Classiest Player

catscradle said:
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
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Even though Efren's been caught picking his nose on TV, I'd have to still pick him as the classiest player of all time. He has, by far, the best attitude and sportsmanlike conduct of any player I've seen with Danny DiLiberto coming in a close second.

Just more hot air!


Sherm
 
To the many already mentioned (the germans, the British, and the Filipinos), I would add Chao to the list. His composure on and off the table is impeccable, and his comeback from illness in recent years shows just what a champion is made of.

-Roger
 
buddha162 said:
To the many already mentioned (the germans, the British, and the Filipinos), I would add Chao to the list. His composure on and off the table is impeccable, and his comeback from illness in recent years shows just what a champion is made of.

-Roger
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Hello,
Chao Fong-Pang is one of my favourite players but he couldnt possibly get my vote in this category because of his well-publicised sharking over the years. He answered his mobile phone during his match with Johl Younger and clearly moved when in Oliver Ortmann's eyeline during the 2000 WPC which he went on to win (having been officially warned both times). Plus in 2005 he got the referee to measure Michael Valentine's jump cue when it was clearly the legal length in an attempt to put him off.
Great player but with that sort of history I don't think he should win a classiest player poll.

Thanks,
Chris (Chrstc).
 
Classiest players

First, it is much easier to arbitralarily pick women pros over men pros because:

1) They are all expected to act like ladies.
2) We never see the 'cattiness' of some women players, but it does exist.
3) For the most part, most do not have a gambling history, which most men do, so they have never been put into the category of having to win in order to eat, therefore, they have not had the same pressures as most men players do.

And yes, I think that Irving Crane should win this 'contest', even though I never knew the man.
 
Snapshot9 said:
First, it is much easier to arbitralarily pick women pros over men pros because:

1) They are all expected to act like ladies.
2) We never see the 'cattiness' of some women players, but it does exist.
3) For the most part, most do not have a gambling history, which most men do, so they have never been put into the category of having to win in order to eat, therefore, they have not had the same pressures as most men players do.

And yes, I think that Irving Crane should win this 'contest', even though I never knew the man.
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Irving Crane may have been "The Deacon", but he sure as hell was no SAINT!:rolleyes:
 
You guys are all way off the mark, you have forgot our heritage, the two masters, Jackie Gleason and our boy who ate the 50 eggs, they have all the players beat ......

How short is your memory, remember Jackie Gleason with his fat fingers on the pool table. His great suit jacket on with the carnation in his lapel and powder on his hands ready to take down Fast Eddie. Eddie washed his hands too and put his sports jacket back on and took down another drink and was looking fine until he fell on the floor.

I believe the "Fat Man" hands down wins as the greatest dead or alive award for the "Classiest pool player ever," however, Fast Eddie would argue with that one for remember he said to the Fat Man, "Even if you beat me I am still the best."

In the "Color of Money," when Newman was "back," he was looking pretty good driving his Cadillac with Vince and Carmen in his back seat. Also, remember the bar gambling scene when Carmen was almost sitting on Newman's lap he was looking pretty good or was it Carmen's black leather skirt that was looking fine? Too bad we did not get to see Carmen playing pool, maybe she would have beat all the players by far as the "Classiest player to watch."

Did you know that Dave Piona was called "Cadillac Dave," he won enough money years ago at one setting to buy a Cadillac, his picture is below and he was one "Classy guy" on and off the table!!
 

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AZers seem to have forgotten

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branpureza said:
tony robles
mike davis
tommy kennedy
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Branpureza is the only one to mention Mike Davis, but many of you have said in past threads that you have meet him at this event or that event and that he always takes time to talk, or help with your pool problems and that he is one of the nicest players you have meet.

My vote goes to Mike Davis as you can tell.
 
Afew others I thought I would mention...

Living- Mike Davis and John Schmidt
Deceased- Steve Cook and The Miz

Southpaw
 
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Well, If nobody else is going to mention Jerry Forsythe, I will!

Honorable mention goes out to Mike Zuglan, Tommy Kennedy, and Ralf Souquet.

Deceased - Cowboy Jimmy Moore
 
I think that's Marlon Manalo is a real gentleman. Oliver Ortmann, too. Once, I saw him coorrecting a referee wich gave him ball in hand after an error of judgment. You can tell me that's normal, but a lot of player will not do that...

This tread make me think about a quote:

"Billiard is a sport of gentlemen. You recognize very quickly the s.....s, the dishonest. It is very good "way" to judge a person." Laurent Baffie
 
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