USBC Hall of Fame: Superior Performance 

Barry Asher
City: Costa Mesa
State: CA
Inducted: 1998

Barry Asher (born July 14, 1946).

Asher, who is Jewish, was born in Anaheim, California. He averaged 170 when he was 10 years old, 180 the next year, over 200 at age 14, attended Santa Ana Junior College, and was an All-American in 1972–73. He won his first PBA title at the age of 19 in 1966.

He set a PBA scoring record that stood for 10 years when he averaged 247 in winning the 1971 South Bend (Indiana) Open, and his final year on the tour was 1976.

In 1976 Asher became the 15th bowler to win 10 Professional Bowlers Association titles. He also holds four titles from the American Bowling Congress. He was named Senior Bowler of the Year three times.

He was the bowling technical advisor for the film The Big Lebowski (1998) and bowled in the final scene.

Asher was inducted into the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame in 1988, and into the Orange County Bowling Hall of Fame and the Southern California Bowling Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (1990) and the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (1998).

Asher won four eagles in USBC Open Championships competition and 10 PBA titles between the mid-1960s and mid-1980s. His first Open Championships title was in 1972 when he took the Classic doubles crown with Carmen Salvino. He added Classic team top spots in 1975 and 1976 with Munsingwear No. 2 and won all-events in 1985 with a 2,033 total. He also finished second in the 1969 USBC Masters. 

Barry Asher is Proprietor of Fountain Bowl ProShop: At a beautiful 60-Lane Bowling Alley in Fountain Valley, Ca. 92708