{{Short description|American professional ten-pin bowler}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox professional bowler <!-- Required --> | name = Bryan Goebel | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|10|15|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Kansas City, Kansas]], U.S. | height = <!-- 5ft 2in{{convert|1.73|m|5ft2in|0|abbr=on}} --> | affiliation = [[Professional Bowlers Association|PBA]], PBA50 | license = | classno = | rookieyear = 1988 | hand = Right | image = | caption = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YY|MM|DD|mf=yes}} death date then birth date --> | logogram = | logogramname = | spacedtype = | spaced = | championships = 10 [[PBA Tour]] (1 major)<br>1 PBA50 Tour (major)<br>6 [[PBA Regional Tour]]<br>6 PBA50 Regional Tour | 300games = | highgame = | highseries = | videourl = | sponsors = [[Ebonite International|Ebonite]] | blogurl = }} '''Bryan Goebel''' (born October 15, 1961, in [[Kansas City, Kansas]]) is a right-handed professional [[Ten-pin bowling|ten-pin bowler]] who currently resides in [[Shawnee, Kansas]]. He is a member of the [[Professional Bowlers Association]]. Having previously bowled on the [[PBA Tour]], he now participates on the PBA50 Tour (formerly PBA Senior Tour) and PBA60 Tour. He has topped $1 million in career PBA earnings.<ref name=BG-PBAbio>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/Bowlers/Bowler/9822 |title=Bryan Goebel PBA50 Tour bio |publisher=pba.com |accessdate=December 14, 2016}}</ref> Goebel's release style is that of a [[Bowling form|power stroker]]. He has the rev-rate and hook pattern of a cranker, but uses the smooth slide step of a stroker. Goebel is a 2016 inductee into the PBA Hall of Fame, and a 2025 inductee into the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Hall of Fame.
Bryan is a pro staff member for [[Ebonite International|Ebonite]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ebonite.com/collections/national-staff |title=Ebonite National Staff|website=ebonite.com |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref>
==PBA Tour==
Goebel won his first PBA tournament at the [[PBA Bowling Tour: 1990 Season|1990 Miller Lite Challenge]]. The following season, he won the Kessler Classic for his second title. In 1992, he had a chance to join an exclusive group of bowlers who have rolled a [[Perfect game (bowling)|perfect 300 game]] in a televised PBA event. In the second match of that year's Japan Cup, he left a 10-pin on his final shot for a 299 game.<ref name=BG-HOFbio>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/Bowlers/Bowler/9822 |title=Bryan Goebel PBA Hall of Fame bio |publisher=pba.com |accessdate=June 18, 2018}}</ref>
Goebel won four titles in the [[PBA Bowling Tour: 1994 Season|1994 PBA season]] and cashed a career-high $172,182, but was beaten out for PBA Player of the Year honors by [[Norm Duke]], who won five titles that same year. He won the Tucson Open in back-to-back seasons (1995 and 1996). He won his ninth title and lone PBA major at the 1998 [[PBA Tournament of Champions]], held that season in his native Kansas. He defeated future PBA Hall of Famer [[Steve Hoskins]], 245–235, for the title.<ref name=BG-PBAbio/>
At the PBA Medford Open, held in [[PBA Bowling Tour: 2002–03 season|January 2003]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/9 |title=PBA Medford Open 2003 |accessdate=December 29, 2010}}</ref> Goebel won his tenth PBA title, defeating [[Danny Wiseman]] 257–212.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pba.com/LiveScoring/round_results.aspx?RoundID=42 |title=PBA Medford Open 2003 Final |accessdate=December 29, 2010}}</ref> This victory made him eligible to go on the ballot for the PBA Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bowl.com/news/xmlburner.jsp?xa=./webapps/ROOT/news/main/data/050710Handegard.xml |title=The Gambler: John Handegard |first=Gianmarc |last=Manzione |date=May 7, 2010 |publisher=Bowl.com |accessdate=December 29, 2010}}</ref>
