Hi Everybody !!! Jimmy Reid Here

Jimmy you BEAST! Congrats on fighting and winning! LOL "hide your women" I know, I've seen you in action ;) Welcome back! Max
 
JAM said:
For the young'uns, Jimmy Reid won the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in 1985.

I would like to locate some of the older pool data on Jimmy for his Wikipedia article. If anybody has anything to share, please do. Calling all Terry Ardenos to the rescue. :grin-square:

Here's Jimmy wearing his U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship green jacket with me at the Super Billiards Expo. :grin-square:
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JAM,
I went through some of my Billiards Digest magazines to see what I could find. I don’t have a complete collection, and I’ve only researched up to Feb 1988, but here are some interesting tidbits I found.

#1: Billiards Digest ran a photo essay during the 1979 Pro-am. They asked numerous players “What’s Your Fascination with Pool?” Jimmy Reid replied “The pressure. The totally mental challenge. The winning. There’s nothing like winning.”

Source:
Engh, Rohn. (1982, May/June). Photo Essay from the ’79 Pro-am. Billiards Digest, vol. 4, no. 5, 29.

#2: Jimmy Reid took third place and $1,650 at the 1984 Tar Heel Open, in Rocky Mount, NC in a field of 41 players. Overall for 1984, Jimmy did not place in the top 20 money winners on the Pro Money List.

Source:
An Uplifting Year. (1985, February, 20-21). Billiards Digest.

#3: BD’s Almanac for 1988 (1987 Yearbook) has his personal information as follows:
REID, Jim. West Palm Springs, Fla.
Lexington Open (3rd); Carolina’s Cup (4th); Atlanta Open (4th)
The Almanac shows that Jimmy finished 1987 in 13th place in the Points Standings, with 154, and 16th in the Money Standings, having won $9,099.
Lastly, the Almanac lists the Billiard Congress of America – National Champions, which shows that Jimmy won that title in 1979.

Source:
Billiards Digest 1988 Almanac. (1988, February, 28-42). Billiards Digest.


Not real exciting or personal, but that's what I found. Unfortunately, I haven't found any interviews.

If you’d like, I have scans of the relevant pages, in case you want to verify the sources. PM me if you want those, they are large files. Best of luck on the article.

Rick
 
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Jimmy Reid said:
Hi Everybody !!! Jimmy Reid Here !!!!
Just wanted to let u know that i responded well to treatment !!!! I am on the mend and living in West Palm Beach !!!! My eyesight and nerves are perfect!! So hide your money and your women !!!! ;)
Also, somebody PLEASE tell Larissa to find me on facebook ! I've been trying to find her .
Thank you all for the well wishes and the prayers !!!
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Jimmy,

Wonderful news! Your post should qualify as the best AZ post of the year!

Enjoy the holiday season!

Will Prout
 
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Re: You kicked it - 11-25-2012, 05:21 AM
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So happy for you Jimmy you "kicked" the problem. Stay well. Talk to you soon
Al
Thsnk you Al, one of these days I want to share something with all my friends in the pool world that is very supernatural, twice something happened to me that there's no accounting for. That's not pool related so enjoy life and the game to the max, there's no better medicine than laughter. Thank you for the well wishes
 
Great news Jimmy!!! We'll pray for your speedy recovery from Tampa, FL.
Regards,
Loren
 
Hello. I'm a bit late responding, haven't been on the forums in quite a while.

Hope you're feeling well Jimmy. When did you move to Fla, last I checked in you were in TN, but that was years ago.

I'd also like to take the time to let everyone (who doesn't already know) Jimmy is a stand up guy, great player, and great teacher.

Jimmy put me up at his house and spent almost every waking hour teaching me over a 3 day weekend at a very resonable price. (not sure if you'll remember me, I was just some kid from virginia)

Over the course of the 3 days Jimmy helped me with everything from addressing the cue ball, his kicking system, how to make a more secure bridge from the rail, planning outs, and a million other things.

I have taken lessons from everyone from local pros to travelling to NYC to take lessons from Tony Robles(also a super great guy and an awesome teacher) and I can honestly say I employ EVERYTHING Jimmy taught me in my game today.

Anyway, that's just a short list of the great things I learned from Jimmy in only 3 days. Hope you're doing well and hopefully I can catch up with you next time I'm in Fla for a poker or pool trip.

Thanks
 
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