Wayne Webb

Wayne Webb (born August 4, 1957) is the son of a ten-pin bowling alley operator from Rehoboth, Massachusetts, US, and was one of the world's best ten-pin bowlers from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s. He is a member of both the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.

A right-handed bowler, Wayne knew from age twelve that "all I ever wanted to be was a professional bowler." He was eighteen when he got his wish and joined the PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) tour in 1975. He found success quickly, winning his first tournament at 21 and earning "Player of the Year" honors by 23.

Webb was one of the PBA's first 10 career "millionaires." Webb captured 20 career PBA titles, including the 1980 Tournament of Champions. He was named PBA Player of the Year in 1980, the only player not named Earl Anthony or Mark Roth to win that award in an 11-season stretch (1974-1984). He became a member of the PBA Hall of Fame in 1993. His 20th and final PBA Tour title came in 1997 at the Bud Light Championship. The 20 titles put Webb in a 12th-place tie with fellow PBA Hall of Famers Dick Ritger and Amleto Monacelli. A panel of bowling experts selected by the PBA ranked Webb #18 on their 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years."

From 2000 on, Webb had major personal and professional problems, including suffering through a gambling addiction and his third divorce, and his bowling career began a steady decline. After being eliminated in the 2005 Denny's World Championship, Webb quit the PBA Tour and professional bowling as a whole. Webb's appearance in the Ten-pin movie/documentary A League of Ordinary Gentlemen documents this time and features Webb's candid comments on this period of his life.

Webb also continues to bowl in local and regional tournaments, on the PBA Senior Tour (now known as the PBA50 Tour) and in selected events on the PBA Tour. He recently bowled at the PBA 2008 H&R Block Tournament of Champions along with several other past TOC winners who were invited.

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