Kentucky has long been famous for its bank players--like John Brumback. But it seems like there have always been a lot of good pool players from here. For instance, Billy Burge, Red Jones, and even unknown players--unless you ran into them on the road--like the 1P player Tibs "Goody" Goodpaster.
Rumor is, even though Earl isn't from here, he honed his skills at places like The Green Lantern in Winchester, and Monroe Brock's Maverick Club in Richmond.
Of course, writer Walter Tevis got the material for The Hustler and The Color of Money while living above Toby's old place in Lexington.
It's really no wonder that a lot of good players came from here--every town, no matter how small--seems to have at least one pool room where even 9-year-olds can sometimes run a rack. Mt Sterling, a slightly larger town had six rooms at one time, not counting bars. Ronnie Allen tells an interesting story about playing there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-JmT9ftWy0
I've played in the room he's talking about, and swear it still looks like it must have looked in the 50's!
Can you add to the list?
Do you have a good story about playing in Kentucky, or someone from here?
Rumor is, even though Earl isn't from here, he honed his skills at places like The Green Lantern in Winchester, and Monroe Brock's Maverick Club in Richmond.
Of course, writer Walter Tevis got the material for The Hustler and The Color of Money while living above Toby's old place in Lexington.
It's really no wonder that a lot of good players came from here--every town, no matter how small--seems to have at least one pool room where even 9-year-olds can sometimes run a rack. Mt Sterling, a slightly larger town had six rooms at one time, not counting bars. Ronnie Allen tells an interesting story about playing there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-JmT9ftWy0
I've played in the room he's talking about, and swear it still looks like it must have looked in the 50's!
Can you add to the list?
Do you have a good story about playing in Kentucky, or someone from here?
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