- With a 15-12 career mark on the mound, Weeber ranks among the winningest pitchers in Loras history and holds the Duhawk record for best earned run average in a season when he posted a 0.76 ERA as a junior in 1974.
- Following his graduation, Weeber was signed by the Houston Astros and played one season of Class A minor league baseball in 1975. He appeared in 15 games for Dubuque posting a 3-4 record with a 6.00 earned run average.
- On the basketball court, Weeber posted the sixth best single-seaosn rebounding average in school history (8.6 in 1972-73).
- He ranks as the seventh all-time Loras rebounder with 567 career boards.
- When I was a senior at Dubuque Senior High School, I severely sprained my ankle in a pickup basketball game. This was just prior to our high school season so I had to miss the first few games because of a cast on my foot.
When I had the cast removed, the doctor recommended therapy for me at Finley Hospital. I attended regular therapy sessions for a week or so. When the therapist asked me if I ever had my ankle taped when I played, I told him no. So he took me to Loras College and good old Doc Kammer who he said was the best at taping ankles. After talking to Doc Kammer about my ankle, he agreed to allow me to come there every day after school and he would tape my ankle. Doc would always ask me how my high school team was and what my plans were for college. When I told him I really had no plans, he started his plan on making me a Duhawk. Doc would introduce me to all the players at Loras as they were getting taped and, most importantly, Doc would “make up stories” about me scoring points and rebounding for Loras with Coach Jim Berry. Coach was always very kind and talked to me about my season.
Because of Doc’s persistence with Coach Berry, he asked me if I would consider Loras College. I was one of the few students from Dubuque Senior High School who played at Loras College. Thanks to Doc Kammer and Coach Berry, I became a Duhawk.
In junior high school, my friend had a Telegraph Herald paper route that went all around Loras, including the priests who lived in Rohlman, Hennessy, and Keane Halls. As his #1 assistant, I was around Loras every night. We always knew when there was a home basketball game and were the first ones in the gym. Many times the priests we delivered papers to would give us passes for the games. We would always take our positions sitting on the edge of the balcony to the side of the east basket at the grand old Fieldhouse. Soon after the Duhawks would begin warming up the place, we would become blazing hot and very loud. And when the game became close, the crowd became even louder cheering for a Duhawk victory.
It is still hard for me to believe that I not only had the opportunity to play for Loras College but am now also a member of its Hall of Fame.
When I was a freshman and had just completed my first basketball season, the baseball team had already been working out for awhile in preparation for the spring trip to Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth). I had talked to Coach John Coe about what my playing situation would be, as the team that year was very strong with upperclassman who were very good baseball players. Coach told me that there was a good possibility I would get a chance to pitch some in relief so he could see what I had.
I had about two weeks to get ready for baseball before we left and the weather wasn’t very good here in Dubuque so we had to work out indoors only. I went through my standard spring workout getting my arm and the rest of my body ready to pitch. But a week before we left for Texas my back spasmed and I couldn’t stand up straight. I spent hours in the training room with heat and whirlpool trying to loosen it up. But progress was slow. About two days before the trip, Coach called me into his office and said “I have to know now if you will be able to pitch on the trip. If not, another freshman pitcher would go.” All my friends and teammates reassured me that I would be ok, only I didn’t know for sure. The trainer said he thought with the heat in Texas I would be ok. So I went.
I still was unsure if or when I would pitch as we had five games on the schedule and five pitchers ahead of me with experience.
On the third day in Texas, Coach Coe came to me and said he had set up another game not originally on the schedule. This would be my first college start if I was ready to go.
We didn’t even know who the game was against until we arrived at the park the next day. We were playing Creighton University, the Division I school from Omaha, Nebraska, where Bob Gibson went to school and, more importantly to me, my basketball coach at Loras, Jim Berry had also gone there.
I was so nervous in my first college start. Our team played unbelievable defense behind me. Whenever I would get in a jam, someone would make a great defensive play to end an inning or get that big out. The game was scoreless late in the game. We had Dominic Ciao on third with one out and Judd Driscoll pulled off the squeeze play scoring Dom from third. Judd beat out the bunt for a hit. We won the game, 1-0. With the help of my teammates, my college career started with a dramatic shutout! To make things even better, on our way home from Texas we ran into Carthage College from Wisconsin and found a field where we could play a game. I started that game also; and, again with great play and support from my teammates, we shut out Carthage 3-0.
