Billy Incardona is Hall of Fame worthy

cardiac kid said:
Stu,

Why is it when ever there is a discussion of which women should be inducted into the Hall, I have never seen Florence Fuller's name mentioned. A great player in her own right. Before the WPBA, Florence promoted the women at her Pocket Billiard Lounge in Binghamton, NY. I'm sure if her name was promoted just a bit, many of the current and past women pro players would acknowledge her contributions. Hate to see her name just fade away without any recognition.

As an aside, Florence gratiously gave me my nickname some twenty six years ago. For that alone, she is in my Hall of Fame!

Lyn
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To my knowledge, Lyn, not even a single woman has been inducted in the meritorious service to the game category, although a case can be made for both Palmer Byrd and Madeline Whitlow, co-founders of the WPBA over 40 years ago, both WPBA Hall of Famers.

I've been around the women's game since 1976, but I don't know Florence Fuller's story. I'm sure her contributions are significant, but they occurred before I was around.

Don't forget, Lyn, that for practical purposes, there was no women's pro pool scene before 1976, with events few and far between. Even in 1976, when the PPPA (then a primary pro pool tour in the US) added a women's division to the World 14.1 Championship, the women's field consisted of just eight players, compared to 64 (not sure of this) in the men's event. Women were just getting started in pool at that point and only the formation of the WPBA, in my view, put them on the map.
 
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