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I’d take Lassiter against the 27 Yankees and give em weight!

Ronnie, myself and Lassiter were all 2-2 in the standings. These last few matches would decide history in the Legends of Johnston City! Our last match was one hole, it was the only game I was his equal. After the match I knew who was the better One Holer. We played a race to four winner...

I’m sorry I led you good people the wrong way, I was in the process of running 127 and out but I screwed up at 64 or 65 lol. But I had to go 127 and out to win the match Lassiter was that good! I didn’t do anything super special I just played the same level as my opponents but that was pretty...

I was 2 and 0 unbeaten in the 9 ball division with 7 straight wins and now two and 0 in the All around. Sounds pretty good doesn’t it bahaha unbeaten! Ronnie and I played 14-1 the second match of the all around. He chose 14-1 in our match but Ronnie I’m sure didn’t know I was a seasoned 14-1...

I’m one of the few people left on the planet today that has played Luther “wimpy “ Lassiter back in the day, it was a privilege! He was and is the best player I’ve ever played! We played in the all around 1970 Johnston city. There was a youth wave in the pool world that would flood the...

My wife passed in 2020 not 2010.

I rarely mentioned my pool playing days to my co-workers thru my adult life and most people I told thought I was full of it! So I learned to keep my mouth shut at an early age. Hired on at Champion paper mill in Pasadena Tx. In 1972, had to get my GED before I applied, that’s a good story in...

Played Cole the first time at LeCue club in downtown Houston. Ten percent Denny steered me into him and I took the bait! Bahaha Played him 4 games even 9 ball for 10 a game, he won two and I won two and I unassed it. Had a bad feeling about this long haired hippy! I was 16 yrs old he was 18...

From 15 yrs old to 18 yrs old I hung out at LeCue Club in downtown Houston, it was arguably the best action pool room in the world. Greg Stevens, Hansome Danny Jones and Jersey Red played quite often with anyone that came thru any pocket billiards game. I watched all their games and learned one...

There was nothing there, couldn’t make any money, no tournaments back in the day except for Stardust tourney in Vegas and Johnston City. I was the Tiger Woods of pocket billiards back in the day and I loved the game as much as anyone but couldn’t make any money. I have met most of the great...

Wimpy and Eddie played 9 ball race to 11, they played one hole race to four and 14-1 race to 125. If the same player won the first two matches he was the champion but it could go three matches if it was one to one! In 1970 there was three champions, wimpy won the 14-1, Ronnie won the one...

In the case of winning two divisions at Johnston city back in the day there would still be an all around with the other champion. The three divisions were 9 ball, one hole and 14-1. If anyone won one of these divisions that entitled them to the all around. Wimpy Lassiter won the 9 ball and...

I matched up with Ronnie even one hole for 50 a game when I was 16.5 yrs old at LeCue club in Houston, beat him 6 in a row he played one handed I played two handed. He called me a hub cap stealing fffing punk! Bahaha Myself and my friend Bobby Taylor were finishing beating a small poolroom...

Keith Thompson here! Just turned 70 this past weekend. Left home before my fifteenth birthday and raised myself in pools rooms until 18.5 yrs old. Played a lot of the great players from the late sixties. Greg Stevens Luther Lassiter Ronnie Allen Buddy Hall John “Duke” Dowell Freddy the Beard...