA Regional Tour
8 PBA50 Regional Tour
National finals37 PBA Tour (10 majors)
13 PBA50 Tour (5 majors)
2x PBA50 Player of the Year

Weber has won bowling's U.S. Open a record five times. Among the eight players in history to win the PBA's triple crown (U.S. Open, PBA World Championship and PBA Tournament of Champions), Weber is the only one to win each of these events at least twice in a career. He has also won the PBA Senior U.S. Open twice, and is a two-time PBA50 Player of the Year. He is HIM.[2]

Early life

Weber grew up in Florissant, Missouri, and as the son of bowling superstar Dick Weber, was introduced to the sport at the age of two. At the age of 15, Weber was already winning local bowling tournaments against adult players, and won his first PBA Regional Tour event (as a non-member) at age 16.[3] With the help of his father, Pete was able to become a PBA member at the age of 17 (the former policy required a minimum age of 18). In 1979, Weber bowled in his first event on the professional circuit and participated in 20 tour events during the 1980 season, making one televised finals appearance. Weber won Rookie of the Year honors in 1980. By 1982, he had won his first PBA title, winning two that season. By the time he was 24 years old, he had already reached the 10-title plateau (becoming the youngest player in PBA history to attain that mark). At age 26, he narrowly won the PBA National Championship over Dave Ferraro, giving him all three jewels of the PBA's "triple crown" (achieved by winning the U.S. Open, Tournament of Champions and PBA National Championship).[3]

Achievements

PBA Tour

Weber and his father, Dick, were the first father-and-son combination to ever both earn a title on the PBA Tour.[4] The feat has since been matched three times, by Don/Jimmy Johnson (1990), Don/Eugene McCune (2002) and Guppy/Kyle Troup (2015).

Weber was the youngest player to reach 10 PBA titles, accomplishing the feat in 1987 at age 24 years, 247 days.[5] He reached the 20-title plateau in 1993, before going on the longest winless streak in his professional career between 1994 and 1996. In the 2003–04 season, Weber won two titles, including his 30th title and his third U.S. Open, and earned a career-high $206,217. On December 4, 2005, Weber overcame a year of trying times both personally and professionally by clinching what was, perhaps, the most emotional title of his career at the 2005 Bowlersparadise.com Classic at Stardust Bowl in Hammond, Indiana. This marked the first television appearance for Weber in 666 days, and it was his first title after the death of his father on February 13, 2005. Weber honored his father after the victory by looking into the ESPN cameras and pointing at the "DW" patch on his sleeve.

Overall, Weber has won 37 PBA Tour events, including ten major titles (tied with Earl Anthony for the second most majors all-time). His 37th tour win on March 31, 2013 came at age 50 in the Tournament of Champions. His 37 wins place him fourth on the all-time PBA tour titles list, behind only Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (47), Earl Anthony (43) and Norm Duke (40). Weber's 35th Tour win at the end of the 2009-10 season against Mike Scroggins at the 2010 Marathon Open in the title match ensured Walter Ray Williams Jr. his record 7th Player of the Year award, as well as making Williams (then age 50) the oldest ever to win that award. Had Weber lost the title match, Scroggins would have been named Player of the Year for that season.[6]

Weber has rolled 85 perfect 300 games in PBA competition through 2018. His five U.S. Open titles are the most of any bowler in PBA history.[7] He also had a runner-up finish in the 1987 U.S. Open. Weber is one of eight PBA players to have earned the career PBA Triple Crown. Upon winning the 2013 Tournament of Champions title, he became the first bowler to win all three jewels of the Triple Crown at least twice in a career (five U.S. Open titles, two PBA World Championship titles, and two wins in the Tournament of Champions).[8] He is also the oldest winner of the U.S. Open (49) and Tournament of Champions (50). The Tournament of Champions win at age 50 years, 222 days made him the oldest player to win a PBA Tour major title that was considered a major at the time of victory. (Ernie Schlegel won the 1996 USBC Masters at age 53 before it was considered a PBA major; he was retroactively credited with a major due to a 2008 rule change.)[9] Weber's other major win was in the Touring Players Championship, which has only recently become a PBA major again. The only major that has eluded him is the USBC Masters.

Along with Mike Aulby, Norm Duke, and Walter Ray Williams Jr., Pete is one of only four bowlers to have won at least one standard PBA Tour title in four different decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s). However, a feat that sets him apart from his contemporaries is that he's won a U.S. Open title in the same four consecutive decades, specifically in 1988, 1991, 2004, 2007, and 2012.

Weber joined his father in the PBA Hall of Fame in 1998, and he became a member of the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 2002. His career PBA Tour earnings of over $4 million (through the 2019 season) place him second all-time, behind only all-time titles leader Walter Ray Williams, Jr. Weber and Williams are the only two PBA bowlers to have topped the $4 million mark in career earnings. Weber owns 48 PBA Regional titles, the most all-time, in addition to four PBA50 Regional titles.[10]

Weber was ranked 4th on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years," one place behind his father.

At age 58, Weber participated in World Series of Bowling XII and made the Round of 16 match play at the 2021 PBA Scorpion Championship. Prior to match play on March 17, he announced that this would be his last event as an active national PBA Tour member, choosing to focus on Regional and PBA50 Tour events.[11][12] As he completed his bowling that day, Weber said to the FloBowling cameras:

"It's been an honor and a privilege to be part of the Professional Bowlers Association for 41 years. I appreciate all the fans I have, who hate me or love me. You watched. That's all you could do."

