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Pete Weber is also the name of a Nashville, Tennessee-based sportscaster and radio talk show host. For more information, see Pete Weber (broadcaster).

Pete Weber (born July 8, 1962) is a famous bowling professional on the Professional Bowlers Association PBA Tour. Weber is one of the sport's most popular active players and is well-known for his maverick, rebellious personality.

Pete Weber grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and, as a son of bowling legend Dick Weber, was introduced to the sport at the age of 2. At the age of 15, Weber was already winning tournaments in local bowling leagues against adult players and, with the help of his father, was able to join the PBA tour at the age of 17 (the former policy required a minimum age of 18). In 1979, Weber started his first year on the professional circuit and participated in 21 tour events, including one TV appearance. Weber won Rookie of the Year honors in 1980. By 1982, he had won his first PBA event title, winning a total of two that season.

Despite Weber's talent, he was not popular with his bowling peers and was even denied Player of the Year honors in 1987 in spite of winning the Tournament of Champions and leading the tour in winnings; the award was instead given to Marshall Holman. By 1989, Weber had won 13 PBA Tour titles and had reached over $1 million (USD) in earnings, but was plagued with problems in his personal life. By the mid-1990s, Weber had been through two divorces and suffered from alcoholism, which was amplified by the overall decline of the PBA tour itself during that time.

In 2000, the PBA Tour was sold to three former-Microsoft executives; Weber was not even on the tour during this transitional phase, as he was still serving a six-month suspension given by the former PBA leadership in 1999 due to behavior related to his drinking problem. The new tour ownership saw Weber as a potential tool for marketing the PBA to a new audience rather than as a burden and by the 2001-2002 season, Weber's career was back on track, winning 3 titles in all. On December 4th, 2005 Pete 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 I in Hammond, Indiana. This marked the first television appearance for Pete Weber in 666 days, and was his first title after the passing of his father in 2004.

Overall, Weber has won 32 PBA Tour events, including 7 major titles. His 32 tour wins places him in fourth place on the all-time PBA wins list. He ranks 2nd on the all-time career earnings and has a 219.38 career average in television appearances. Pete Weber is a member of the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (2002); Pete joined his father in the PBA Hall of Fame in 1998.

Walter Ray Williams Jr. kicked his ass 236-213 on March 26th, 2006 in the title match of the PBA World Championship to tie Earl Anthony's all time tour titles record of 41.

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Athletes - Pete Weber

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