Jack Breit vs. Bob Osborne now available from Accu-stats

[Cameron Smith]

I was excited to see this, and I figured other people may interested too given the lack of video of Jersey Red. It's from a one pocket match from 1991 so he would be past his prime, but I'm still gonna buy it.

http://www.accu-stats.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1214511932

 

[jay helfert]

The Red Raider was the real deal! And Black Bart could play a little too. :wink:

 

[Fast Lenny]

The Red Raider was the real deal! And Black Bart could play a little too. :wink:

How did Jersey Reds game compare in 91 to his game in the 60's?

 

[jay helfert]

How did Jersey Reds game compare in 91 to his game in the 60's?

Maybe he lost a ball in speed. Jack Breit of the 60's and 70's could give Jack Breit of the 80's and 90's the eight ball in 9-Ball and 8-7 in One Pocket. He still played awfully good! No one was looking to play him when he was hanging around CJ's in the early 90's. Only guys like Jeremy Jones (Red mentored him) could fool with Red at One Hole.

Red had knowledge, a big stroke, heart and a wonderful attitude! He KNEW he was going to win! And then he did. :smile:

 

[Cameron Smith]

Maybe he lost a ball in speed. Jack Breit of the 60's and 70's could give Jack Breit of the 80's and 90's the eight ball in 9-Ball and 8-7 in One Pocket. He still played awfully good! No one was looking to play him when he was hanging around CJ's in the early 90's. Only guys like Jeremy Jones (Red mentored him) could fool with Red at One Hole.

Red had knowledge, a big stroke, heart and a wonderful attitude! He KNEW he was going to win! And then he did. :smile:

Now I'm definitely buying that DVD. I wish there was video available of his 14.1 matchs in 60's and 70's.

 

[M HOUSE]

The Red Raider was the real deal! And Black Bart could play a little too. :wink:

I was lucky to get to spend a lot of time with Jersey Red in Houston in '88 and '89. He was still recovering from a slight stroke but he could still play. He was playing the better 1P players around Houston 8-no count.

He was a real character too. He could tell pool stories for days on end and never tell the same one twice.

There was a big trade show at the George R. Brown convention center and he and I were hired to work the booth for a table retailer. Boxing champ, Larry Holmes, was working the booth on one side of us and the Playmate of the year was working the booth on the other side. The second day of the show Larry and the Playmate were in our booth all day playing pool with Red. That's the kind of personility he had.

BTW, in his younger days he was a pitcher for one of the Yankees minor leauge teams.

And your right about the name. Although most of the pool world knew him as Jersey Red, he always referred to himself as the "Red Raider".

 

[tpdtom]

I was lucky to get to spend a lot of time with Jersey Red in Houston in '88 and '89. He was still recovering from a slight stroke but he could still play. He was playing the better 1P players around Houston 8-no count.

He was a real character too. He could tell pool stories for days on end and never tell the same one twice.

There was a big trade show at the George R. Brown convention center and he and I were hired to work the booth for a table retailer. Boxing champ, Larry Holmes, was working the booth on one side of us and the Playmate of the year was working the booth on the other side. The second day of the show Larry and the Playmate were in our booth all day playing pool with Red. That's the kind of personility he had.

BTW, in his younger days he was a pitcher for one of the Yankees minor leauge teams.

And your right about the name. Although most of the pool world knew him as Jersey Red, he always referred to himself as the "Red Raider".

Wonderful little tidbits. Rep to you...Tom

 

[Pushout]

Wouldn't that be Bob Ogburn aka Black Bart? I see that it lists Osborne, but I thought Ogburn had that moniker.

 

[jay helfert]

Wouldn't that be Bob Ogburn aka Black Bart? I see that it lists Osborne, but I thought Ogburn had that moniker.

No one could say (or spell) Ogburn, so he became Osborne in the pool world. Yep, it's the same guy.

 

[enzo]

i love this match. i have so many matches, correct me if im wrong, but this is the one where a ball gets "lost" at some point in red's favor. and red misses a strait in game ball.

 

[senor]

i love this match. i have so many matches, correct me if im wrong, but this is the one where a ball gets "lost" at some point in red's favor. and red misses a strait in game ball.

I had forgotten about the ball getting lost, but do remember Red missing a hanger for the game.