My college pitching career was off to a great start thanks to my teammates’ great play and support.
Story When I was a senior at Dubuque Senior High School, I severely sprained my ankle in a pickup basketball game. This was just prior to our high school season so I had to miss the first few games because of a cast on my foot.
When I had the cast removed, the doctor recommended therapy for me at Finley Hospital. I attended regular therapy sessions for a week or so. When the therapist asked me if I ever had my ankle taped when I played, I told him no. So he took me to Loras College and good old Doc Kammer who he said was the best at taping ankles. After talking to Doc Kammer about my ankle, he agreed to allow me to come there every day after school and he would tape my ankle. Doc would always ask me how my high school team was and what my plans were for college. When I told him I really had no plans, he started his plan on making me a Duhawk. Doc would introduce me to all the players at Loras as they were getting taped and, most importantly, Doc would “make up stories” about me scoring points and rebounding for Loras with Coach Jim Berry. Coach was always very kind and talked to me about my season.
Because of Doc’s persistence with Coach Berry, he asked me if I would consider Loras College. I was one of the few students from Dubuque Senior High School who played at Loras College. Thanks to Doc Kammer and Coach Berry, I became a Duhawk.
In junior high school, my friend had a
Telegraph Herald paper route that went all around Loras, including the priests who lived in Rohlman, Hennessy, and Keane Halls. As his #1 assistant, I was around Loras every night. We always knew when there was a home basketball game and were the first ones in the gym. Many times the priests we delivered papers to would give us passes for the games. We would always take our positions sitting on the edge of the balcony to the side of the east basket at the grand old Fieldhouse. Soon after the Duhawks would begin warming up the place, we would become blazing hot and very loud. And when the game became close, the crowd became even louder cheering for a Duhawk victory.
It is still hard for me to believe that I not only had the opportunity to play for Loras College but am now also a member of its Hall of Fame.
When I was a freshman and had just completed my first basketball season, the baseball team had already been working out for awhile in preparation for the spring trip to Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth). I had talked to Coach John Coe about what my playing situation would be, as the team that year was very strong with upperclassman who were very good baseball players. Coach told me that there was a good possibility I would get a chance to pitch some in relief so he could see what I had.
I had about two weeks to get ready for baseball before we left and the weather wasn’t very good here in Dubuque so we had to work out indoors only. I went through my standard spring workout getting my arm and the rest of my body ready to pitch. But a week before we left for Texas my back spasmed and I couldn’t stand up straight. I spent hours in the training room with heat and whirlpool trying to loosen it up. But progress was slow. About two days before the trip, Coach called me into his office and said “I have to know now if you will be able to pitch on the trip. If not, another freshman pitcher would go.” All my friends and teammates reassured me that I would be ok, only I didn’t know for sure. The trainer said he thought with the heat in Texas I would be ok. So I went.
I still was unsure if or when I would pitch as we had five games on the schedule and five pitchers ahead of me with experience.
On the third day in Texas, Coach Coe came to me and said he had set up another game not originally on the schedule. This would be my first college start if I was ready to go.
We didn’t even know who the game was against until we arrived at the park the next day. We were playing Creighton University, the Division I school from Omaha, Nebraska, where Bob Gibson went to school and, more importantly to me, my basketball coach at Loras, Jim Berry had also gone there.
I was so nervous in my first college start. Our team played unbelievable defense behind me. Whenever I would get in a jam, someone would make a great defensive play to end an inning or get that big out. The game was scoreless late in the game. We had Dominic Ciao on third with one out and Judd Driscoll pulled off the squeeze play scoring Dom from third. Judd beat out the bunt for a hit. We won the game, 1-0. With the help of my teammates, my college career started with a dramatic shutout! To make things even better, on our way home from Texas we ran into Carthage College from Wisconsin and found a field where we could play a game. I started that game also; and, again with great play and support from my teammates, we shut out Carthage 3-0.
My college pitching career was off to a great start thanks to my teammates’ great play and support.
