Walter Ray Williams Jr
Ocala, Fla.
Age 50 - 10/6/1959
| Bowls | Joined | Titles | Tour Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1980 | 47 | $4,053,172.00 |
2008-09 Rank: 6
Exempt Thru: 2009-10
Career PBA 300 Games: 77
Earned Exemption: 2008-2009 title winner
Personal: Resides in Ocala with his wife Paige Pennington and daughter Rebecca…Nickname is "Deadeye" for his accuracy in bowling and horseshoes…Six-time world horseshoe pitching champion and member of the National Horseshoe Pitching Association Hall of Fame…Graduated from Cal-Poly Pomona in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in physics…Has his own fan club, Dead-Eye Diehards, and website, www.walterray.com… Likes to play chess and golf…Has a 3 handicap in golf.
2008-09: Set record for most consecutive years (16) winning a PBA Tour title by winning Lake County Golden Anniversary Championship…Cashed in all 21 events entered and made match play 17 times…Made four TV appearances which also included two seconds and a third…Averaged 221.27 (sixth)…Earned $99,680 (seventh).
Career: Owns 46 PBA Tour titles, the most in Tour history…Owns seven major titles, tied for fourth all time…Is a Tournament of Champions title away from joining Mike Aulby as the only bowlers to complete the “Super Slam,” a win in all five PBA Majors…Holds both the single-season earnings record with $419,700 in 2002-03…Holds career earnings record as the first and only player to surpass the $4 million milestone…Has won the PBA Player of the Year a record-tying six times (1986, ’93, ’96, ’97, ’98, 2003) and has won the George Young High Average Award and the Harry Smith Point Leader Award seven times each, both PBA records …Has won the PBA National/World Championship three times (2001, ’03 and ‘06), the U.S. Open twice (1998, 2003), the 1994 Touring Players Championship and the 2004 USBC Masters…Had a career-best 10-match winning streak on TV over four events from Feb. 23-May 5, 1996…Owns 28 PBA Regional titles.
Career Standard Titles (39): 1986 - Peoria, Ill.; Baltimore, Md.; Edmond, Okla.; 1987 - Miami, Fla.; Edmond, Okla.; 1991 - Tokyo, Japan; 1993 - Erie, Pa.; San Antonio, Texas; Kennewick, Wash.; Portland, Ore.; Tucson, Ariz.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Homestead, Fla.; 1994 - Las Vegas, Nev.; 1995 - Rochester, N.Y.; 1996 - Kennewick, Wash.; Las Vegas, Nev.; N. Brunswick, N.J.; Rochester, N.Y; Mechanicsburg, Pa.; 1997 - Austin, Texas; N. Brunswick, N.J.; Fairview Heights, Ill.; 1998 - Erie, Pa.; Coram, N.Y.; Bay City, Mich.; Indianapolis, Ind.; 1999 - Tucson, Ariz.; 2000 - Canandaigua, N.Y.; N. Brunswick, N.J.; 2001-02 - Erlanger, Ky.; 2002-03 - Taylor, Mich.; 2003-04 - Tacoma, Wash.; 2004-05 - Wickliffe, Ohio; 2006-07 - Tokyo, Japan; 2007-08 - Taylor, Mich.; Wyoming, Mich.; 2009-10 - Allen Park, Mich. (Motor City Open)
Career Major Titles (7): 1994 Touring Players Championship, Indianapolis, Ind.; 1998 BPAA U.S. Open, Milford, Conn.; 2001 PBA National Championship, Toledo, Ohio; 2003 U.S. Open, Fountain Valley, Calif.; 2003 PBA World Championship, Taylor, Mich.; 2004 Masters, Reno, Nev.; 2006 Denny's World Championship, Indianapolis, Ind.; 2008-09 - Lake County, Ind.
Awards: PBA Player of the Year (1986, '93, '96, '97, '98, 2002-03)… Harry Smith Point Leader Award (1993, '94, '96, '97, '98, 2002-03, 2007-08)… George Young High Average Award (1993, '96, '97, '98, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08)… PBA President (1995-96 & 2001-02)… PBA Hall of Fame (1995)... USBC Hall of Fame (2005)...Ranked second to Earl Anthony on list of 50 Greatest Players in PBA History.
Exempt Thru: 2009-10
Career PBA 300 Games: 77
Earned Exemption: 2008-2009 title winner
Personal: Resides in Ocala with his wife Paige Pennington and daughter Rebecca…Nickname is "Deadeye" for his accuracy in bowling and horseshoes…Six-time world horseshoe pitching champion and member of the National Horseshoe Pitching Association Hall of Fame…Graduated from Cal-Poly Pomona in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in physics…Has his own fan club, Dead-Eye Diehards, and website, www.walterray.com… Likes to play chess and golf…Has a 3 handicap in golf.
