Scott Smith
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Wasn't Charlie Shutman a part of that team too? He and Scott wee fun to be around!
No, Shootman played for the Tam O'Shanter.
What a cool pool photo! There's Scott with his signature cigar in his pocket and Rachel holding the cheese. :grin-square:
I always loved Scott's announcing at the US Open & we miss him! That's so cool you were in Great White, y'all were one of my favorite bands well still are.
Scott was about pool, always... and had tolerance for naysayers. a very good announer, and a good person. anyone talks bad about Scott should check their own past.
I remember those days. I was one of the owners of the Galaxy Lounge in Co Springs and captain of their men's pool team that both those teams used to beat on year after year throughout the early 80's. And I mean BEAT-ON! We always came in 3rd or 4th in that league.
As far as entertainment, personality and fun as a TD and announcer, SS was head and shoulders above ANY TD working the major circuit today. Not even close. He use to carry around a 'train whistle' just to blow when he announced Mike Coltrain at tournies. Very fun guy all around.
He worked 18+ hour days at the US Open and other events and if given a free 3 minutes literally, he could nap like a champion. I miss him but fully understand others objections to some of his gambling activities. I never saw it influence his actions as a TD and yes i know the whole "appearance of impropriety" thing.
PS- This thread is 4+ years old.
He worked 18+ hour days at the US Open and other events and if given a free 3 minutes literally, he could nap like a champion. I miss him but fully understand others objections to some of his gambling activities. I never saw it influence his actions as a TD and yes i know the whole "appearance of impropriety" thing.
PS- This thread is 4+ years old.
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Do you have any kind of proof that he ever made a call, the majority would have thought he was making, so his bet would win?
I agree that it was not the best choice, for the simple reason that anyone who lost could always bring the fact up, that he bet.
That said, I never felt he was the kind of guy, to do something like that.
Although I believe that 90% of the people who go in a pool room regularly, would.
Am i the only one that use to gamble with Scott at his pool room, The Bank shot in Colorado Springs?
Don't get me wrong, I like Scott and worked with him on many tournaments. I've known him since he was a teenager (and I wasn't much older). I always felt it was a big mistake to make book on the matches where we were involved in making decisions should they come up. How he did that for so long and never had any repercussions is amazing to me. I guess people just liked him too much to complain. As for me I NEVER bet on a match while I was directing a tournament and if there was a player that I helped get into the tournament I made sure to have someone else make any calls necessary in their matches. Just the appearance of possible favoritism was enough to deter me from doing anything that might not look kosher. I respected my job and the position I held in running the event.
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Only one time did I bet with Scott. We had a $20 bet. My BCA team against his brother Breit's BCA team. We won and I took the $20 and bought my wife a poodle and I named him Bank Shot to dig at Scott a little. The poodle lived for about 14 years and all that time I could keep digging at Scott about that bet. It was fun at the time. Scott was a good man and enjoyed the action.
Scott the Shot
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Yeah fox in the hen house, but Scott was never that, not in his DNA when it came to making calls.
He worked all the edges in life, and better than most.
When I think of em, he reminds me of the great boxing announcer saying.....''lets get ready to rumble''.
The feelings great announcers create, addressing the audience, was not greater than Scott in his prime. To me Scott, like Janette Lee, had the ability to take this sport to where it could go. He was great at business, working with others, good with numbers and he could really play at one time, so his understanding of the entire picture was clear. Scott had his way with the public, and they loved em. Plus, he was the best TD in his prime bar none.