Baseball was the love of my life as a kid and Babe Ruth was my hero. My biggest hero as a kid was my Dad. I lost him to a fatal heart attack when he was just 46 years old and I was 14. I never gave a lot of thought to heroes after that, and at age 58 I don't think about heroes at all. But, there are still a lot of people that I admire and one of them is the great Dick Weber.
Every bowler knows that Weber has had a career spanning over five decades.
Starting in the '50s with the Budweisers he has managed to win tournaments in each decade and continues to be a force on the PBA Senior Tour. Bowling in the Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital Senior Open at Century Bowl he again demonstrated the bowling talent that has made him a legend. In the opening game of the tournament Weber rolled a perfect game, his first since August 1992. That in itself would be enough for most bowlers, but Weber, just six games later rolled his second perfect game on his way to averaging 241.44 and capturing first place after nine games of qualifying. Weber, who has won six times on the PBA Senior Tour was 51 pins ahead of his second place competition.