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Dick Weber
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| Nickname: | Bowling's Goodwill Ambassador / The Old Smoothie |
| Known for: | Pro Bowlers' Tour, Dreamer, Late Show with David Letterman: Episode dated 17 November 1993 |
| Birth name: | Richard Anthony Weber |
| Birthday: | 23 December 1929, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
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Professional bowler.
Inducted into the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame in 1975.
Considered to be one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport of bowling.
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.
Bowled a game once on board an airplane.
Filled in for Nelson Burton, Jr. on ABC telecasts whenever Burton would qualify for the finals of a tournament.
