Weber made his first bowling headlines during the early 1950s, while working as a mailman in his native Indianapolis. In 1955 he moved to Florissant, Missouri to join the bowling team named the Budweisers (after the popular American beer brand). The team established a long-standing 5-man ABC league series record on March 12, 1958 at the National Team Match Games at Floriss Lanes in St. Louis, Missouri breaking a 1937 ABC record for a 5-man team with 3,858 pins and 138 strikes. The record wasn’t broken until 1994.
In 1958 Weber became a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association, which he subsequently dominated. Weber captured his first PBA title in the 2nd tournament of the inaugural 1959 season, and won three of the PBA’s first four tournaments.
He went on to win 10 of the first 23 PBA tournaments, including winning seven titles in the 13-event 1961 PBA season. Only Mark Roth has won more titles in a PBA season with eight victories in 1978, but Roth’s feat was accomplished over a 35-event season.
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Past Pattern Winners
Year |
Season |
Pattern Name |
Bowler |
Average |
2019 | Winter | Johnny Petraglia | Will Vidulich | 204 |
2019 | Summer | Dick Weber |