Classiest Player

Living = Scotty Townsend

Deceased: Lots-a-pop

j/k ...

But not into mens fashions :D
 
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DECEASED--CRANE or JIMMY MOORE (i liked his "flattop" and slipstroke)

LIVING--DAVENPORT, REMPE, VARNER
 
Living: Earl Strickland
Deceased: Ralph Greenleaf

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!:D

Ahem. Sorry, I just couldn't keep a straight face on that one.
 
jhendri2 said:
The thread by Bill Porter with players pictured in tux's got me curious, who do you consider the classiest living player and the classiest deceased player. My vote is:

Living -Jim Rempe
Deceased - Irving Crane

Your thoughts?

JIm
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My first thought is I define class by the way a person acts not how he dresses, vis-a-vis tuxedos.
As to classiest living player, I honestly think Efren is a pretty classy act or Allison in a proper British sort of way.
Deceased, I'd have to go with Irving Crane, but frankly I don't really know as even the bums put up a pretty good front back in those days.
 
catscradle said:
My first thought is I define class by the way a person acts not how he dresses, vis-a-vis tuxedos.
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I agree. You can put in a donkey in a tux and he still ends up being an ass.

The thread just got me thinking of who I think has class among current and past players. Efren is a good choice.

Jim
 
BillPorter said:
Wow, for some reason I never thought of Dick even though I've known him for many years. But you're right, Dickie is always a class act in terms of appearance and behavior. Allison Fisher, even though I've never really been one of her fans, has to rank high as well. Irving Crane and Jimmy Caras are tied in my mind among deceased players. You know, it would be amusing to nominate living players that are among the lowest on this dimension, but it would be sure to stir up trouble!:D
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Well, if we went with the lowest, at least Earl would get a mention.

Crane would have to get my vote.

For all the attention he has recieved and all he has won, Efren could have done a whole lot worse.

Crane
Efren
 
As I read through this thread, the ambiguity of the quesiton posed is becoming more and more apprarent to me. The is a surprising consensus in this thread, and it seems that most of us are defining classiness as beng restricted to a players style and elegance in and around tournament venues.

We all feel that guys like Souquet, Robles, Crane, and most others mentioned exude or exuded class in and around tournament venues. Still, this is a narrow defintion of classiness.

I suspect many of us, myself included, failed to name Efren Reyes because, despite the fact that we worship his play, we see him as a hustler, a man who played under the pseudonym of Cesar Morales and deceived many by doing so. He picks his nose publicly, too, and is unrefined in certain ways. In a different sense, though, Efren is the classiest person that has ever played professional pool. In his own country, as is well-documented, Efren used his money to rebuild villages wiped out by natural disasters. In addition, he supports countless relatives and friends financially. He is the greatest ambassador for pro pool that Asia has ever produced. Whether these attributes make him classy, generous, humanitarian, or super-human, he is, in so many ways the best person that our sport has ever produced. In one sense, Efren is classier than Souquet, Robles and Crane put together, but it's all a matter of how you define classy.

Reyes, Souquet, Lane, Hohmann, Robles and others are all very postitve role models for the next generation of pro players. I hope the young players of today, who will be denied the privilege of being influenced by Crane or Caras, are taking notice of these classy men.
 
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Tough One.

This is a really tough one.

Living -Tommy Kennedy
Legend-Steve Cook
Both classy Guys an in a class by themselves. Both great competitors!
 
sjm said:
As I read through this thread, the ambiguity of the quesiton posed is becoming more and more apprarent to me. The is a surprising consensus in this thread, and it seems that most of us are defining classiness as beng restricted to a players style and elegance in and around tournament venues.

We all feel that guys like Souquet, Robles, Crane, and most others mentioned exude or exuded class in and around tournament venues. Still, this is a narrow defintion of classiness.

I suspect many of us, myself included, failed to name Efren Reyes because, despite the fact that we worship his play, we see him as a hustler, a man who played under the pseudonym of Cesar Morales and deceived many by doing so. He picks his nose publicly, too, and is unrefined in certain ways. In a different sense, though, Efren is the classiest person that has ever played professional pool. In his own country, as is well-documented, Efren used his money to rebuild villages wiped out by natural disasters. In addition, he supports countless relatives and friends financially. He is the greatest ambassador for pro pool that Asia has ever produced. Whether these attributes make him classy, generous, humanitarian, or super-human, he is, in so many ways the best person that our sport has ever produced. In one sense, Efren is classier than Souquet, Robles and Crane put together, but it's all a matter of how you define classy.

Reyes, Souquet, Lane, Hohmann, Robles and others are all very postitve role models for the next generation of pro players. I hope the young players of today, who will be denied the privilege of being influenced by Crane or Caras, are taking notice of these classy men.
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Having said that, it occurs to me, that a lot of the young players are pretty classy individuals. It really only takes a couple of players at an event to ruin the atmosphere and leave a negative impression to people who arn't used to them or expected differently.

Efren may lack some social graces and may have a bit of a checkered past, but I have to salute the man. His intentions seem pretty honorable and he is not all "full of himself". The fans flock to watch him and he rarely disappoints them. He is a gracious winner and loser. His generosity towards his fellow countrymen and family is well documented. The pool World could use many Efren's. IMO.

Rather we admitt it or not, the younger players are becoming more and more image concious.
 
Living: I've always like Jose Parica's demeanor and attitude around the tables and my one experience with him at a resteraunt made me beleive he's a pretty classy guy. Dresses the part and acts the part tells me that he respects himself, his competitors and the game.

Deceased: The Deacon
 
DawgAndy said:
Living: I've always like Jose Parica's demeanor and attitude around the tables and my one experience with him at a resteraunt made me beleive he's a pretty classy guy. Dresses the part and acts the part tells me that he respects himself, his competitors and the game.

Deceased: The Deacon
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Now that one had me laughing pretty hard.
 
can't forget about busta!

Well I just gotta get my guy Bustamante in there. I can't believe nobody has mentioned him. He is really stylish, and classy. One of my all-time favorite players to watch. And he is humble, just like Efren and most of the other filipinos. And while I'm sure Efren is a really good guy, the filipinos tell me that he doesn't bathe for days during a tournament:eek: , some kind of superstition I guess. I also agree though too that Ralf, Thorsten, and Tony are very classy. So my picks are:

Alive: Francisco "Django" Bustamante
Deceased: Irving "The Deacon" Crane
 
Allison Fisher all the way & Tony Robles when Frankie`the Bully from Bronx` is not with him
Allison Fisher is the classiest ever seen at the pool table
 
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vagabond said:
Allison Fisher is the classiest ever seen at the pool table
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And also the classiest away from the pool table. One of the kindest, most polite, person you could ever meet.
 
Varney Cues said:
And also the classiest away from the pool table. One of the kindest, most polite, person you could ever meet.
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She is born under the sign of pisces.pisces are very sensitive and kind people.
 
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