Chicago Billiard Museum

Mr. Bond said:
Yes sir, many more great people yet to be included !

In case you haven't seen it already, Jim Parker wrote a nice piece on Frank that can be found here:
http://illinoisbilliardclub.com/content/newsletters/FrankOliva.html

EDIT: Per your request - I added the Frank Oliva article to the museum collection, in the reading room.
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Nice web site begining, sent you a message through your site be don't know if you got it or not, but it's not A to Z billiards... as in everything from A to Z....the AZ stands for Arizona Billiards.com...= AZBilliards.com

Glen
 
Mr. Bond...Not only have I read the article, I was fortunate to be invited to that dinner, and even performed a few trick shots with my mentor, Jerry Briesath. After Frank passed away, even though I then lived in Montana, whenever I could get to Chicago, over several years, I spent many pro bono hours giving lessons to the Oliva ladies league members. Pat Hays, with some tutoring, became an instructor in her own right, and still teaches pool for the adult education classes at Oakhurst Community College, among other places. Jim Parker is another friend of mine, and I've done many lessons out at the IBC as well. Thanks for including that article.

You might not know this, but while Frank was a many-time Chicago City Champion, Frank's brother, Nick Oliva, was a top pro player, and passed away suddenly, while in the lead of a pro event out in California in the early 70's (I believe it was the Stardust Open, after the Jansco brothers moved the tournament from Las Vegas to Los Angeles).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Mr. Bond said:
Yes sir, many more great people yet to be included !

In case you haven't seen it already, Jim Parker wrote a nice piece on Frank that can be found here:
http://illinoisbilliardclub.com/content/newsletters/FrankOliva.html

EDIT: Per your request - I added the Frank Oliva article to the museum collection, in the reading room.
Click to expand...
 
Scott Lee said:
Mr. Bond...Not only have I read the article, I was fortunate to be invited to that dinner, and even performed a few trick shots with my mentor, Jerry Briesath. After Frank passed away, even though I then lived in Montana, whenever I could get to Chicago, over several years, I spent many pro bono hours giving lessons to the Oliva ladies league members. Pat Hays, with some tutoring, became an instructor in her own right, and still teaches pool for the adult education classes at Oakhurst Community College, among other places. Jim Parker is another friend of mine, and I've done many lessons out at the IBC as well. Thanks for including that article.

You might not know this, but while Frank was a many-time Chicago City Champion, Frank's brother, Nick Oliva, was a top pro player, and passed away suddenly, while in the lead of a pro event out in California in the early 70's (I believe it was the Stardust Open, after the Jansco brothers moved the tournament from Las Vegas to Los Angeles).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Sounds like you could make some great contributions to The Museum as well.
The invitation is there if you're up for it.
 
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