1986 St. Louis Open
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$125,000 ST. LOUIS OPEN
North Oaks Bowl, St. Louis, Mo., Feb 17-22, 1986
Weber Wows Hometown Crowd
Pete Weber accomplished the thrill of a lifetime when he captured the Professional Bowlers Association's $125,000 St. Louis Open.
He won in front of a hometown crowd, something his illustrious father, Hall of Famer Dick Weber, had never been able to do in his brilliant PBA career. "You guys (newsmen) cannot believe it," Pete said in the pressroom afterward, "but I really wanted that trophy more than I wanted that $18,000 check."
It was just moments after he had defeated leading qualifier Dennis Jacques, 267-227, to come up with his eighth title on the pro tour.
But it was the semifinal game that inspired a cheering crowd at North Oaks Bowl and a national television audience. In that game Weber finished with six consecutive strikes to shut out Norm Duke in a 247-234 thriller.
Weber was in second position in the final and waited until the five-foot, five-inch Duke came up with a pair of 235 games in eliminating non-champion Mats Karlsson, 235-224, and one-time winner Billy Young Jr., 235-207.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount
1 Pete Weber, St. Louis 514 (2 games) $18,000
2 Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. 227 (1 game) 9,500
3 Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas 704 (3 games) 7,000
4 Billy Young Jr., Tulsa, Okla., 207 (1 game) 5,500
5 Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden 224 (1 game) 4,500
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Duke defeated Karlsson, 235-224; Duke defeated Young, 235-207; Weber defeated Duke, 247-234; and in the championship game, Weber defeated Jacques, 267-227. - Sport
It was good to see Ray Bluth sitting in the front row, great bowler in his day, which was my time frame,prior to 1980.
there was nothing like the great voices of Bo and Chris on a Sat Afternoon on ABC,, When Bowling was king !!! ahh Miss those days !!!
I liked the Jay Randolph/Mike Durbin era much better.
Sure beats the crap now
Charles Harred agreed
@@Mark-sj3xb They are/were all competent, professional journalists. But in my view, Chris Shenkel was the best commentator to ever do bowling broadcasts, at least on colour tv. He was regarded as a very good broadcaster before ever being assigned bowling, he called some of the greatest golf rounds ever. He should be remembered as both a good man and an all time great sports commentator.
Oh yea sure do miss it 🎳
"LIIIIVE, the Professional Bowlers Tour" - classic Chris
Matts Karlsson must have gotten a few shot clock violations!!😂😂😅😅
RIP Dennis Jacques 5/23/23 . Way too young. Watched and was entertained by the big man many a Saturday afternoon. Him, Jimmy Keith, and Dave DeE'....all big guys who died way young.
Billy young jr is my godfather. he was actually just over at my dad's house last weekend because of my dad's stroke. Good man and doing good for himself
Some great bowling by everyone in the finals. Norm's Mom was a babe. There was nothing like watching bowling on Saturdays with Chris and Nelson, then staying right there to see WWOS with the legend Jim McKay. Thanks for posting this tournament.
One of my all time favorite telecasts. The Duke-Weber match was fantastic!!!!
I grew up as a youth bowler on these lanes. Back then it was called Normandy Bowl.
Nelson Burton jr.was always who I wished I could have his perfect form style. He had incredible muscle memory for sure cause he never looked different on any ball he threw so smooth!conditions were hell when he was coming up in the 60s , the balls the used sucked, the pins were heavier, and it truely required strength. What a great stroker he was!
Thanks for posting this! I bowled for years on these lanes as a kid! Back when North Oaks Bowl was called Normandy Bowl with the red side and the blue side. I miss this place!
Norm's mom is GORGEOUS.
I love how amped up Duke looks during the TV introductions!
Bo's tip got me out of a nasty funk. Thanks for the upload, mrbowling300.
I like watching these old clips to see spares that are almost never left anymore with the surfaces used today and the ever changing bowling balls...like the 5 - 7 split, the pocket 8 - 10 or 7 - 9 or the 4 - 5 - 7 split and even the full bucket, just to name a few!
Michael McTague but we get far more pocket 7-10
Pete Weber puts a tremendous amount of roll on the ball.
2 G.O.A.T.S On One Telecast , 2 Young GOATS [ ND & PDW] 👍👍👍👍🤘🤘
That match against Duke, Pete was just devastating. Just closed Norm out..and he gave him a high 5ive
Remember cookie monster big Steve Cook? The ball looked to be the size of a grapefruit in those big hands. What an advantage that must be.
PBA legend Ray Bluth in the background, in the gray sportcoat.
No shit
Bowling is one of the oldest televised sports. Nobody could do bowling on TV like the ABC Pro Bowlers Tour, Chris Schekel and Nelson Burton, Jr. This show was one of the two shows spun off from Wide World of Sports, the other one was the American Sportsman.
Pete Weber's fans were elated with his victory win.
In This Clip, From 0:00 To , It Was ABC Sports' Professional Bowlers Tour: The $125,000 St. Louis Open Video Open From Late Saturday Afternoon, February 22, 1986.
wow Blue angle,,, I never liked that I had the Black and the GOLD angle, Shot 811 in 1989 as a youth with my Gold angle :)
+Johnnie C I shot mine with a black angle. I bought it used for $10 when I as 14 in 1986. loved the ball!
