Yes - and I heard Buddy Hall say as much about Sigel, strongly complimenting and admiring Sigel's ability. Buddy was a man with a huge ego (well earned, I might add) and belief in himself. He didn't hand out compliments. Varner was often quick to compliment Sigel as well. Whether you like Mike's personality or not is one thing....but, on the green felt, you can't question the level at which he played.
I would suggest that anyone research YOUTUBE and watch some of his old matches. As SJM stated, you can even see an "end of career" Sigel dust off a "prime time" Tony Ellin and Johnny Archer in one of his final US OPEN appearances (I think he may have ended up taking 3rd or 4th place?). He was a very special player.
