I had heard from one of the voting members less than 7 years ago, that a vote for the Hall of Fame inductee was done via a teleconference with a verbal vote, i.e., "All in favor, say aye." There were three selections to choose from for two categories at that time. Today they only vote in one person, it seems, as opposed to the two they used to vote in for the two different categories of player and meritorious contributions.
The person moderating the teleconference then determined which person would be inducted into the hall of fame, and nobody even counted the votes. The voting member who told me this is a very prominent and well-known industry member, but I will not reveal his/her identity.
I am very happy to learn that Allen Hopkins was voted into the BCA's Hall of Fame. This is a big step for the advancement of pool and gives the BCA a little credibility for doing the right thing.
Now if they can only sponsor American professional pool a little bit better, the way other countries do it, there just may be another day in paradise.
The person moderating the teleconference then determined which person would be inducted into the hall of fame, and nobody even counted the votes. The voting member who told me this is a very prominent and well-known industry member, but I will not reveal his/her identity.
I am very happy to learn that Allen Hopkins was voted into the BCA's Hall of Fame. This is a big step for the advancement of pool and gives the BCA a little credibility for doing the right thing.
Now if they can only sponsor American professional pool a little bit better, the way other countries do it, there just may be another day in paradise.
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don't ever underestimate Allens game now! He played great at the Derby this year, and last weekend he split a finals with Joey Testa I think it was up in Jersey? The man is still an animal on the table!
