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Dick Weber (December 23 1929 - February 13 2005) was a famous bowling professional and a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Weber was known not only as a bowling superstar, but was also a bowling pioneer and one of the sport's most popular players.

Weber moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1955 to form a soon-to-be legendary bowling team called the Budweisers (after the popular American beer brand). Members of the Budweisers included Ray Bluth, Don Carter, Tom Hennessey and Pat Patterson.

In 1958, Weber became a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association, which he subsequently dominated. In 1959, Weber won his first PBA title and went on during his career to win 26 PBA Tour events, six Senior Tour events (and thusly amassing a total of 32 PBA titles in both major categories), and was national bowler of the year three times (in 1961, 1963 and 1965). His 26 tour wins places him in sixth place on the all-time PBA wins list. In 2002, Weber also became the first player to win at least one PBA title in six consecutive decades.

Weber was also known as an unofficial ambassador of his sport and rarely passed up an opportunity to promote the sport of bowling. Dick Weber is a member of the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame and both he and his son, Pete Weber, are members of the PBA Hall of Fame.

In 1999 Dick Weber was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

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