Bryan Goebel


Bryan Goebel is a right-handed professional 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. He has topped $1 million in career PBA earnings. Goebel's release style is that of a power stroker. He has the rev-rate and hook pattern of a cranker, but uses the smooth slide step of a stroker.

PBA Tour

Goebel won his first PBA tournament at the. The following season, he won the Kessler Classic for his second title. In 1993, he had a chance to join an exclusive group of bowlers who have rolled a 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.
Goebel won four titles in the 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. He won his ninth title and lone PBA major at the 1998 PBA Tournament of Champions, held that season in his native Kansas.
At the PBA Medford Open, held in, Goebel won his tenth PBA title, defeating Danny Wiseman 257–212. This victory made him eligible for inclusion into the PBA Hall of Fame.
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.

PBA 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. In his induction speech, Goebel spoke about the difficult decision to become a full-time touring pro:

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.

Goebel's PBA titles

Note: major championships in bold type.

PBA Tour

1990 – Miller Lite Challenge
1991 – Kessler Classic
1994 – True Value Open
1994 – Active West Open
1994 – Greater Detroit Open
1994 – Merit Mixed Doubles Championship
1995 – Tucson PBA Open
1996 – Tucson Open
1998 – Brunswick World Tournament of Champions
2003 – PBA Medford Open

PBA50 Tour

2017 – PBA50 Miller Lite Players Championship