Hi,
I was probably 18 or 19 years old, had been playing pool for about 5 or 6 months give or take, I thought i was pretty good, at least good enough to play for cheap ya know . Well, i was fortunate enough to pick up on a few things at a young age and one lesson i learned, i would never forget : Never play a guy that has a city (pittsburgh billy) or a state (California kim) or a combo of city/state and shade (jersey red/n.y.blackie/detroit whitey) etc. as a nickname or alias, because chances are you'll not win ....
This thread is dedicated to all of the cool nicknames that we all love, some of these guys are no longer with us and if anyone wants to chime in and reminisce a liitle bit, feel free!:thumbup:
I'll begin ....
"St.Louie" Louis Roberts
"Jersey Red"
"Portland Don" Don Watson
"Boston Shorty"
"NY Blackie"
"Detroit Whitey"
"Weenie Beenie"
"Surfer Rod"
"Champagne"
"Pretty Boy Floyd" Jimmy Mataya
"Captain Hook" Mike Sigel
"Minnesota Fats"
"Bugs" Rucker
"The Iceman"
"The Freezer"
"Youngblood"
"Rotation Slim"
"Cornbread Red"
"The Professor"
"Machine Gun"
"The Pearl"
"The Magician"
"Rags"
"Fast Eddie"
"Django"
"Hillbilly"
"Country Calvin"
"Chili"
"Bug eye"
"Patch eye"
"Strawberry"
"Shrimpboat"
"Hollywood"
Tony "Fargo"
"Biloxi" Mike
"Frisco Jack"
"The Goose"
"Flyboy"
"Tuscaloosa Squirrel"
"Lizard"
"Black Bart"
"Hippie Dave"
"The glove"
"Cincinatti Kid"
"Shake n Bake"
"Wimpy"
"Cowboy"
"Earthquake" McCready & Keither w/The Ether
"Gabby"
Cecil "The Serpent" Tugwell
"The Mechanic"
"Tall Paul"
"Disco Danny"
"Lil" Al Mason ( he's over 6'1" )
"Lotsapoppa"
"The knoxville bear"
"lefty"
"King James"
"UJ" Puckett
"Buddy" Hall
"Miami"
"Bucktooth"
"The Beard"
"Hurricane" Tony
"Daddy Warbucks"
"Billy Johnson"
"The Cannon"
"Cool Cat"
"Handsome Danny"
"Lil Hand"
"King Kong"
"Kid Delicious"
"Big Arm"
"San Diego Dick"
"Jew Paul"
"The Black Widow"
"Amarillo Slim" ( i know he's a card player but he's been known to gamble on the green felt as well )
"Bushwacker" Nolan
"Pots & Pans"
"Hennessee"
"Piggy Banks"
These are just a few off the top of my head
edit : oh, i can't forget my banking name sake ( cannonball )
I was probably 18 or 19 years old, had been playing pool for about 5 or 6 months give or take, I thought i was pretty good, at least good enough to play for cheap ya know . Well, i was fortunate enough to pick up on a few things at a young age and one lesson i learned, i would never forget : Never play a guy that has a city (pittsburgh billy) or a state (California kim) or a combo of city/state and shade (jersey red/n.y.blackie/detroit whitey) etc. as a nickname or alias, because chances are you'll not win ....
This thread is dedicated to all of the cool nicknames that we all love, some of these guys are no longer with us and if anyone wants to chime in and reminisce a liitle bit, feel free!:thumbup:
I'll begin ....
"St.Louie" Louis Roberts
"Jersey Red"
"Portland Don" Don Watson
"Boston Shorty"
"NY Blackie"
"Detroit Whitey"
"Weenie Beenie"
"Surfer Rod"
"Champagne"
"Pretty Boy Floyd" Jimmy Mataya
"Captain Hook" Mike Sigel
"Minnesota Fats"
"Bugs" Rucker
"The Iceman"
"The Freezer"
"Youngblood"
"Rotation Slim"
"Cornbread Red"
"The Professor"
"Machine Gun"
"The Pearl"
"The Magician"
"Rags"
"Fast Eddie"
"Django"
"Hillbilly"
"Country Calvin"
"Chili"
"Bug eye"
"Patch eye"
"Strawberry"
"Shrimpboat"
"Hollywood"
Tony "Fargo"
"Biloxi" Mike
"Frisco Jack"
"The Goose"
"Flyboy"
"Tuscaloosa Squirrel"
"Lizard"
"Black Bart"
"Hippie Dave"
"The glove"
"Cincinatti Kid"
"Shake n Bake"
"Wimpy"
"Cowboy"
"Earthquake" McCready & Keither w/The Ether
"Gabby"
Cecil "The Serpent" Tugwell
"The Mechanic"
"Tall Paul"
"Disco Danny"
"Lil" Al Mason ( he's over 6'1" )
"Lotsapoppa"
"The knoxville bear"
"lefty"
"King James"
"UJ" Puckett
"Buddy" Hall
"Miami"
"Bucktooth"
"The Beard"
"Hurricane" Tony
"Daddy Warbucks"
"Billy Johnson"
"The Cannon"
"Cool Cat"
"Handsome Danny"
"Lil Hand"
"King Kong"
"Kid Delicious"
"Big Arm"
"San Diego Dick"
"Jew Paul"
"The Black Widow"
"Amarillo Slim" ( i know he's a card player but he's been known to gamble on the green felt as well )
"Bushwacker" Nolan
"Pots & Pans"
"Hennessee"
"Piggy Banks"
These are just a few off the top of my head
edit : oh, i can't forget my banking name sake ( cannonball )
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