Donald James Carter (July 29, 1926 – January 5, 2012)[1] was a right-handed American professional bowler. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he learned the game while working a childhood job as a pinsetter,[2] and went on to become one of the legends of ten-pin bowling and a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1958.[3]
He was six-time bowler of the year, a 10-time All-American, and became known simply as "Mr. Bowling."[4] Carter and fellow St. Louis native Dick Weber are widely regarded as professional bowling's first superstars.[5] He was voted the Greatest Bowler of All-Time in a 1970 Bowling Magazine poll, and ranked #1 among 20th Century bowlers by Bowlers Journal in 1999.