Goebel also has six [[PBA Regional Tour]] and six PBA50 Regional Tour titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pba.com/pba-tour/pba-regional-tour/all-time-champions |title=All Time PBA Regional Tour Champions |publisher=pba.com |accessdate=February 12, 2025}}</ref>
Goebel served as a [[color analyst]] for [[ESPN]] on a few broadcasts in the 1990s. He filled in for [[Marshall Holman]] in 1996 when Holman won his final PBA title.<ref>{{Citation |title=1996 Ebonite Classic |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgxZYiTtgfw |access-date=2023-11-22 |language=en}}</ref>
===Hall of Fame===
After more than a decade of eligibility, Goebel was voted into the PBA Hall of Fame in December 2016. He was officially inducted on February 13, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pba.com/articles/Bryan-Goebel-Steve-Hoskins-Mike-Scroggins-Elected-to-PBA-Hall-of-Fame-for-Superior-Performance |title=Bryan Goebel, Steve Hoskins, Mike Scroggins Elected to PBA Hall of Fame for Superior Performance |last=Vint |first=Bill |publisher=pba.com |date=December 9, 2016 |accessdate=December 14, 2016}}</ref> In his induction speech, Goebel spoke about the difficult decision to become a full-time touring pro:
:"In 1988, I had been a pro bowler for eight years and didn't have a title. I quit my job and decided if I was ever going to be a (full time) pro, I had to do it now. I missed a cut and came home whining. My wife Kelly said, 'well, you quit your job; you’d better go out and bowl better.’"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pba.com/articles/Mark-Gerberich-Three-Former-PBA-Stars-Inducted-into-PBA-Hall-of-Fame |title=Mark Gerberich, Three Former PBA Stars Inducted into PBA Hall of Fame |publisher=pba.com |date=February 13, 2017 |accessdate=February 16, 2017 |archive-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216220200/http://www.pba.com/articles/Mark-Gerberich-Three-Former-PBA-Stars-Inducted-into-PBA-Hall-of-Fame |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In November 2024, Goebel was elected to the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Hall of Fame. He was officially inducted with the 2025 class in a ceremony at the USBC convention on May 7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USBC Hall of Fame 2025 |url=https://www.instagram.com/usbowlingcongress/p/DCUTd5XP7QJ/|website=instagram.com|date=November 13, 2024 |access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref>
==PBA50 Tour==
After participating in 50 tournaments on the PBA50 Tour without a win, Goebel won his first PBA50 Tour title on May 16, 2017, at the PBA50 Miller Lite Players Championship in [[Indianapolis]]. This is considered a major title for PBA50 players. Qualifying as the #2 seed, Goebel defeated top seed and fellow PBA Hall of Famer [[Parker Bohn III]] in the final match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Bryan-Goebel-Wins-PBA50-Miller-Lite-Players-Championship-For-First-PBA50-Tour-Title |title=Bryan Goebel Wins PBA50 Miller Lite Players Championship For First PBA50 Tour Title |last=Schneider |first=Jerry |publisher=pba.com |date=May 16, 2017 |accessdate=May 17, 2017}}</ref>
==Goebel's PBA titles== Major championships are in '''bold''' type.
===PBA Tour=== 1990 – Miller Lite Challenge ([[Tucson, AZ]])<br> 1991 – Kessler Classic ([[Riverside, CA]])<br> 1994 – True Value Open ([[Peoria, IL]])<br> 1994 – Active West Open ([[Ontario, California|Ontario, CA]])<br> 1994 – Greater Detroit Open ([[Taylor, MI]])<br> 1994 – Merit Mixed Doubles Championship (w/[[Aleta Sill]]) ([[Reno, NV]])<br> 1995 – Tucson PBA Open (Tucson, AZ)<br> 1996 – Tucson Open (Tucson, AZ)<br> 1998 – '''Brunswick World Tournament of Champions''' ([[Overland Park, KS]])<br> 2003 – PBA Medford Open ([[Medford, OR]])
===PBA50 Tour=== 2017 – '''PBA50 Miller Lite Players Championship''' ([[Indianapolis]], IN)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.pba.com/players/bryan-goebel Bryan Goebel] at the [[Professional Bowlers Association]]
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