Drum Roll, Please...BCA Announces HOF Nominees
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Sang Lee was definately a first tier player but more importantly, he did more to keep three cushion alive in this country than anyone else. He was lucky to win his world championship but I don't think he played anywhere near as many tournements as his European counterparts for some of the other years.
He won the national title numerous times but he also was the one responsible for running the tournement, paying out prize money,etc... Most of my three cushion videos were filmed at his pool hall in NY,also. Blomdahl is definately the best player for the last decade but Sang Lee was one of the top also and was the best at rail first shots (tickies,etc...) that Blomdahl had ever seen. He had a beautiful,unique game and it really sucks I only got to see him once.
Earl needs to go in too; what does it take to go in if 11 major championships and tons of regular tourney wins doesn't do it? Allen should also go in; he won a lot of tourneys in one pocket as well as being a great 9-ball and 14.1 player.
Robin seems like a great lady, but I think Ewa got put in last year over Earl and Allen and nobody in the WPBA has the accomplishments of any of these guys.
He won the national title numerous times but he also was the one responsible for running the tournement, paying out prize money,etc... Most of my three cushion videos were filmed at his pool hall in NY,also. Blomdahl is definately the best player for the last decade but Sang Lee was one of the top also and was the best at rail first shots (tickies,etc...) that Blomdahl had ever seen. He had a beautiful,unique game and it really sucks I only got to see him once.
Earl needs to go in too; what does it take to go in if 11 major championships and tons of regular tourney wins doesn't do it? Allen should also go in; he won a lot of tourneys in one pocket as well as being a great 9-ball and 14.1 player.
Robin seems like a great lady, but I think Ewa got put in last year over Earl and Allen and nobody in the WPBA has the accomplishments of any of these guys.
JAM said:Oh, I get it!
I knew about both men's pool-shooting capabilities from the side-armed player.
Since they are co-nominees in the Meritorious Category, then their contribution to the sport by founding the APA is what is noteworthy.
JAM
Or so the BCA will have you believe. Larry and Terry had a "Stoke" of genius and it has paid off extremely well for them.
Ronnie Allen deserves it more.
JAM said:
Terry Bell and Larry Hubbart were twon former touring Pros and roadplayers as well. Larry was the original "Iceman" and at one time was considered one of the top road dogs.
I believe they are being nominated for the Service award due to the company they founded-the American Poolplayers Assn; the APA.
Eric >punching out, have a great New Year's everyone.
*edit-after taking 80 hours to type my post, I noticed several responses bfore mine. Sorry!
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JAM said:Oh, I get it!
I knew about both men's pool-shooting capabilities from the side-armed player.
Since they are co-nominees in the Meritorious Category, then their contribution to the sport by founding the APA is what is noteworthy.
JAM
To expound a bit, partly due to the founding of the APA, 2 million people are playing pool in leagues that otherwise might not have been involved in the sport.
I was a BCA member for many years. So before you get hot under the collar if Earl doesn't win. Think about what how it works. Earl has made the ballot before and not gotten in. You see all the associate and voting members get a vote or half vote. They don't get to decide who is on the ballot but the members vote on who they want. So the Hall Of Fame represents the feelings of the membership. A hall of fame should represent the feelings of the membership of the organization. Earl will get in. Will it be this year? Chances are good. But if not he will make it. Some will vote against Earl just because they don't like him. That is sad but it is true. So the old saying "nice guys always finish last" is not always true.recoveryjones said:
Some will vote against Earl just because they don't like him. That is sad but it is true. So the old saying "nice guys always finish last" is not always true.[/QUOTE said:
I have seen sang lee and blomdahl play in person many times,both are hall of famers.sang lee is responsible for promoting billiards all over the U.S.A.and his tourny's in NY started the rise in popularity,without him promoting the game of billiards it wouldnt even be close to what it is.he has won many many tourny's in korea and asia and his world campionship not to mention his 11 in a row.currently there are weekly tourny's in ny and fla,becuase of him and promoting of the game.Sang Lee needs to be in the HOF
Nostroke said:
It's a sad reality, but it is a fact that it is very difficult to make ends meet as a professional pool player.
Mike Sigel and Allen Hopkins, both champion players with national/international titles, left the arena of professional play in the height of their careers. I have to think it isn't because they did not still play well, but that they desired to a different lifestyle, wanted to make a significant income utilizing their pool expertise, and realized the income potential in competitive pool is not that great.
BTW, I heard it from MANY sources that this Frog jump cue of Robin's is the best bang for the buck when it comes to jump cues.
JAM
Manufacturers
The HOF player is picked by mostly people that make billiard products but generally do not play pool on any regular basis, allot of them pick according who will sell more of their products and that group sticks together. BCA (Beware Corporate Agenda), sometimes they get it right, Rempe was one of em recently, Reyes, another but they wern't able to get Reyes to attend due to a prior committment, I was going to go to Vegas just to see him get the award, instead someone else was there to represent him, guess the BCA board wasn't that concerned that he could be there, wonder if someone who gets an academy award for best actor/actress will not be there because they are making another movie. What happened to the old BCA of years gone by??????????????
parvus1202 said:
The HOF player is picked by mostly people that make billiard products but generally do not play pool on any regular basis, allot of them pick according who will sell more of their products and that group sticks together. BCA (Beware Corporate Agenda), sometimes they get it right, Rempe was one of em recently, Reyes, another but they wern't able to get Reyes to attend due to a prior committment, I was going to go to Vegas just to see him get the award, instead someone else was there to represent him, guess the BCA board wasn't that concerned that he could be there, wonder if someone who gets an academy award for best actor/actress will not be there because they are making another movie. What happened to the old BCA of years gone by??????????????
Larry Hubbart and Terry Bell
They are both Co-founders of the American Pool Players Association (APA). I believe that is why they got the dual nomination.
Anthony
JAM said:
They are both Co-founders of the American Pool Players Association (APA). I believe that is why they got the dual nomination.
Anthony
The last three years, as in 2002-2004? I haven't noticed her name in any WPBA events for quite a few years, so I'm curious as to which tour she is playing full time?Nostroke said:
Pelican said:
I agree with you that players (in any sport) shouldn't be considered for the Hall of Fame until they've retired. Pool has crossed that line, however, by letting Efren Reyes and Ewa Laurance in early, so your comparison isn't a good one.If Efren deserves to get in early, so does Earl,JMO. RJ