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{{Infobox professional bowler|name=Robert Smith|birth_date={{birth date and age|1974|1|16}}|image=Robert Smith, pro bowler.png|years_active=1991-present|birth_place=[[Simi Valley, California]]|height=6 ft 0 in|affiliation=[[Professional Bowlers Association|PBA]]|championships=7 [[PBA Tour]] (1 major)<br />1 international|300games=31|sponsors=[[Hammer Bowling]]|hand=Right}}
'''Robert Smith''' (born January 16, 1974), is an American professional [[bowler (ten-pin)|bowler]]
Smith's career on the PBA tour was marred by numerous injuries, resulting in many withdrawals from high-profile tournaments. Despite this, he amassed seven tour titles during his career, with his first being his lone major victory at the 2000 [[U.S. Open (bowling)|U.S. Open]]. He won a second title later in the [[2000 PBA Tour season|2000 season]]. His only other season with multiple Tour wins was [[2003–04 PBA Tour season|2003–04]].
An eight-time titleist (including 7 [[PBA Tour]] titles), he is considered by many to be the world's most powerful bowler. Smith's ball roll has been tracked as high as 27 revolutions per shot and traveling at up to {{convert|34|mph|km/h}} - the average professional achieves about 16 revolutions per shot, travelling at {{convert|18|mph|km/h}}.<ref>http://www.pba.com/Bowlers/Bowler/12233 Robert Smith's PBA Profile</ref> This high rev-rate (up to 720 [[Revolutions per minute|RPM]]) is more than most bowlers have been able to produce. Based on this characteristic, he was known on tour as "Maximum Bob."▼
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==Career Titles==▼
Smith joined the PBA50 Tour (for players 50 and over) in 2024. He is currently sponsored by [[Hammer Bowling]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hammerbowling.com/pages/national-staffers |title=Hammer Bowling - National Staffers |website=hammerbowling.com |access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref>
Major titles are in '''bold text'''.
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! Season !! Event !! Location
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| 2000 || '''Bowling's U.S. Open Presented By AMF''' || [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
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| 2000 || Flagship Open || [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]▼
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| 2001–02 || PBA Empire State Open || [[Latham, New York]]
▲| [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
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| 2002–03 || [[Japan Cup (bowling)|Oranamin C Japan Cup]] || [[Tokyo, Japan]]
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| 2003–04 || PBA Banquet Open || [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]]▼
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| 2003–04 || PBA Odor-Eaters Open || [[Tucson, Arizona]]
▲| [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]]
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| 2007–08 || CLR Windy City Classic || [[Vernon Hills, Illinois]]▼
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▲| [[Vernon Hills, Illinois]]
▲| [[8th Euro-Med Storm Int'l Masters Challenge]] - [[Manila, Philippines]]
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==Other achievements and recognition==
* Smith won the USBC 1992 Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Award<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101210135419/http://bowling.teamusa.org/news/2009/11/03/koff-named-chuck-hall-star-of-tomorrow/29068 ] List of CHSoT Award Winners</ref>▼
* Became the youngest person to win the U.S. Amateur Championship - aged 19 - in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bowlingindex.com/player_bio.html?id=13 |title=Bowling {{!}} Bowling Balls {{!}} Bowling Shirts {{!}} Bowling Shoes {{!}} BowlingIndex.com |website=www.bowlingindex.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105074025/http://www.bowlingindex.com/player_bio.html?id=13 |archive-date=2007-11-05}}</ref>
▲* Smith won the USBC 1992 Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Award<ref>http://bowling.teamusa.org/news/2009/11/03/koff-named-chuck-hall-star-of-tomorrow/29068 List of CHSoT Award Winners</ref>
* Member of Team USA in 1994 and 1995.
* Named the first team Collegiate All-American at [[San Diego State University]] in 1993
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==Trivia==
* In the 2000 U.S. Open, Robert Smith became the first player in the history of the sport to have won both U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open titles.<ref>http://news.pba.com/post/2007/2/26/64th-US-Open-Starts-Tuesday.aspx</ref>
* Smith
* He has 31 career [[Perfect game (bowling)|300 games]] in PBA competition.
* Smith bowls league at Buena Lanes in Ventura, California where he shot back to back 300 games in 2019 with a plastic bowling ball.
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.pba.com/players/robert-smith-0 Robert Smith] at the [[Professional Bowlers Association]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20171208184243/http://www.pba.com/Bowlers/Bowler/12233 archive])
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