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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.

TPGF Fellow: Tyler Chamberlain-Simon

March 28th, 2013

The following story was submitted by Tyler Chamberlain-Simon, a 2013 fellow of The Perfect Game Foundation®. Name: Tyler Chamberlain-Simon School: Tulane University Job: Operations Statistician, STATS LLC How did working with The Perfect Game Foundation® help you? Del Wilber Jr. has been instrumental in building and solidifying my professional baseball network.  Working with The Perfect […]

TPGF Fellow: Josh Herzenberg

March 23rd, 2013

The following story was submitted by Josh Herzenberg, a 2013 fellow of The Perfect Game Foundation®. Name: Josh Herzenberg School: SUNY Oneonta, undergraduate; Georgetown University, graduate Job or Internship: Intern, Advanced Scouting, Washington Nationals How did working with The Perfect Game Foundation® help you? The Perfect Game Foundation® was a wonderful outlet that exposed me […]

Q & A with TPGF Fellow Madison Meade

March 7th, 2013

Q. You went to school at SIU Edwardsville – how did you choose that school? My decision to go to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) was based on the aspiration of being a student-athlete. I left California and signed a scholarship to SIUE which navigated me outside of my comfort zone.  Attending SIUE not only […]

TPGF Fellow: Kelsy Reitz

February 15th, 2013

The following story was submitted by Kelsy Reitz, a 2013 fellow of The Perfect Game Foundation®. Name: Kelsy Reitz School: UNC Wilmington Job or Internship: Event Coordinator for the NFL How did working with The Perfect Game Foundation® help you? Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Del Wilber of The Perfect Game Foundation®. […]

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