Kim Davenport ? He was a great player 30 years ago. Is the poster older?
You're going to remember drawing this poster somewhere around 1984.
Freddie <~~~ older than the poster
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Kim Davenport ? He was a great player 30 years ago. Is the poster older?
You're going to remember drawing this poster somewhere around 1984.
Freddie <~~~ older than the poster
Here's what I can deduce from the poster:
St. Patrick's Day is always on March 17. The tournament was played on Saturday, March 19 (two days after the holiday). St. Patrick's Day must have been on a Thursday that year.
Years in the general time frame where St. Patrick's Day was on a Thursday were 1977, 1983, 1988, 1994, and 2005. It must be one of these years.
St. Patrick's Day is always on March 17. The tournament was played on Saturday, March 19 (two days after the holiday). St. Patrick's Day must have been on a Thursday that year.
Years in the general time frame where St. Patrick's Day was on a Thursday were 1977, 1983, 1988, 1994, and 2005. It must be one of these years.
It couldn't be 2005 because Fats died in 1996.
The Pepsi logo on the poster was retired in 1991. It was probably 1988 or earlier.
So we have it down to 1977, 1983, or 1988.
So we have it down to 1977, 1983, or 1988.
Yep, that poster is beyond cool!!!
Good observation. I would guess that it was 1983. That was around the time when Barry obtained a license to sell beer. It wouldn't have made much sense to highlight the beer license 5 years later. It would have also been about 2 years before Kim turned pro, although he definitely had regional "rock star" status by then.
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Actually, looking again the poster probably was drawn in the early 80's. Kim is not on there as he was just starting to become a great player. He used to play Ferroni all the time, get him stuck a couple thousand but Ferroni kept raising the bet till he got even. Then he would quit. Finally he said, "That's it. I aint playing that kid nor more. I'm gonna start staking him." And so he did. Didn't book any losers that I know of
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If you are talking Kim Davenport...he was a great player during these years but
I think he stayed on the West Coast and played. He just wasn't traveling yet.
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If you remember drawing this in the early 80s, then it has to be 1983. The closest years to 1983 that had St. Patrick's Day on a Thursday were 1977 or 1988.
I think it's settled. This tournament was in 1983.
FWIW, Kim Davenport was just 27 at this tournament. Young buck.
He won his first big tournament in 1985.
He won his first big tournament in 1985.
Whether '83 or '88, thats 28 or 33 years ago. And Teacherman says that this was just befor Kim became a great player. I'd already heard of Kim Davenport in '88' (in Mass), and he was already a professional tourney winner by then.
I'm going with 1983.
Freddie <~~~ missed it by one?
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One of the biggest tournaments in history...1985 Kim was tied with Buddy Hall for 7th and 8th place. He even did a lot better than me.
http://www.sfbilliards.com/accustats/V1_N01.pdf
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