All time greats- who do you play?

[Fatboy]

Freddy Salem, Cornbread Red…knew them before I could grow sideburns….both terrific pressure players.
Red, like Richie Florence, looked like they were practising, no matter the price.
One Eyed Jesse, owned a room downtown, was about the only local who had beat Freddy at snooker, but in his own room on a 9-footer.
….he was good to me as a kid also, even though I’d won some cash at $600 a game with three reds on that 9-foot.

3 cherry snooker on the 10’ box is what we used to play. Great game/ I miss that action.

Those old school guys weren’t milk drinkers that’s for sure.

 

[alphadog]

W.C. Fields.

 

[stevelomako]

Freddy Salem, Cornbread Red…knew them before I could grow sideburns….both terrific pressure players.
Red, like Richie Florence, looked like they were practising, no matter the price.
One Eyed Jesse, owned a room downtown, was about the only local who had beat Freddy at snooker, but in his own room on a 9-footer.
….he was good to me as a kid also, even though I’d won some cash at $600 a game with three reds on that 9-foot.

I wish more people knew how good you really used to play and how much you got around the United States.

 

[stevelomako]

I real life I couldn’t carry cornbreads chalk.

But one thing I have always done is that powder move. Pour a pound of it in hands and smack them together making a big cloud. And shitting up the table with talc all over the rails and cloth. I love that move.

Thanks again Steve

That was beyond kind of you. And something I’ll never forget. Ever.

My very best
Fatboy

You’re welcome.

Ain’t never been another like him and probably never will. It was always amazing to see the respect way better champions than him would give him.

 

[telinoz]

Jimmy White or Alex Higgins in their Mosconi Cup pool era days.
Would be a blast.