What Year Did The Leagues Start?
- Thread starter Johnnyt
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1920 Good year.
You're kidding...right?
The American Poolplayers Association was founded in 1981 by professional pool players Terry Bell and Larry Hubbart, although with roots dating back to the National Pool League, founded in 1979
npba
The National Pocket Billiard Association began play in Milwaukee in 1959, and expanded to some five states by the '70s, hosting the US Open amateur team championships for years. For a variety of reasons they could not compete with the VNEA which organized in the late '70s, and the NPBA disbanded in '92.
I believe that all the national league organizations began as local leagues, which joined forces to form larger systems. My local league, which began play in '66, evolved into the Jim Stansfield Leagues in 1970, and hooked up with the NPBA a few years later. The JSL eventually joined with others to form the Midwest Pool Association, which evolved into the VNEA leagues, which held their first national event in 1980 in Rochester, MN.
I played in eight different league systems between '66 and 2012.
The National Pocket Billiard Association began play in Milwaukee in 1959, and expanded to some five states by the '70s, hosting the US Open amateur team championships for years. For a variety of reasons they could not compete with the VNEA which organized in the late '70s, and the NPBA disbanded in '92.
I believe that all the national league organizations began as local leagues, which joined forces to form larger systems. My local league, which began play in '66, evolved into the Jim Stansfield Leagues in 1970, and hooked up with the NPBA a few years later. The JSL eventually joined with others to form the Midwest Pool Association, which evolved into the VNEA leagues, which held their first national event in 1980 in Rochester, MN.
I played in eight different league systems between '66 and 2012.
Busch league morphed into the APA. That was the first one in my area, in the 70's.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=241819
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=241819
Busch league. I'm not bashing, just think it's funny. I play APA a couple of nites.
Did you check out the poster in the link? :smile:
The American Poolplayers Assoc (APA) started nationaly in the Summer of 1979 in the St Louis area. Soon followed by other areas in Missouri and Illinois. In first few years most franchises were in the Mid West states.
The national parent organization has always been the APA, but early on had sponsorship deals with Anheiser Busch to promote their various brands of beer. First was BUSCH, with resultant name of BUSCH POOL LEAGUE.
As the league grew the sponsorship deal with AB was reduced and the league adopted APA as its formal name for local play as well as the national home office.
Not sure about the other leagues.
The national parent organization has always been the APA, but early on had sponsorship deals with Anheiser Busch to promote their various brands of beer. First was BUSCH, with resultant name of BUSCH POOL LEAGUE.
As the league grew the sponsorship deal with AB was reduced and the league adopted APA as its formal name for local play as well as the national home office.
Not sure about the other leagues.
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The BCAPL was part of the BCA from 1978 to 2004, when Mark Griffin bought the BCAPL.
Many mid-west leagues did not like that the BCAPL was run solely by Mark and not a board of directors, and in 2005 they left the BCAPL and formed the ACS (American CueSports).
Many mid-west leagues did not like that the BCAPL was run solely by Mark and not a board of directors, and in 2005 they left the BCAPL and formed the ACS (American CueSports).
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The BCA Pool Leagues had their first national tournament in 1977.
This year marks the 40th Annual National Championships. It will be in Las Vegas July 20-30, 2016 at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nv.
I believe that makes the BCAPL the longest running national amateur organization.
Mark Griffin
This year marks the 40th Annual National Championships. It will be in Las Vegas July 20-30, 2016 at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nv.
I believe that makes the BCAPL the longest running national amateur organization.
Mark Griffin