2008-09: Set record for most consecutive years (16) winning a PBA Tour title by winning Lake County Golden Anniversary Championship…Cashed in all 21 events entered and made match play 17 times…Made four TV appearances which also included two seconds and a third…Averaged 221.27 (sixth)…Earned $99,680 (seventh).
Career: Owns 46 PBA Tour titles, the most in Tour history…Owns seven major titles, tied for fourth all time…Is a Tournament of Champions title away from joining Mike Aulby as the only bowlers to complete the “Super Slam,” a win in all five PBA Majors…Holds both the single-season earnings record with $419,700 in 2002-03…Holds career earnings record as the first and only player to surpass the $4 million milestone…Has won the PBA Player of the Year a record-tying six times (1986, ’93, ’96, ’97, ’98, 2003) and has won the George Young High Average Award and the Harry Smith Point Leader Award seven times each, both PBA records …Has won the PBA National/World Championship three times (2001, ’03 and ‘06), the U.S. Open twice (1998, 2003), the 1994 Touring Players Championship and the 2004 USBC Masters…Had a career-best 10-match winning streak on TV over four events from Feb. 23-May 5, 1996…Owns 28 PBA Regional titles.
Career Standard Titles (39): 1986 - Peoria, Ill.; Baltimore, Md.; Edmond, Okla.; 1987 - Miami, Fla.; Edmond, Okla.; 1991 - Tokyo, Japan; 1993 - Erie, Pa.; San Antonio, Texas; Kennewick, Wash.; Portland, Ore.; Tucson, Ariz.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Homestead, Fla.; 1994 - Las Vegas, Nev.; 1995 - Rochester, N.Y.; 1996 - Kennewick, Wash.; Las Vegas, Nev.; N. Brunswick, N.J.; Rochester, N.Y; Mechanicsburg, Pa.; 1997 - Austin, Texas; N. Brunswick, N.J.; Fairview Heights, Ill.; 1998 - Erie, Pa.; Coram, N.Y.; Bay City, Mich.; Indianapolis, Ind.; 1999 - Tucson, Ariz.; 2000 - Canandaigua, N.Y.; N. Brunswick, N.J.; 2001-02 - Erlanger, Ky.; 2002-03 - Taylor, Mich.; 2003-04 - Tacoma, Wash.; 2004-05 - Wickliffe, Ohio; 2006-07 - Tokyo, Japan; 2007-08 - Taylor, Mich.; Wyoming, Mich.; 2009-10 - Allen Park, Mich. (Motor City Open)
Career Major Titles (7): 1994 Touring Players Championship, Indianapolis, Ind.; 1998 BPAA U.S. Open, Milford, Conn.; 2001 PBA National Championship, Toledo, Ohio; 2003 U.S. Open, Fountain Valley, Calif.; 2003 PBA World Championship, Taylor, Mich.; 2004 Masters, Reno, Nev.; 2006 Denny's World Championship, Indianapolis, Ind.; 2008-09 - Lake County, Ind.
Awards: PBA Player of the Year (1986, '93, '96, '97, '98, 2002-03)… Harry Smith Point Leader Award (1993, '94, '96, '97, '98, 2002-03, 2007-08)… George Young High Average Award (1993, '96, '97, '98, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08)… PBA President (1995-96 & 2001-02)… PBA Hall of Fame (1995)... USBC Hall of Fame (2005)...Ranked second to Earl Anthony on list of 50 Greatest Players in PBA History.
| Season | Events | Cashes | Match Play | TV Finals | Titles | Avg | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 221.94 | $135,770.00 |
| 2008-2009 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 221.27 | $99,680.00 |
| 2007-2008 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 228.34 | $144,220.00 |
| 2006-2007 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 226.37 | $120,370.00 |
| 2005-2006 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 223.65 | $183,500.00 |
| 2004-2005 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 227.07 | $131,250.00 |
| 2003-2004 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 222.69 | $233,950.00 |
| 2002-2003 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 224.58 | $419,700.00 |
| 2001-2002 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 217.20 | $164,450.00 |
| 2000 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 219.00 | $102,693.00 |
| 1999 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 224.47 | $90,215.00 |
| 1998 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0.00 | $231,400.00 |
| 1997 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0.00 | $227,994.00 |
| 1996 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0.00 | $239,630.00 |
| 1995 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0.00 | $148,270.00 |
| 1994 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0.00 | $198,470.00 |
| 1993 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 0.00 | $290,510.00 |
| 1992 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | $70,620.00 |
| 1991 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0.00 | $119,740.00 |
| 1990 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | $73,120.00 |
| 1989 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | $96,572.00 |
| 1988 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | $131,465.00 |
| 1987 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0.00 | $141,443.00 |
| 1986 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0.00 | $142,970.00 |
| 1985 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | $49,900.00 |
| 1984 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | $31,835.00 |
| 1983 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | $31,585.00 |
| 1982 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | $1,825.00 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | $25.00 |
| Totals | 721 | 576 | 427 | 176 | 47 | - | $4,053,172.00 |
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