Over his 41-year PBA Tour career, Weber made the final match 67 times, going 37–30 in those matches, and made the top five 152 times (second all-time).[13]

PBA Senior Tours (PBA50 and PBA60)

Weber joined the PBA50 Tour (formerly PBA Senior Tour) in 2013. His first title on that tour was a major: the 2013 USBC Senior Masters, which he won on June 14. He also won the last PBA50 Tour tournament of the season on his 51st birthday and earned Rookie of the Year honors.[14]

Weber won a second PBA50 major title, his fourth PBA50 title overall, at the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open on June 5, 2015. The win made Pete the second player in history, after Norm Duke, to win the U.S. Open on both the standard PBA Tour and the PBA50 Tour.[15] Weber was named the PBA50 Player of the Year for the 2015 season, after dominating in the earnings, average and competition points categories. It was his first PBA Player of the Year win of any kind.[16]

On May 10, 2016, Weber won the BVL Johnny Petraglia Open on the PBA50 Tour for his third consecutive title in the 2016 season, and seventh PBA50 title overall. He joined fellow PBA Hall of Famer Tom Baker as the only players to ever win three consecutive PBA50 Tour events.[17] In the next PBA50 Tour stop, Weber successfully defended his 2015 PBA Senior U.S. Open crown, and became the only bowler to win four consecutive PBA50 Tour events.[18] Although the winning streak was stopped in the next tournament, Weber made history again later in the season. His victory at the 2016 USBC Senior Masters on June 26 made him the first bowler ever to win five titles in a single PBA50 Tour season.[19] Weber's unprecedented PBA50 season continued on July 28, when he won his sixth title of 2016 in the PBA50 South Shore Open.[20] Despite missing the last three events of the 2016 season due to a hip injury, Weber easily won his second consecutive PBA50 Player of the Year award with 457,200 points – more than 200,000 above the next closest player (Amleto Monacelli with 241,680 points). Weber also averaged a PBA50 record 237.03 for the season, almost nine pins ahead of second-place Norm Duke (228.31).[21]

In the 2017 PBA50 season finale on August 8, Weber won his 11th PBA50 title, capturing the DeHayes Insurance Group Championship held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This victory gave Weber 100 total PBA titles (37 PBA Tour, 11 PBA50 Tour, 48 PBA Regional Tour and four PBA50 Regional Tour). Walter Ray Williams Jr. is the only other bowler to reach this total.[22]

On April 29, 2021, Weber won his 12th PBA50 Tour title (and first since 2017) in the Florida Blue Medicare PBA50 National Championship for his fifth PBA50 major.[23] One week later, on May 5, Weber made it back-to-back PBA50 championships, earning his 13th title at the PBA50 Granville Financial Open, his 50th national tournament win in PBA-sanctioned competition (regular and PBA50).[24]

Weber is one of only five bowlers in history (with Walter Ray Williams Jr., Tom Baker, Amleto Monacelli and Parker Bohn III) to have won at least 10 titles on both the standard PBA Tour and the PBA50 Tour. Pete and his father, Dick, are two of the eight players in history (with Dave Soutar, Johnny Petraglia, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Amleto Monacelli, Parker Bohn III and Norm Duke) who have won a PBA Tour or PBA50 Tour title in five different decades.

Weber will be eligible to participate in the second tier of the PBA Senior Tour, PBA60, in 2023, as his 60th birthday will come after entries close for the final PBA60 tournament of the 2022 season.

Other achievements

Weber claimed his first career European Bowling Tour title in 2008, in the 30th Trofeu Internacional, July 22–27, 2008, Ciutat de Barcelona at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain.

When Pete won his first PBA title in 1982, it was the first time a father (Dick Weber) and son had each captured PBA titles. This has since happened three more times (Don and Jimmy Johnson, Don and Eugene McCune, Guppy and Kyle Troup).

Weber is one of only 13 players in PBA history to start in the 24th and final spot of the match play round and go on to win a tournament. He and Mike Aulby are the only two players to accomplish this feat twice. Weber did so in 1984, and again in 1991.[25]

On ESPN's Cold Pizza he mentioned that he has made the 7-10 split four times in his career. He also noted that he is a near-scratch golfer and has six career holes-in-one.

Weber won the 2013 ESPY Award for Best Bowler, defeating fellow nominees Jason Belmonte and Scott Norton.[26]

Controversy

By the early 1980s, Weber had established himself as one of the best bowlers in the world, but his lifestyle saw numerous long binges of alcohol and cocaine use.[27] In a 1985 Sports Illustrated article, Weber admitted to spending a four-week stretch on tour in a "complete blackout"—staying up for days on end with cocaine, and drinking a fifth of Jack Daniel's every night. Pete estimated he blew through about $150,000 between 1982 and 1984 on cocaine, alcohol and gambling. He once bragged about hitting the lanes one evening and scoring in the high 200s after spending the day drinking full-strength Long Island iced teas.[13] He entered rehab in March 1984, ending what his famous father called "eight years of hell".[28] Though Weber says he never used cocaine again, he fell off the wagon multiple times with drinking.

