In Memory

Colonel said:
15 years ago today, arguably the greatest road agent of all time passed away. Vernon Elliot, known as “the faceless man” to many and as Burnie to his dear friends was one of a kind and a little more than crazy. He never once played in a tournament in his life, often saying he’d “rather cop a store than play in a tournament” but supported a family well as a gambler.

While not well known by many, he took down some of the greatest known players in the game from Ronnie Allen, to the Earthquake, to Efren Reyes. Hall of Famer Nick Varner wouldn’t even play him. Burnie shunned “cheap action” as well, preferring high stakes games only and had many scores as high as 6 figures. He used to say “I won’t let them play cheap, I make em bet high” and won over $900K in Detroit alone playing One Pocket on a Snooker table. He didn’t look like much and loved to show up in pool halls dressed in bib overalls and a John Deere hat, but once in action showed a ferocity of play and focus I’ve never seen in another player. He was inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame in 2006. He was my mentor and my friend and I post this thread today in his honor that he may always be remembered and may he RIP. View attachment 757435
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Faceless my arse. The man looks like an owl. There's some folks that just look like they are bad for business. Your friend looks like he was a bankruptcy waiting to happen.
Kudos for remembering him out loud.
😎
 
DaveK said:
Looks like Bob Jewett knows (assuming this the shot, I believe Vernon had a few banks that had to be seen to be believed) :


Dave
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If you look closely you will see that the object ball is not on the side rail. It is strategically placed against the corner of the side pocket.
 
Colonel said:
15 years ago today, arguably the greatest road agent of all time passed away. Vernon Elliot, known as “the faceless man” to many and as Burnie to his dear friends was one of a kind and a little more than crazy. He never once played in a tournament in his life, often saying he’d “rather cop a store than play in a tournament” but supported a family well as a gambler.

While not well known by many, he took down some of the greatest known players in the game from Ronnie Allen, to the Earthquake, to Efren Reyes. Hall of Famer Nick Varner wouldn’t even play him. Burnie shunned “cheap action” as well, preferring high stakes games only and had many scores as high as 6 figures. He used to say “I won’t let them play cheap, I make em bet high” and won over $900K in Detroit alone playing One Pocket on a Snooker table. He didn’t look like much and loved to show up in pool halls dressed in bib overalls and a John Deere hat, but once in action showed a ferocity of play and focus I’ve never seen in another player. He was inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame in 2006. He was my mentor and my friend and I post this thread today in his honor that he may always be remembered and may he RIP. View attachment 757435
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Thank you for the story.I would love to read a book about him!
 
jbcueman said:
Thank you for the story.I would love to read a book about him!
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If my memory is correct,
in one of the videos ,I think Joe Tuckers, he placed the ball one ball below the center pocket. I went back and rewatched the video, he first spotted it 1 ball below the side, made it , placed it 2 balls below the side, hung it up, then made it the next shot . Then he placed it 3 balls below the side pocket, and made that one. 3 out of 4 , not bad.
 
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