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PBA King of the Lanes viewership proves that even at 57, Pete Weber remains a TV draw
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, July 24, 2020 4:00 pm
Pete Weber dons an orange afro wig in his match against Kyle Troup in the PBA King of the Lanes on Wednesday. Photo by Pro Bowlers Assocation.
Pete Weber will turn 58 next month and hasn’t won a PBA Tour title since the 2013 Tournament of Champions and last made a PBA Tour TV finals in the 2017 TOC when he finished fifth.
Injuries and age have turned him into a shell of arguably the greatest talent bowling has ever seen and indisputably one of the greatest champions ever.
But he still moves the needle, and might still be the No. 1 draw of the PBA Tour.
There can be no other conclusion based on the viewership for the past five...