Black Pool Players Matter
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Kenny is real good bar box player. I was on his 8 ball team before I gave up bar boxes. I’ve woofed at him a number of times to play some 1P to no avail. John Binion is a few balls better especially on a big table.
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Awesome photo! Thanks for sharing.
A great ambassador of the game, for sure.
I think this thread is best served honoring and recognizing players of color for their outstanding achievements and not necessarily invoking any elements of the broader political topic.
I think that broader political conversation is important to take place, especially amongst friends, families, community members, social media, and anywhere else. Even here on this forum, except ideally in the non-pool related section where people can enter fully aware of the context their comments will invoke.
Broaching that subject in the main pool forum just doesn’t lend itself to anything productive as already seen. Here it lends itself to near immediate divisiveness as the broader sensitivities gets invoked out of context.
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I think that broader political conversation is important to take place, especially amongst friends, families, community members, social media, and anywhere else. Even here on this forum, except ideally in the non-pool related section where people can enter fully aware of the context their comments will invoke.
Broaching that subject in the main pool forum just doesn’t lend itself to anything productive as already seen. Here it lends itself to near immediate divisiveness as the broader sensitivities gets invoked out of context.
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Black Pool Players
Agreed on Kenny Brisbon, But Cisero Murphy was in another class, simply put. Also another guy not mentioned is John Binion in Michigan. He did the family thing (which conflicts with pool) but that guy could put racks together like something else. Not sure if he plays anymore. I remember we were practicing before a 9 ball tournament and he ran 8 racks before I got my turn on a very tight table. Also don't sleep on Earl Herring. He used to play many top players back in the day. He's got videos. I saw one of him playing Efren.
Agreed on Kenny Brisbon, But Cisero Murphy was in another class, simply put. Also another guy not mentioned is John Binion in Michigan. He did the family thing (which conflicts with pool) but that guy could put racks together like something else. Not sure if he plays anymore. I remember we were practicing before a 9 ball tournament and he ran 8 racks before I got my turn on a very tight table. Also don't sleep on Earl Herring. He used to play many top players back in the day. He's got videos. I saw one of him playing Efren.
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The best black player I personally played against was patcheye Henry in Philly. He was about 75 when I played him. Man did he move like a ghost in one hole! It was amazing.
I played " Rags " Woods at the Hollywood Athletic Club several times back in the day. He was a real gentlemen and usually wore a suit with a bow tie.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-10-me-3394-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-10-me-3394-story.html
I think there is more than one Youngblood. The guy I played in the late 60s was more in the hipster style of dress and had one of those sixties style tall floppy caps on and a beard. He had a couple other black guys with him. This was the Superfly era.
I am cleaning out all of the NPR talk from this thread. I also copied the thread to the NPR section, where the NPR talk is still there. Please refrain from any more NPR posts in this thread.
Mike
Mike
a good bit of work!
Mike,
A good bit of work and a good piece of work! Appreciate how this was handled.
Hu
Mike,
A good bit of work and a good piece of work! Appreciate how this was handled.
Hu
Thanks Hu. Sometimes there is a better solution than my first "knee jerk solution". :smile:
Thanks. You do a great job here.
I think HawaiianEye meant James "Texas Blood" Brown. I will dig out Freddy’s Encyclopaedia and post up a pic. There was also a little story relayed by Freddy about him
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