Despite Weber's talent, he was not popular with his bowling peers and was even denied Player of the Year honors in 1987 despite winning the Tournament of Champions and leading the tour in earnings; the award was instead given to Marshall Holman.[29] By 1989, Weber had won 13 PBA Tour titles and had reached over $1 million (USD) in earnings, but his personal life was plagued with problems. By the mid-1990s, Weber had been through two divorces. He went through a three-season stretch (1994–96) without winning a title, and he failed to make a championship round appearance during the entire 1995 season.[4] At the same time, the PBA Tour itself was in decline and was nearing insolvency.[30]

Weber began a slow turnaround in 1997, for which he gave much of the credit to third wife Tracy. "Tracy is the best thing that ever happened to me," he said. "She keeps me focused and keeps me loose."[31] Weber won two titles in the 1997 season, and established a then-career high in earnings with over $181,000.

In 2000, the PBA Tour was sold to three former Microsoft executives; Weber was not on the tour during this transitional phase, as he was still serving a suspension for "conduct unbecoming a professional" given by the former PBA leadership due to a late 1999 incident at a Bay City, Michigan pro-am related to his drinking problem.[32] The new tour ownership saw Weber's flashiness as a potential tool for marketing the PBA to a new audience.[30] By the 2001–02 season, Weber had his career back on track, winning three titles in all. In one of the three victories, at the Great Lakes Classic in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Weber rolled a nationally televised 299 game, leaving a 4-pin standing on his final shot.[33] In an interview during the season, Weber remarked:

The new PBA has told me to be animated, and I was already animated to begin with. The new PBA likes me, likes my antics. They think that's what's going to sell the PBA.[27]

Weber's attitude on television has given him a reputation as a brash "action bowler," which some critics view as unsportsmanlike.[34] After icing a 289–279 victory in a televised match against Michael Haugen Jr., who was looking for his first PBA win at the 2001 Greater Louisville Open, Weber walked back on the approach toward Haugen and shouted, "He ain't getting his first one against me, no way!" During the 2010 One-A-Day Dick Weber Open, he became frustrated after hearing the sound a photographer's camera click just before letting go of the ball, and verbally told them to refrain from flashing the camera during his approach. In the 2012 U.S. Open finals, he repeatedly confronted a young audience member whom he believed was intentionally distracting him on his shots. He eventually won the 2012 event, his unprecedented fifth U.S. Open title, getting a strike on the fill shot of the tenth frame to defeat Mike Fagan by one pin, 215–214. Weber exploded in a burst of rage and excitement:

Gary Thorne, (ESPN announcer): Strike to claim it, a strike to claim it, and... HE GOT IT!

Weber: YES, GOD DAMMIT, YES!!! THAT IS RIGHT, I DID IT! [THAT'S] NUMBER FIVE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! THAT'S RIGHT! (Turns to audience) WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, I AM! GET IT RIGHT!!

The video footage of Weber's reaction to his win went viral on the Internet [35] and made the Top 10 on ESPN's "SportsNation 101 Celebration Fails" list. His "Who do you think you are, I am!" quote ended up on T-shirts. Weber later explained he intended to say, "Who do you think you are rooting against me? I am the man in this tournament!".[36] Weber clarified his comments were directed towards a young heckler who was jeering him throughout the tournament, at times during Weber's approach.[37]

After taking time to cool down, Weber was humble in his post-tournament interview. When the announcer stated that Pete had just passed his father and Don Carter in career U.S. Open titles, Weber replied, "I'll never say I'm better than them. They paved the way for us to be here. It was an honor and a privilege to join them when I won my fourth U.S. Open, and it's even more of an honor to be the first one to win five."[38]

In response to critics, Weber said in a 2016 interview:

I've never cared what other people thought about me. I haven’t changed my attitude, my approach to the game one bit. I'm very emotional out there; nothing I do is planned or rehearsed. When I react, it's a spur-of-the-moment thing. I like to show my emotion, and I think that helps keep me loose. I'm pretty sure if you watch somebody walk up, throw the ball and then go back and sit down over and over, you're not going to want to watch bowling very much.[31]

Legacy

While there are divided opinions on Pete Weber's PBA legacy, the majority conclude that he had a positive impact on resurrecting the sport's popularity. PBA Commissioner Tom Clark stated that when Weber made the finals telecast, ratings went up.[13] Hall of Famer Norm Duke, who also started on Tour while in his teens, was quoted in 2021 saying, "Pete can reach out through a television, grab you by the neck, turn your head toward him and say. 'Oh no, no, no. You might want to watch this.' And people do. It speaks to his entertainment value."[13] Mike Fagan, who once noted that Pete was alienating the very fans the sport wanted to attract, stated years later, "He has been the most noteworthy person in the sport for 40 years. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. But he made bowling fun again."[13]

Weber's career PBA Tour titles

PBA Tour Titles

Major championships are in bold text.

