Pete Weber: The Bad Boy Of Bowling

[jab5325]

Just got done watching the ESPN 30 for 30 Short on Pete Weber--http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=148..._cid=30for30FB

Definitely a good watch, but, I wish it was longer and more in depth. I've always been intrigued by Pete, and this only scratched the surface of "Pete Weber".

[fortheloveofbowling]

Pete is awesome and always has been. That shot to win the 2012 us open is unbelievable, i go back and watch that telecast and it is just great drama.

[fordman1]

I think he is one of the best bowlers ever. I still don't understand how he gets away with all that and doesn't get knocked on his rear. He has to go into the locker room and face the men that he just shoved his crotch in their face.

[ep1977]

Good watch but too short.

[Blacksox1]

Thanks for posting the link. Remember that Pete is a son of a legend. Pete admitted alcohol abuse. Pete and everyone knew that bad publicity is better than no publicity. The decline of pro bowling was evident. Pete at this time was believed to have substance abuse problems. The new sponsors turned Pete into a WWF type of character. We all want to see the pro tour survive. Recently we have seen Amletto win and Norm make a telecast. Maybe we can see Pete in a TV finals again. I hope so.

[jab5325]

Thanks for posting the link. Remember that Pete is a son of a legend. Pete admitted alcohol abuse. Pete and everyone knew that bad publicity is better than no publicity. The decline of pro bowling was evident. Pete at this time was believed to have substance abuse problems. The new sponsors turned Pete into a WWF type of character. We all want to see the pro tour survive. Recently we have seen Amletto win and Norm make a telecast. Maybe we can see Pete in a TV finals again. I hope so.

Agreed, and not many have had to face such issues in the public eye, as the son of a legend, and one of the sport's best.

[BrianG]

I have a buddy that met him at a diner before a tournament and he said that he was very friendly. It does suck that the 30 for 30 was short. He is always fun to watch even though he can go a little overboard.

[jab5325]

For a deeper dive in what Pete went through in his earlier (1980s) days on tour, there is this from People magazine:

http://www.people.com/people/archive...098326,00.html

[fortheloveofbowling]

There was also a Sports Illustrated article in the mid 80's that talked about his substance abuse as well. Those things happen to many athletes and everyday people as well. By all accounts he has lived a pretty healthy lifestyle for some time now.

[zdawg]

I have a buddy that met him at a diner before a tournament and he said that he was very friendly.

Everything that I've read online on forums, Youtube, etc. from people that have met him IRL, has been positive and everyone says he really is a nice guy.

I'm sort of like him in a way, growing up playing every competitive sport imaginable at a fairly high level (not quite pro), in my younger days I was known to blow my stack every now and then...etc etc, luckily in bowling the only person I get angry at is myself (and not the ball return )