In a recent trip to Puerto Rico, I met Miami. I played with him and he wanted to play with one hand. He is up there in age.., but when he holds the cue with one hand, he is very steady.., if you know what I mean.
Anyone knows about him?
I've known miami for abt 20 years. He helped me learn how to play one pocket. ( At a big expense of course) at one point he was regarded as probably the top 1handed player in the world. I seen him several times run 6 out playing golf on a 12ft gold crown. His famous lines were always "I no play I no play" and "what's 20.00 so say you beat a champion" lol. This post makes me remember all the old quirks he had. He moved from the detroit are abt 4 years or so ago. He once won a pool room in new jersey playing 9ball..
Check here for a recent picture of Miami
http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2493832380038321061pMLhcs
The other great one-handed player (Perhaps better than Miami), "Aguzate" (Antonio Montalvo) was alive in PR last I heard. Someone should be able to verify if he's still around.
Both these guys used to show up at the 7-11 in NYC in the 60s.
Ed
Check here for a recent picture of Miami
http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2493832380038321061pMLhcs
The other great one-handed player (Perhaps better than Miami), "Aguzate" (Antonio Montalvo) was alive in PR last I heard. Someone should be able to verify if he's still around.
Both these guys used to show up at the 7-11 in NYC in the 60s.
Ed
Check here for a recent picture of Miami
Ed
I knew Miami 10 years . I was always after his Balabushka. I was taught one pocket by him. That was in Paterson N.J. In those 10 years I never saw him lose a match. How that 4 a Wow. George n Dee
JV
what ever became of big steve ?
Well my uncle worked the room up until he got his CDL and became a truck driver. My uncle started working there at 14-15, when the room was across from pep-boys. My uncle was laid up in the hotel around the corner, that became across the street when the room was moved. I was in both places a bit.
JV