  1. 1982 Greater Hartford Open, Windsor Locks, Conn.
  2. 1982 City of Roses Open, Portland, Ore.
  3. 1984 Aqua Fest Mr. Gatti's Open, Austin, Texas.
  4. 1984 Molson Golden Bowling Challenge, Ontario, Canada.
  5. 1985 Showboat Invitational, Las Vegas, Nev.
  6. 1985 Lite Beer Classic, Miami, Fla.
  7. 1985 Budweiser Open, Taylor, Mich.
  8. 1986 St. Louis Open, St. Louis, Mo.
  9. 1986 Japan Cup, Tokyo, Japan.
  10. 1987 Tournament of Champions, Akron, Ohio.
  11. 1988 U.S. Open, Atlantic City, N.J.
  12. 1989 PBA National Championship, Toledo, Ohio.
  13. 1989 Kessler Open, Dublin, Calif.
  14. 1990 La Mode Classic, Green Bay, Wis.
  15. 1990 Toyota Classic, St. Louis, Mo.
  16. 1991 Fair Lanes Open, Baltimore, Md.
  17. 1991 Johnny Petraglia Open, N. Brunswick, N.J.
  18. 1991 U.S. Open, Indianapolis, Ind.
  19. 1992 Touring Players Championship, Indianapolis, Ind.
  20. 1993 IOF Foresters Bowling for Miracles Open, Ontario, Canada.
  21. 1993 Oronamin C Japan Cup, Tokyo, Japan.
  22. 1997 Tucson Open, Tucson, Ariz.
  23. 1997 Comfort Inn Classic, Tampa, Fla.
  24. 1998 PBA National Championship, Toledo, Ohio.
  25. 2000 Parker Bohn III Empire State Open, Latham, N.Y.
  26. 2001-02 PBA Great Lakes Classic, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  27. 2001-02 PBA Greater Louisville Open, Louisville, Ky.
  28. 2001-02 PBA Columbia 300 Tar Heel Open, Burlington, N.C.
  29. 2002-03 PBA Tar Heel Open, Burlington, N.C.
  30. 2003-04 PBA Medford Open, Medford, Ore.
  31. 2003-04 U.S. Open, Fountain Valley, Calif.
  32. 2005-06 BowlersParadise.com Classic, Hammond, Ind.
  33. 2006-07 Etonic Championship, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
  34. 2006-07 U.S. Open, North Brunswick, N.J.
  35. 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open, Baltimore, MD.
  36. 2011-12 U.S. Open, North Brunswick, N.J.
  37. 2012-13 Tournament of Champions, Indianapolis, IN.

PBA50 Tour Titles

  1. 2013 USBC Senior Masters, Las Vegas, NV.
  2. 2013 PBA50 Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open, Welch, Minn.
  3. 2014 PBA50 Pro Bowl West Fort Wayne Classic, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  4. 2015 Senior U.S. Open, Las Vegas, NV.
  5. 2016 PBA50 UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages, The Villages, Fla.
  6. 2016 PBA50 Tour's Mooresville Ford Open, Mooresville, N.C.
  7. 2016 PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open, Farmingdale, N.Y.
  8. 2016 Senior U.S. Open, Las Vegas, NV.
  9. 2016 USBC Senior Masters, Las Vegas, NV.
  10. 2016 PBA50 South Shore Open, Hammond, Ind.
  11. 2017 PBA50 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  12. 2021 PBA50 National Championship, The Villages, Fla.
  13. 2021 PBA50 Granville Financial Open, Aberdeen, N.C.

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External links

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  • USA Today article - "Pete Weber's resurgence has PBA on edge" (March 1, 2002)

