Ernie Sellers by a mile.
I think the best road player has to be New Orleans own, ERNIE SELLERS. For at least 40 years that I know of, Ernie had traveled the highways betting small amounts of money, seldom ever busting anyone, beating practically everyone he played. He left town with no one even knowing his name. This was in the days before cell phones and if you lost to Ernie, and you had a cell phone, you probably wouldn't have made a call.
Ernie is still alive and doing very well. He is in his 80's now and walks like a 60 year old but no longer plays pool. He still has a propensity for the ponies and a little poker.
I don't know of anyone who actually beat Ernie out of twenty bucks let alone two hundred. His scores were never larger than life but they paid for his simple life style and gambling weaknesses, although he professes to be ahead of the ponies as well. Knowing how careful Ernie was/is with a dollar, it could quite easily be true.
Ernie traveled across the United States playing pool not with the champions but everyone else and never was outted that I know of.
Ernie's speed was that of a top short stop and he played mostly 9 ball and 6 ball. Ernie was Louisiana's greatest lamb killer and that's Fo' Shizzle.
One day I think I will pick his brain about when he started traveling on the road. He was never one to provide much information especially when it came to pool but now that he no longer gambles at pool, he has loosened up a bit and even shows a special shot every now and then. :wink2:
JoeyA
I think the best road player has to be New Orleans own, ERNIE SELLERS. For at least 40 years that I know of, Ernie had traveled the highways betting small amounts of money, seldom ever busting anyone, beating practically everyone he played. He left town with no one even knowing his name. This was in the days before cell phones and if you lost to Ernie, and you had a cell phone, you probably wouldn't have made a call.
Ernie is still alive and doing very well. He is in his 80's now and walks like a 60 year old but no longer plays pool. He still has a propensity for the ponies and a little poker.
I don't know of anyone who actually beat Ernie out of twenty bucks let alone two hundred. His scores were never larger than life but they paid for his simple life style and gambling weaknesses, although he professes to be ahead of the ponies as well. Knowing how careful Ernie was/is with a dollar, it could quite easily be true.
Ernie traveled across the United States playing pool not with the champions but everyone else and never was outted that I know of.
Ernie's speed was that of a top short stop and he played mostly 9 ball and 6 ball. Ernie was Louisiana's greatest lamb killer and that's Fo' Shizzle.
One day I think I will pick his brain about when he started traveling on the road. He was never one to provide much information especially when it came to pool but now that he no longer gambles at pool, he has loosened up a bit and even shows a special shot every now and then. :wink2:
JoeyA
