BOB’S BLOG

HOME / BOB’S BLOG

Bob Wilber grew up aspiring to follow in his father’s baseball footsteps, and while he was able to secure a full college scholarship and later spend parts of six years in professional ball, as a player, coach, and scout, his mother’s writing, communications, and public relations skills were what eventually defined his career. After a successful and adventurous sports-marketing trek through the sports-apparel business, agency work, and professional indoor soccer, he saw his first drag race as he closed in on his 40th birthday. Little did he know that he’d go on to spend 20 consecutive years as a team manager and PR representative for Del Worsham and then Tim Wilkerson, two of the most popular Funny Car drivers on the NHRA tour. At the conclusion of the 2015 season, Bob ended his drag racing run in order to take on an important personal assignment. Over the course of 2016 he wrote his autobiography, entitled “Bats, Balls, & Burnouts.” It was released in late May, 2017 and is available on Amazon.com and other major online book retailers, in both printed and digital formats. For the last year, Bob has been writing a new book, in the “historical fiction” genre. It’s entitled “How Far?” and was published on January 22, 2022. It is available on Amazon.com. Bob’s website was launched on February 10, 2022. Visit Bob’s Site to learn more about his life and his books.

Q & A with Jay Dufty

June 23rd, 2013

TPGF: Jay – could you tell us a bit about where you grew up/went to school and got started in the golf business? I grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. My father was an avid golfer, and like many people in North Dakota, we were forced to play as much golf as possible in our […]

TPGF Fellow: Carlin Haidinger

June 22nd, 2013

The following story was submitted by Carlin Haidinger, a 2013 fellow of The Perfect Game Foundation® Name: Carlin Haidinger School: The University of Georgia Job or Internship: Summer Intern at Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) How did working with The Perfect Game Foundation® help you? The Perfect Game Foundation® and Del Wilber helped me attain an […]

TPGF Fellow: Andrew White

June 9th, 2013

The following story was submitted by Andrew White, a 2013 fellow of The Perfect Game Foundation®. Name: Andrew White School: George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church, VA; Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business: Double Major: Management and Business Information Technology Job or Internship: Summer Intern at Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) Baltimore Orioles How did […]

Q & A with Bert Blyleven

April 14th, 2013

Bert Blyleven, an Advisory Board member for TPGF, was elected into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2011.  He has also been the color commentator for Minnesota Twins television broadcasts since 1996, and is enormously popular with Twins fans all around the world. In addition, Bert has acted as the pitching coach for the Kingdom of […]