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For the Nashville Tennessee based sportscaster and radio talk show host see Pete Weber sportscaster Peter David Weber born August 21 1962 is an American semi retired bowler in the Professional Bowlers Association PBA and a member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame Weber was one of the sport s most active players and became known for his maverick chirpy and rebellious personality He is also known for being incredibly versatile with his high backswing and the side rotation he puts on the bowling ball helping him control numerous oil conditions Weber is featured in the ten pin bowling sports documentary A League of Ordinary Gentlemen He has won 37 titles on the PBA Tour fourth all time including ten major championships tied for second all time and another 13 titles five majors on the PBA50 Tour He is one of only three bowlers in history with Walter Ray Williams Jr and Earl Anthony to have amassed at least 50 combined titles between the PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour Weber and Williams Jr are the only two bowlers to have amassed at least 100 total PBA titles with PBA Regional events added Weber currently has 106 total titles with his 48 PBA Regional Tour and eight PBA50 Regional Tour wins included 1 Pete WeberPersonal informationBirth namePeter David WeberNickname s PDWBorn 1962 08 21 August 21 1962 age 60 St Ann MissouriYears active1979 2021Height5 ft 7 in 170 cm ParentsDick Weber father Juanita Weber mother SportCountryUnited StatesSportTen pin bowlingLeaguePBATurned pro1979Achievements and titlesWorld finals1 European Bowling TourRegional finals48 PBA Regional Tour8 PBA50 Regional TourNational finals37 PBA Tour 10 majors 13 PBA50 Tour 5 majors 2x PBA50 Player of the YearWeber has won bowling s U S Open a record five times Among the eight players in history to win the PBA s triple crown U S Open PBA World Championship and PBA Tournament of Champions Weber is the only one to win each of these events at least twice in a career He has also won the PBA Senior U S Open twice and is a two time PBA50 Player of the Year He is HIM 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Achievements 2 1 PBA Tour 2 2 PBA Senior Tours PBA50 and PBA60 2 3 Other achievements 3 Controversy 4 Legacy 5 Weber s career PBA Tour titles 5 1 PBA Tour Titles 5 2 PBA50 Tour Titles 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditWeber grew up in Florissant Missouri and as the son of bowling superstar Dick Weber was introduced to the sport at the age of two At the age of 15 Weber was already winning local bowling tournaments against adult players and won his first PBA Regional Tour event as a non member at age 16 3 With the help of his father Pete was able to become a PBA member at the age of 17 the former policy required a minimum age of 18 In 1979 Weber bowled in his first event on the professional circuit and participated in 20 tour events during the 1980 season making one televised finals appearance Weber won Rookie of the Year honors in 1980 By 1982 he had won his first PBA title winning two that season By the time he was 24 years old he had already reached the 10 title plateau becoming the youngest player in PBA history to attain that mark At age 26 he narrowly won the PBA National Championship over Dave Ferraro giving him all three jewels of the PBA s triple crown achieved by winning the U S Open Tournament of Champions and PBA National Championship 3 Achievements EditPBA Tour Edit Weber and his father Dick were the first father and son combination to ever both earn a title on the PBA Tour 4 The feat has since been matched three times by Don Jimmy Johnson 1990 Don Eugene McCune 2002 and Guppy Kyle Troup 2015 Weber was the youngest player to reach 10 PBA titles accomplishing the feat in 1987 at age 24 years 247 days 5 He reached the 20 title plateau in 1993 before going on the longest winless streak in his professional career between 1994 and 1996 In the 2003 04 season Weber won two titles including his 30th title and his third U S Open and earned a career high 206 217 On December 4 2005 Weber overcame a year of trying times both personally and professionally by clinching what was perhaps the most emotional title of his career at the 2005 Bowlersparadise com Classic at Stardust Bowl in Hammond Indiana This marked the first television appearance for Weber in 666 days and it was his first title after the death of his father on February 13 2005 Weber honored his father after the victory by looking into the ESPN cameras and pointing at the DW patch on his sleeve Overall Weber has won 37 PBA Tour events including ten major titles tied with Earl Anthony for the second most majors all time His 37th tour win on March 31 2013 came at age 50 in the Tournament of Champions His 37 wins place him fourth on the all time PBA tour titles list behind only Walter Ray Williams Jr 47 Earl Anthony 43 and Norm Duke 40 Weber s 35th Tour win at the end of the 2009 10 season against Mike Scroggins at the 2010 Marathon Open in the title match ensured Walter Ray Williams Jr his record 7th Player of the Year award as well as making Williams then age 50 the oldest ever to win that award Had Weber lost the title match Scroggins would have been named Player of the Year for that season 6 Weber has rolled 85 perfect 300 games in PBA competition through 2018 His five U S Open titles are the most of any bowler in PBA history 7 He also had a runner up finish in the 1987 U S Open Weber is one of eight PBA players to have earned the career PBA Triple Crown Upon winning the 2013 Tournament of Champions title he became the first bowler to win all three jewels of the Triple Crown at least twice in a career five U S Open titles two PBA World Championship titles and two wins in the Tournament of Champions 8 He is also the oldest winner of the U S Open 49 and Tournament of Champions 50 The Tournament of Champions win at age 50 years 222 days made him the oldest player to win a PBA Tour major title that was considered a major at the time of victory Ernie Schlegel won the 1996 USBC Masters at age 53 before it was considered a PBA major he was retroactively credited with a major due to a 2008 rule change 9 Weber s other major win was in the Touring Players Championship which has only recently become a PBA major again The only major that has eluded him is the USBC Masters Along with Mike Aulby Norm Duke and Walter Ray Williams Jr Pete is one of only four bowlers to have won at least one standard PBA Tour title in four different decades 1980s 1990s 2000s and 2010s However a