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In wake of legendary, record fifth U.S. Open win, question is legitimate: Is Pete Weber the greatest bowler of all time?

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, February 26, 2012 10:00 pm
In wake of legendary, record fifth U.S. Open win, question is legitimate: Is Pete Weber the greatest bowler of all time?
Pete Weber is the only player ever to win five U.S. Open titles. Picture by Pro Bowlers Association.
Based purely on statistics, no one could argue that Pete Weber is the greatest bowler ever of the PBA era — Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Earl Anthony are well ahead of him there. But my gut feeling, for lack of a better term, is that a great case can be made for Pete as perhaps the greatest bowler of all time, not just the PBA era. At the least, his amazing win of a record fifth U.S. Open on Sunday elevated him to just below Walter Ray and Earl for greatest bowler of the PBA era. And...