Richard Anthony Weber Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Dick Weber was born on December 23, 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA as Richard Anthony Weber. He was an actor, known for Pro Bowlers' Tour (1962), A League of Ordinary Gentlemen (2004) and Dick Weber: Bowling's Ambassador Lives On... (2007). He was married to Juanita Delk. He died on February 13, 2005 in Florissant, Missouri, USA.
Always swung his right arm out to the side after releasing the ball
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Won ten of the first 21 PBA tournaments staged.
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Filled in for Nelson Burton, Jr. on ABC telecasts whenever Burton would qualify for the finals of a tournament.
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Charter member of the PBA Hall of Fame.
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Bowled a game once on board an airplane.
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His son, Pete, is also a top PBA bowler. Both father and son are in the PBA Hall of Fame.
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In 1958, he helped create the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), and won 26 PBA Tour events as well as six Senior Tour events. He was one of bowling's first national stars, when the ABC network broadcast bowling tournaments on Saturday afternoons. He was national Bowler of the Year in 1961, 1963, and 1965.
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He was a postal worker in Indianapolis whose fame as a top bowler grew to the point that, in 1955, he was invited to join the Budweisers team in St. Louis. The team, whose other members were Don Carter, Ray Bluth, Tom Hennessey, and Pat Patterson, dropped 3,858 pins in one match, a record which stood for more than three decades.
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Considered to be one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport of bowling.
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Children: sons Peter, Richard, John; daughter Paula.
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Inducted into the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame in 1975.
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Inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1970.
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Professional bowler.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dreamer
1979
Johnny Watkin
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dick Weber: Bowling's Ambassador Lives On...
2007
Video documentary
Himself
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
2004
Documentary
Himself - Professional Bowler
Late Show with David Letterman
1993-1997
TV Series
Himself
Fantasy Island
1979
TV Series
Himself
Pro Bowlers' Tour
1962
TV Series
Guest Commentator
Known for movies
Pro Bowlers' Tour (1962) as Guest Commentator
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen (2004) as Himself - Professional Bowler
Dick Weber: Bowling's Ambassador Lives On... (2007) as Himself
$1.9 Million