feat that sets him apart from his contemporaries is that he s won a U S Open title in the same four consecutive decades specifically in 1988 1991 2004 2007 and 2012 Weber joined his father in the PBA Hall of Fame in 1998 and he became a member of the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 2002 His career PBA Tour earnings of over 4 million through the 2019 season place him second all time behind only all time titles leader Walter Ray Williams Jr Weber and Williams are the only two PBA bowlers to have topped the 4 million mark in career earnings Weber owns 48 PBA Regional titles the most all time in addition to four PBA50 Regional titles 10 Weber was ranked 4th on the PBA s 2008 list of 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years one place behind his father At age 58 Weber participated in World Series of Bowling XII and made the Round of 16 match play at the 2021 PBA Scorpion Championship Prior to match play on March 17 he announced that this would be his last event as an active national PBA Tour member choosing to focus on Regional and PBA50 Tour events 11 12 As he completed his bowling that day Weber said to the FloBowling cameras It s been an honor and a privilege to be part of the Professional Bowlers Association for 41 years I appreciate all the fans I have who hate me or love me You watched That s all you could do Over his 41 year PBA Tour career Weber made the final match 67 times going 37 30 in those matches and made the top five 152 times second all time 13 PBA Senior Tours PBA50 and PBA60 Edit Weber joined the PBA50 Tour formerly PBA Senior Tour in 2013 His first title on that tour was a major the 2013 USBC Senior Masters which he won on June 14 He also won the last PBA50 Tour tournament of the season on his 51st birthday and earned Rookie of the Year honors 14 Weber won a second PBA50 major title his fourth PBA50 title overall at the Suncoast PBA Senior U S Open on June 5 2015 The win made Pete the second player in history after Norm Duke to win the U S Open on both the standard PBA Tour and the PBA50 Tour 15 Weber was named the PBA50 Player of the Year for the 2015 season after dominating in the earnings average and competition points categories It was his first PBA Player of the Year win of any kind 16 On May 10 2016 Weber won the BVL Johnny Petraglia Open on the PBA50 Tour for his third consecutive title in the 2016 season and seventh PBA50 title overall He joined fellow PBA Hall of Famer Tom Baker as the only players to ever win three consecutive PBA50 Tour events 17 In the next PBA50 Tour stop Weber successfully defended his 2015 PBA Senior U S Open crown and became the only bowler to win four consecutive PBA50 Tour events 18 Although the winning streak was stopped in the next tournament Weber made history again later in the season His victory at the 2016 USBC Senior Masters on June 26 made him the first bowler ever to win five titles in a single PBA50 Tour season 19 Weber s unprecedented PBA50 season continued on July 28 when he won his sixth title of 2016 in the PBA50 South Shore Open 20 Despite missing the last three events of the 2016 season due to a hip injury Weber easily won his second consecutive PBA50 Player of the Year award with 457 200 points more than 200 000 above the next closest player Amleto Monacelli with 241 680 points Weber also averaged a PBA50 record 237 03 for the season almost nine pins ahead of second place Norm Duke 228 31 21 In the 2017 PBA50 season finale on August 8 Weber won his 11th PBA50 title capturing the DeHayes Insurance Group Championship held in Fort Wayne Indiana This victory gave Weber 100 total PBA titles 37 PBA Tour 11 PBA50 Tour 48 PBA Regional Tour and four PBA50 Regional Tour Walter Ray Williams Jr is the only other bowler to reach this total 22 On April 29 2021 Weber won his 12th PBA50 Tour title and first since 2017 in the Florida Blue Medicare PBA50 National Championship for his fifth PBA50 major 23 One week later on May 5 Weber made it back to back PBA50 championships earning his 13th title at the PBA50 Granville Financial Open his 50th national tournament win in PBA sanctioned competition regular and PBA50 24 Weber is one of only five bowlers in history with Walter Ray Williams Jr Tom Baker Amleto Monacelli and Parker Bohn III to have won at least 10 titles on both the standard PBA Tour and the PBA50 Tour Pete and his father Dick are two of the eight players in history with Dave Soutar Johnny Petraglia Walter Ray Williams Jr Amleto Monacelli Parker Bohn III and Norm Duke who have won a PBA Tour or PBA50 Tour title in five different decades Weber will be eligible to participate in the second tier of the PBA Senior Tour PBA60 in 2023 as his 60th birthday will come after entries close for the final PBA60 tournament of the 2022 season Other achievements Edit Weber claimed his first career European Bowling Tour title in 2008 in the 30th Trofeu Internacional July 22 27 2008 Ciutat de Barcelona at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona Spain When Pete won his first PBA title in 1982 it was the first time a father Dick Weber and son had each captured PBA titles This has since happened three more times Don and Jimmy Johnson Don and Eugene McCune Guppy and Kyle Troup Weber is one of only 13 players in PBA history to start in the 24th and final spot of the match play round and go on to win a tournament He and Mike Aulby are the only two players to accomplish this feat twice Weber did so in 1984 and again in 1991 25 On ESPN s Cold Pizza he mentioned that he has made the 7 10 split four times in his career He also noted that he is a near scratch golfer and has six career holes in one Weber won the 2013 ESPY Award for Best Bowler defeating fellow nominees Jason Belmonte and Scott Norton 26 Controversy EditBy the early 1980s Weber had established himself as one of the best bowlers in the world but his lifestyle saw numerous long binges of alcohol and cocaine use 27 In a 1985 Sports Illustrated article Weber admitted to spending a four week stretch on tour in a complete blackout staying up for days on end with cocaine and drinking a fifth of Jack Daniel s every night Pete estimated he blew through about 150 000 between 1982 and 1984 on cocaine alcohol and gambling He once bragged about hitting the lanes one evening and scoring in the high 200s after spending the day drinking full strength Long Island iced teas 13 He entered rehab in March 1984 ending what his famous father called eight years of hell 28 Though Weber says he never used cocaine again he fell off the wagon multiple times with drinking Despite Weber s talent