(1938-11-08)November 8, 1938 River Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
August 27, 2020(2020-08-27) (aged 81)
Years active
1964–1980
Bowling Information
Affiliation
PBA
Rookie year
1964
Dominant hand
Right (stroker delivery)
Wins
20 PBA Tour
Richard A. Ritger (November 8, 1938 – August 27, 2020) was a right-handed ten-pin bowler in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), who spent his later years as a bowling instructor and proprietor of Dick Ritger's Bowling Camp. Known for his smooth stroker delivery, he is one of only 17 players in history to have won at least 20 career PBA Tour titles.[1]
^"Dick Ritger PBA Hall of Fame profile". PBA.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
who spent his later years as a bowling instructor and proprietor of DickRitger's Bowling Camp. Known for his smooth stroker delivery, he is one of only...
which began giving out an annual BPAA Dick Weber Bowling Ambassador award in 2006 (won that year by DickRitger). The most recent award winner was Kyle...
Monacelli's 20 total titles place him tied for 14th on the all-time list with DickRitger, Tommy Jones, and Wayne Webb. He has won over $2.7 million (U.S.) on...
Esquire. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Allen, George, and DickRitger. The Complete Guide to Bowling Principles: The Encyclopedia of Principles...
Tournament of Champions, firing a 299 game in the finale to upend DickRitger, 299-268. Dick Weber won the season-ending Hawaiian Invitational to become the...
1970 T of C match, but still needed a mark in the 10th frame to top DickRitger's 268 score. With millions watching on TV, Johnson coolly rolled the first...
In addition, the PBA introduced the Dick Weber pattern for two 2008–09 tournaments (including the Denny's Dick Weber Open), plus a newly designed "Earl"...
226–222 1971 Mike Limongello Dave Davis 207–202 1972 Johnny Guenther DickRitger 12986–12889 1973 Earl Anthony Sam Flanagan 212–189 1974 Earl Anthony...
titles puts Webb in a 14th-place tie with fellow PBA Hall of Famers DickRitger, Tommy Jones and Monacelli. A panel of bowling experts selected by the...
although Johnson finished 299 to 268 ahead of his closest challenger, DickRitger, the failure to reach 300 cost him a $10,000 bonus and a new car. The...
the South African Military Health Service (2005–2013), heart attack. DickRitger, 81, American ten-pin bowler. Arnaldo Saccomani, 71, Brazilian record...
03/26/1968-03/30/1968 Winner: DickRitger (5) PBA New Orleans Lions Open Pelican Lanes New Orleans, LA 03/25/1969-03/29/1969 Winner: Dick Weber (18) PBA New Orleans...
won his lone PBA major in the 1972 PBA National Championship, topping DickRitger in the final match for his seventh title overall. He won his eighth and...
Winner North Phoenix Open Squaw Peak Lanes Phoenix, Arizona Jan 2–6 DickRitger (4) Showboat Invitational Showboat Lanes Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 9–13 Bill...
including Jim Stefanich (by 115 pins), Dick Weber (by 105 pins), Billy Hardwick (by 113 pins), and DickRitger (by 79 pins), in exhibition matches. When...
Magicscore Open Wonder Bowl San Antonio, Texas Jan 30 – Feb 3 DickRitger (20) Rolaids Open Dick Weber Lanes Florissant, Missouri Feb 8–10 Mark Roth (17) Dutch...
Anthony became the first PBA player to win seven titles in a season since Dick Weber (1961), while also gaining an unprecedented "three-peat" in the Brunswick...
Carmen Salvino (10) Fair Lanes Open Fair Lanes Towson, Maryland Feb 13–17 DickRitger (11) Winston-Salem Classic Major League Lanes Winston-Salem, North Carolina...
City Dates Winner Midas Open Mel's Bowl Alameda, California Jan 1–5 DickRitger (14) Don Carter Classic Bowling Square Arcadia, California Jan 8–12 Larry...
Don Johnson collected his 26th career title, only to be caught and tied by Dick Weber the following week when Weber won his 26th. But both were now in Earl...
Les Schissler (5) Fresno Open Cedar Lanes Fresno, California Jun 22–25 DickRitger (3) El Paso Optimists Club Open Freeway Lanes El Paso, Texas Jun 29 –...
Roth (11) Dutch Masters Open Buckeye Lanes North Olmsted, Ohio Feb 7–11 DickRitger (19) Midas Golden Challenge Expressway Lanes Gretna, Louisiana Feb 14–18...
third victory of the season at the Brunswick World Open, Johnson also joined Dick Weber as the PBA Tour's only 20-time winners to date. Mike Durbin captured...
Biondolillo at mcubed.net Retrieved September 19, 2013. Allen, George Richard; Ritger, Dick (December 1981). The complete guide to bowling strikes: the encyclopedia...
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