Current ages of 37 pros -- most are still active. Should be encouraging to amateurs of all ages

[arnaldo]

Ages of some present day professional players seen more or less frequently at state, regional and national tournaments; the great majority still playing excellent pool well past age forty.

Billiards Hall of Fame inductees are asterisked.

Age

37– Shane Van Boening

42 – Thorsten Hohmann
42 – Alex Pagulayan*
43 – Corey Deuel
44 – Darren Appleton*
44 – Niels Feijen
44 – Charlie Williams
48 – Mika Immonen*
48 – John Schmidt
48 - Dan Harriman
49 – Shannon Daulton
49 – Max Eberle

50 – Dennis Hatch
50 – Jeremy Jones
50 – Rodney Morris*
52 – Johnny Archer*
52 – Ralf Souquet*
52 – Allison Fisher*
54 – Oliver Ortmann
55 – Tony Robles
56 – CJ Wiley
57 – Francisco Bustamante*
58 – John Brumback

60 – Earl Strickland*
64 – Keith McCready
65 – Kim Davenport*
67 – Bobby Hunter
67 – Efren Reyes*
67 – Mike Sigel*
68 – Dave Matlock
69 – Allen Hopkins*

73 – Pat Fleming*
73 – Jim Rempe*
73 – Nick Varner*
74 – Mike Massey*
75 – Truman Hogue
75 – Jose Parica*
76 – Buddy Hall*
77 – Billy Incardona

80 – Dallas West*
85 – Ray Martin*
86 – Danny Diliberto* (soon active again)

Arnaldo

 

[skogstokig]

nice list! i loved watching ray martin play the world straight pool some years ago. mike massey just recently played the US open one pocket.

but i don't think alex is 52??

 

[arnaldo]

nice list! i loved watching ray martin play the world straight pool some years ago. mike massey just recently played the US open one pocket.

but i don't think alex is 52??

Thanks, skogs. Good catch. My eyeballs and typing fingers are twice Alex's correct age of 42.
Additions from readers welcome.

Arnaldo

 

[ChrisinNC]

Ages of some present day professional players seen more or less frequently at state, regional and national tournaments; the great majority still playing excellent pool well past age forty.

Billiards Hall of Fame inductees are asterisked.

Age

37– Shane Van Boening

42 – Thorsten Hohmann
42 – Alex Pagulayan*
43 – Corey Deuel
44 – Darren Appleton*
44 – Charlie Williams
48 – Mika Immonen*
48 – John Schmidt
48 - Danny Harriman
49 – Shannon Daulton
49 – Max Eberle

50 – Dennis Hatch
50 – Jeremy Jones
50 – Rodney Morris*
52 – Johnny Archer*
52 – Ralf Souquet*
52 – Allison Fisher*
52 - Alex Pagulayan*
54 – Oliver Ortmann
55 – Tony Robles
57 – Francisco Bustamante*

60 – Earl Strickland*
64 – Keith McCready
65 – Kim Davenport*
67 – Bobby Hunter
67 – Efren Reyes*
67 – Mike Sigel*
69 – Allen Hopkins*

73 – Jimmy Fusco
73 – Jim Rempe*
73 – Nick Varner*
74 – Mike Massey*
75 – Jose Parica*
76 – Buddy Hall*
77 – Billy Incardona

80 – Dallas West*
85 – Ray Martin*
86 – Danny Diliberto* (soon active again)

Arnaldo

Your definition of still active means what? Still playing pool, still giving exhibitions / instruction, still playing tournaments, or any one of those? That I’m aware of, only a few of those 60+ are still competing - Earl, Keith and Efren.

 

[BlueRaider]

Niels Feijen is 44.

 

[gcmortal]

Jimmy Fusco is RIP.

 

[westcoast]

Earl is 60 years old today! Hopefully he can snap off one big tournament in his 60s

 

[middleofnowhere]

If you see Jimmy Fusco competing let us know.

 

[BRussell]

Jeremy Sossei, who is probably one of the 2 or 3 oldest into the final 16 of the world championship, is 42.

 

[arnaldo]

Jimmy Fusco is RIP.

Sadly noted. Thanks, gcm, and so sorry to learn that. Such a likable, genuine, and creative man.

Arnaldo

 

[sjm]

Truman Hogue, bank pool great, 75 years old and he beat Carlo Biado at the Derby City Classic bank pool event in 2019 at the age of 73.

Pat Fleming, bronze medalist at the 1982 World Straight Pool Championships, founder of Accu-stats, BCA Hall of Famer, still competes at Turning Stone. Approximately 73 years old.

John Brumback, among the five best ever at bank pool, is 58 years old. Tied for 4th at the 2019 Derby City bank pool event.

Warren Kiamco, 2015 Derby City 9-ball Champion, is 51, and he still plays great. He won the Barry Behrman Memorial this year over a tough field.

 

[garczar]

Talked to Dave Matlock the other day. He is 68 this year and said he's playing very well. Lost some weight and got a foot problem fixed and said he can play 6-8hrs no prob. He played at the Diveney bar-box event and played real well. He recently beat a guy up in KC and put two 10-packs and an 11-pack on him. That's the Matlock i know.

 

[SJpilot]

I didn't realize Shannon was that young. I hear him talking about playing Grady and Buddy and those guys, I knew he was younger but didn't realize that much younger.

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[garczar]

I didn't realize Shannon was that young. I hear him talking about playing Grady and Budy and those guys I knew he was younger but didn't realize that much younger.

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He was just a pup when he hit the scene.