he was not popular with his bowling peers and was even denied Player of the Year honors in 1987 despite winning the Tournament of Champions and leading the tour in earnings the award was instead given to Marshall Holman 29 By 1989 Weber had won 13 PBA Tour titles and had reached over 1 million USD in earnings but his personal life was plagued with problems By the mid 1990s Weber had been through two divorces He went through a three season stretch 1994 96 without winning a title and he failed to make a championship round appearance during the entire 1995 season 4 At the same time the PBA Tour itself was in decline and was nearing insolvency 30 Weber began a slow turnaround in 1997 for which he gave much of the credit to third wife Tracy Tracy is the best thing that ever happened to me he said She keeps me focused and keeps me loose 31 Weber won two titles in the 1997 season and established a then career high in earnings with over 181 000 In 2000 the PBA Tour was sold to three former Microsoft executives Weber was not on the tour during this transitional phase as he was still serving a suspension for conduct unbecoming a professional given by the former PBA leadership due to a late 1999 incident at a Bay City Michigan pro am related to his drinking problem 32 The new tour ownership saw Weber s flashiness as a potential tool for marketing the PBA to a new audience 30 By the 2001 02 season Weber had his career back on track winning three titles in all In one of the three victories at the Great Lakes Classic in Grand Rapids Michigan Weber rolled a nationally televised 299 game leaving a 4 pin standing on his final shot 33 In an interview during the season Weber remarked The new PBA has told me to be animated and I was already animated to begin with The new PBA likes me likes my antics They think that s what s going to sell the PBA 27 Weber s attitude on television has given him a reputation as a brash action bowler which some critics view as unsportsmanlike 34 After icing a 289 279 victory in a televised match against Michael Haugen Jr who was looking for his first PBA win at the 2001 Greater Louisville Open Weber walked back on the approach toward Haugen and shouted He ain t getting his first one against me no way During the 2010 One A Day Dick Weber Open he became frustrated after hearing the sound a photographer s camera click just before letting go of the ball and verbally told them to refrain from flashing the camera during his approach In the 2012 U S Open finals he repeatedly confronted a young audience member whom he believed was intentionally distracting him on his shots He eventually won the 2012 event his unprecedented fifth U S Open title getting a strike on the fill shot of the tenth frame to defeat Mike Fagan by one pin 215 214 Weber exploded in a burst of rage and excitement Gary Thorne ESPN announcer Strike to claim it a strike to claim it and HE GOT IT Weber YES GOD DAMMIT YES THAT IS RIGHT I DID IT THAT S NUMBER FIVE ARE YOU KIDDING ME THAT S RIGHT Turns to audience WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE I AM GET IT RIGHT The video footage of Weber s reaction to his win went viral on the Internet 35 and made the Top 10 on ESPN s SportsNation 101 Celebration Fails list His Who do you think you are I am quote ended up on T shirts Weber later explained he intended to say Who do you think you are rooting against me I am the man in this tournament 36 Weber clarified his comments were directed towards a young heckler who was jeering him throughout the tournament at times during Weber s approach 37 After taking time to cool down Weber was humble in his post tournament interview When the announcer stated that Pete had just passed his father and Don Carter in career U S Open titles Weber replied I ll never say I m better than them They paved the way for us to be here It was an honor and a privilege to join them when I won my fourth U S Open and it s even more of an honor to be the first one to win five 38 In response to critics Weber said in a 2016 interview I ve never cared what other people thought about me I haven t changed my attitude my approach to the game one bit I m very emotional out there nothing I do is planned or rehearsed When I react it s a spur of the moment thing I like to show my emotion and I think that helps keep me loose I m pretty sure if you watch somebody walk up throw the ball and then go back and sit down over and over you re not going to want to watch bowling very much 31 Legacy EditWhile there are divided opinions on Pete Weber s PBA legacy the majority conclude that he had a positive impact on resurrecting the sport s popularity PBA Commissioner Tom Clark stated that when Weber made the finals telecast ratings went up 13 Hall of Famer Norm Duke who also started on Tour while in his teens was quoted in 2021 saying Pete can reach out through a television grab you by the neck turn your head toward him and say Oh no no no You might want to watch this And people do It speaks to his entertainment value 13 Mike Fagan who once noted that Pete was alienating the very fans the sport wanted to attract stated years later He has been the most noteworthy person in the sport for 40 years Sometimes good sometimes bad But he made bowling fun again 13 Weber s career PBA Tour titles EditPBA Tour Titles Edit Major championships are in bold text 1982 Greater Hartford Open Windsor Locks Conn 1982 City of Roses Open Portland Ore 1984 Aqua Fest Mr Gatti s Open Austin Texas 1984 Molson Golden Bowling Challenge Ontario Canada 1985 Showboat Invitational Las Vegas Nev 1985 Lite Beer Classic Miami Fla 1985 Budweiser Open Taylor Mich 1986 St Louis Open St Louis Mo 1986 Japan Cup Tokyo Japan 1987 Tournament of Champions Akron Ohio 1988 U S Open Atlantic City N J 1989 PBA National Championship Toledo Ohio 1989 Kessler Open Dublin Calif 1990 La Mode Classic Green Bay Wis 1990 Toyota Classic St Louis Mo 1991 Fair Lanes Open Baltimore Md 1991 Johnny Petraglia Open N Brunswick N J 1991 U S Open Indianapolis Ind 1992 Touring Players Championship Indianapolis Ind 1993 IOF Foresters Bowling for Miracles Open Ontario Canada 1993 Oronamin C Japan Cup Tokyo Japan 1997 Tucson Open Tucson Ariz 1997 Comfort Inn Classic Tampa Fla 1998 PBA National Championship Toledo Ohio 2000 Parker Bohn III Empire State Open Latham N Y 2001 02 PBA Great Lakes Classic Grand Rapids Mich 2001 02 PBA Greater Louisville Open Louisville Ky 2001 02 PBA Columbia 300 Tar Heel Open Burlington N C 2002 03 PBA Tar Heel Open Burlington N C 2003 04 PBA Medford Open Medford Ore 2003 04 U S Open Fountain Valley Calif 2005 06 BowlersParadise