I miss the sound of the ball rolling down the lane...you don't hear that anymore
+AL “STINKFOOT” BUNDY Wood lanes , ball travelin over and across the boards :)
Now you hear rotation which is alot more pleasing to me
I was there. It was a exciting finals.
So was I, didn't see you
Wow, Norm actually had a high back swing!
no way was bo not gonna let pete get interviewed after the victory. oh and dee dee looks pissed, my guess is they weren't married for too much longer after this.
Maybe she was mad, but they stayed married at least until 88-89. Cuz I saw a telecast on youtube that was in 87, the year after this one, and Dee Dee was pregnant with their 2nd child. Mustve been the type of relationship where it was turbulent, but the make up sex was probably amazing. By 90-91, Pete already had a new girlfriend showing up in the spectator seats named Kim, who was also hot. That probably didn't last more than a few years cuz by like 95-96, his current wife, Tracy, was already showing up on telecasts. Yeah, I notice this cuz Pete Weber is, for all his faults with his ego, my favorite bowler of all time so I've seen a lot of youtube videos of him over the years, AND I saw him in 2008 at the Dick Weber Open (Which he sadly lost in the 2nd round and Scroggins won). He was actually pretty nice. Got a pic with him after the show outside. Had to catch him before he left. He was smoking a cigarette when I asked him to sign my bowling pin and take a pic with him.
you say he's your favorite bowler, etc, but then you go on to say 'for all his faults with his ego' and it makes me wonder if he's actually your favorite or not.
pete doesnt have an ego. he's one of the nicest guys ever and he doesnt have an ego.
everything he does on tv or while bowling is just an act.
he intends to make more people interested in bowling and make it less boring as well as entertain and he does a damn good job at it.
that's why he was 'actually pretty nice.' because he IS nice, and what you see in real life is different than what you see on tv.
dxjohncenacaz calm down. It was a bad choice of words. I meant for all the bad things he’s demonized for by much of the public. As I said, he was actually pretty nice even though he lost. He takes his bread and butter very seriously. No need to try and call me out like you’re high and mighty. I really have always been a fan of the guy. He was great for how he treated me. Jack Jurek was a little bitch for leaving before the end of the telecast though. I don’t care if you demonize me for that.
Lon Tanner current ex wife Tracy
52:15 Mama Duke is a doll
The urethane era!
Norm's mom is a beautiful woman.
I always enjoyed watching Norm bowling.
Cool. I see the Tank listed under Eureka.
Pete actually looked older back then than he looks now :P
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t these lanes wood and Norm is using a urethane ball? 34:56
48:43 Schenkel talking about Bo putting belt to ass on Pete during Bo's nuclear explosion the year before
13:35 mark into commercial, Dire Straits song Walk of Life.
did you hear that at 9:14 kids??? its called a 4 BAGGER!!! Dont argue with Schenkel
Hambone!
@ 0:39 the real star of this champ round is Pete Weber the hometown hero
Does anyone know the camp ship pair of Lanes
Lacquer lanes, thought that was illegal, because of it's highly combustible nature??
No just explained the reason for the 2 handed success!!!!!
Wow! Old show....! How young are Weber and Duke
You can tell that Weber kid won't last long in bowling with that brash attitude.
Damn, Pete's wife Dee Dee was sooooooo SOOOO HOT. Shouldn't have let that go.
Dee Dee didn't look to happy when Pete wins over Norm Duke :O
DOOOOOOOOK.
Was that talk about Mats paying income tax realllllly necessary?
DUUUUUUUUUUKE!!!!!!!
Norm's foot looks like it was clearly on the line at 18:59 vs Karlsson.. Could have easily cost him the game.
33:36 Duke is +227? 0.0 Brutal graphical error... : P
Did anyone notice that Pete Fouled at the line at 1:13:12?
It looks like he did but he didn't. I was thinking the same thing with Norm during the first match but on the replay he's just up against the line.
Sure was. Who made that?
Wete Peber is God.
Pete needs a drink.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, I AM!!
I'm Pete Webba, chump !
Lololololol duke and pete
You could tell the swede wouldn't last long. Lucky breaks. Chicken wing swing. stiff start to his pendulum. dead straight ball with no power or revs. His style is straight out of the 1940's.
Without resin,Duke's 5-7s would have kept him from so many titles
Tim Johnson You don't know what you're talking about. Some people say the same thing about WRW Jr. These two bowlers aren't as great as they are because of equipment.
I agree with WRW Jr,not Duke. WRW has changed his game as it progressed from urethane to resin, more revs and side role
Tim Johnson Norm Duke won his 1st title at 18 years old, long before reactives... and had to beat Earl Anthony in his first match.
That is the most ignorant Comment ever!!!!! Straight 🤡🤣🤡🤡🤡
TMI- too much information. Just bowl already!!
Who is this Norma Duke woman Schenkel keeps talking about?
dunnzo228 Norman...
Is Duke married?
Joshua slosser yes, she never comes to the tournaments
Norm's mom is GORGEOUS.
Cougar
In This Clip, From 1:15:09 To 1:15:28, It Was ABC Sports' Professional Bowlers Tour: The $125,000 St. Louis Open Video Close From Late Saturday Afternoon, February 22, 1986.