Bill Stroud
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I only saw him play once back in '87-ish. He played one of the better 1p players in town and ran over him. Loved to have seen him in his prime days.
Here is a link to a page with the interview. You have to join for $3.00 a month to unlock the interview video. You have to scroll down a little for the Bill Stroud video. - https://www.patreon.com/zeroxbilliards
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Billy Stroud
I had the pleasure playing with Billy in 1981 on a BCA team. I had to sub for him later that year at the BCA nationals,because of his expanding cue business. His attention to detail both on the table and in building cues made him an excellent player. I was lucky to have had him as a friend for several years. I will alway own my first JW. Thank you Billy you will be missed.
I had the pleasure playing with Billy in 1981 on a BCA team. I had to sub for him later that year at the BCA nationals,because of his expanding cue business. His attention to detail both on the table and in building cues made him an excellent player. I was lucky to have had him as a friend for several years. I will alway own my first JW. Thank you Billy you will be missed.
Billy was a top hustler before he began making cues. He was probably one of the best players in Texas for the cash and he liked to bet it up. One of the few guys who beat me playing 9-Ball Banks. That was my road game!
He beat Joey Gray in the Oklahoma State Bar Table championships in approx 2012, if memory serves me.
He was already over seventy years old, coming off some terrible health issues that affected his vision.
I also saw him on the stream. He couldn’t pocket balls like Joey, but he could still move really well. Foxy, even at 9-ball on a bar box.
He played at a high level his entire life, since he was a mid-teenager onwards.
Will Prout
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1999 Tulsa, Ok.
Leonard Bludworth had a cue show / 1 P Tourney @ Magoo's ….
Billy was there- He rolled over everyone in the tourney,
Even Mike Betts-
Who I really thought would of won
Billy played great.
I always enjoyed talking cues with him too