com Classic Hammond Ind 2006 07 Etonic Championship Cheektowaga N Y 2006 07 U S Open North Brunswick N J 2009 10 Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open Baltimore MD 2011 12 U S Open North Brunswick N J 2012 13 Tournament of Champions Indianapolis IN PBA50 Tour Titles Edit 2013 USBC Senior Masters Las Vegas NV 2013 PBA50 Treasure Island Resort amp Casino Open Welch Minn 2014 PBA50 Pro Bowl West Fort Wayne Classic Fort Wayne Ind 2015 Senior U S Open Las Vegas NV 2016 PBA50 UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages The Villages Fla 2016 PBA50 Tour s Mooresville Ford Open Mooresville N C 2016 PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open Farmingdale N Y 2016 Senior U S Open Las Vegas NV 2016 USBC Senior Masters Las Vegas NV 2016 PBA50 South Shore Open Hammond Ind 2017 PBA50 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship Fort Wayne Ind 2021 PBA50 National Championship The Villages Fla 2021 PBA50 Granville Financial Open Aberdeen N C References Edit Kaufman Chase November 4 2022 PBA REGIONAL RECAP WEBER WINS TITLE NO 56 NINE MORE PLAYERS EARN TRIP TO RPI pba com Retrieved November 7 2022 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE I AM youtube com Retrieved December 29 2022 a b Storm Athletes Pete Weber stormbowling com Archived from the original on April 29 2021 Retrieved April 29 2021 a b Coming Soon www pba com Archived from the original on December 8 2017 Retrieved November 3 2021 Vint Bill July 6 2018 PBA Spare Shots EJ Tackett Joins Elite List of Young PBA Tour Winners with 10 Titles Archived from the original on July 11 2018 Retrieved July 10 2018 Vint Bill Weber Re Writes PBA History with Marathon Open Victory Hands Williams Player of the Year Title Article at www pba com on April 4 2010 Vint Bill Pete Weber Wins Record Fifth U S Open to Surpass Father Dick Weber and Don Carter Archived October 11 2014 at the Wayback Machine Article at www pba com on February 26 2012 Vint Bill Pete Weber Wins Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions Ties Anthony with 10th Major Completes PBA Triple Crown for a Second Time Archived April 4 2013 at the Wayback Machine pba com on March 31 2013 Smith Aaron April 4 2022 ANTHONY SIMONSEN WINS SECOND USBC MASTERS TITLE AT 2022 EVENT PBA com Retrieved April 4 2022 Vint Bill Weber Continues Mastery in Illinois Valley Classic Wins Record 46th PBA Regional Title Archived March 25 2012 at the Wayback Machine Article at www pba com on July 27 2011 Tom Clark Tweet on Pete Weber twitter com March 17 2021 Archived from the original on November 3 2021 Retrieved March 17 2021 Goodger Jef March 17 2021 PETE WEBER WALTER RAY WILLIAMS JR RETIRE FROM PBA TOUR COMPETITION pba com Archived from the original on March 18 2021 Retrieved March 18 2021 a b c d e Orr Conor July 8 2021 Who Do You Think You Are He Is SI com Archived from the original on July 9 2021 Retrieved July 9 2021 2013 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters results Archived June 15 2013 at the Wayback Machine at pba com retrieved June 19 2013 Schneider Jerry June 5 2015 Weber Defeats Forkel to Win First Suncoast PBA Senior U S Open Title pba com Archived from the original on June 10 2015 Retrieved June 10 2015 Schneider Jerry August 20 2015 Pete Weber Dominates Statistical Categories on His Way to a Milestone PBA50 Player of the Year Season pba com Archived from the original on August 28 2015 Retrieved August 28 2015 Schneider Jerry May 10 2016 Pete Weber Notches Record Tying Third Straight PBA50 Tour Title in Johnny Petraglia BVL Open pba com Archived from the original on August 12 2016 Retrieved May 23 2016 Schneider Jerry June 3 2016 Weber Successfully Defends Suncoast PBA Senior U S Open Title For Record Fourth Consecutive PBA50 Tour Win pba com Archived from the original on June 7 2016 Retrieved June 5 2016 Cannizarro Matt June 26 2016 Weber Writes Yet Another Chapter in His Career With USBC Senior Masters Win pba com Archived from the original on June 30 2016 Retrieved June 27 2016 Vint Bill July 28 2016 Pete Weber Wins Record Sixth Title of 2016 in PBA50 South Shore Open Ties Walter Ray with 99th PBA Title pba com Archived from the original on August 1 2016 Retrieved August 2 2016 Schneider Jerry August 25 2016 Pete Weber Puts Together Historic 2016 Season to Earn Second Consecutive PBA50 Player of the Year Crown pba com Archived from the original on August 29 2016 Retrieved September 1 2016 Schneider Jerry August 8 2017 Pete Weber Wins PBA50 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship for 100th Career PBA Title Brian LeClair Wins PBA50 Player of the Year Crown pba com Archived from the original on August 15 2017 Retrieved August 14 2017 Schneider Jerry April 30 2021 PETE WEBER WINS FLORIDA BLUE MEDICARE PBA50 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FIFTH MAJOR AND 12TH CAREER PBA50 TOUR TITLE pba com Archived from the original on April 30 2021 Retrieved April 30 2021 Goodger Jef May 5 2021 PETE WEBER WINS BACK TO BACK PBA50 TOUR TITLES pba com Archived from the original on May 7 2021 Retrieved May 6 2021 PBA Scoring Records Twenty fourth Place Match Play to Title pba com Archived from the original on January 13 2019 Retrieved February 1 2018 ESPY Awards 2013 Winners Results Recap and Top Moments Archived November 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine Tim Keeney at bleacherreport com on July 18 2013 a b Clark Tom February 12 2002 Brash raunchy Weber is just what bowling needs USA 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from the original on December 31 2013 Retrieved February 29 2012 Newcomb Tim February 28 2012 A Bowler s Exuberant Win Goes Viral And for Good Reason Times Archived from the original on April 24 2012 Retrieved April 26 2012 Charles Curtis February 26 2020 Here s the story behind Pete Weber s famous Who do you think you are I am moment USA Today Archived from the original on April 2 2021 Retrieved March 2 2021 Dougherty Pete April 1 2013 No more important name in the sport than Weber Times Union Archived from the original on January 20 2020 Retrieved January 20 2020 St Louis bowler Pete Weber wins record 5th U S Open Archived May 2 2012 at the Wayback Machine Article at STLtoday com on February 27 2012 External links EditPBA Tour Pete Weber biography page copy archived January 30 2018 USA Today article Pete Weber s resurgence has PBA on edge March 1 2002 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pete Weber bowler amp oldid 1130319226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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