Ray Bluth

Ray Bluth, who lived in St. Louis, was an American professional bowler and a charter member of the Professional Bowlers Association, born in 1927 and dying in 2025. On tour he won three titles, one of them a major, finished second fifteen times and placed in the top five in more than thirty events. His major was the 1959 ABC Masters, and in 1962 he became the first bowler to roll a 300 game in the final round of that event. In 1964 he won the Spokane PBA Open and the George Young Memorial High Average Award with a 210.512 average, and his third and last title came at the 1969 Buckeye Open. He bowled for the St. Louis Budweisers alongside Dick Weber and Don Carter, and his 300 game and 834 series helped the team set a five man ABC league series record in 1958. He is a member of the USBC, PBA, Missouri Sports and St. Louis Sports Halls of Fame.