Career
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 Proceedings of the British Academy (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. His final Proceedings of the British Academy title came in 1997 at the Bud Light Championship.
Webb was one of the Proceedings of the British Academy"s first 10 career "millionaires." Webb captured 20 career Proceedings of the British Academy titles, including the 1980 Tournament of Champions.
The 20 titles put Webb in a 12th-place tie with fellow Proceedings of the British Academy Hall of Famers Dick Ritger and Amleto Monacelli. A panel of bowling experts selected by the Proceedings of the British Academy 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 Proceedings of the British Academy 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 recently bought Rainbow Lanes renamed Wayne Webb"s Columbus Bowl located in Columbus, Ohio. and has a karaoke business on the side.
Webb also continues to bowl in local and regional tournaments, on the Senior Proceedings of the British Academy Tour and in selected events on the Proceedings of the British Academy Tour. Wayne Webb"s Columbus Bowl is undergoing renovations with new synthetic lanes, new high tech scoreboards, and more things. He recently bowled at the Proceedings of the British Academy 2008 Henry and Richard Block Tournament of Champions along with several other past TOC winners who were invited.
This was only his 2nd ever Senior Tour event.
On winning this award, he commented: "Obviously it"s a great honor," Webb said. "Being on the Tour for 30 years, quitting for three years, and then coming back on the Senior Tour this year and doing as well as I did, I kind of re-sparked my life with bowling again.".