Ive been on his website just wondring if his cues are any good and could the guy play very well it says he finished right behind keith mcready in some turney
Jack Madden Who
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F yes on both counts
then why is he never mentioned in any of the polls or whos the greatest threads
Chris on Line has (2) Medden Up for Sale, and sdomeone else also has some Madden's For Sale.
Mowem down said:
I think a contact email and/or number is listed on his web site...You could always call him and talk to him personally....
I am sure he won't remember as I was a brand new green pool player at the time, but I had him do a tip for me many moons ago when he lived in Phoenix ....He was a super nice guy and very knowledable about pool......one of my friends used to play with one of his cues and it played awesome....until he accidentaly left it on the roof of his car as he was getting in and as he backed up it fell off and got run over....
So I guess I can vouch that Jacks cues will NOT hold up to being run over by a truck...
Jack played in the Phoenix area before my time, but from what I know he was not a player you were looking to draw first round...It usually netted that player a journey through the losers bracket...
I own seven!!!!what would you like me to know i asked a ? to see if i could get some replys from people on what they thought.I am quite intersted in knowing why (arguably of course its az ) the best player to come out of AZ and a damb good cue maker gets no action on any of the polls or just plain threads for that matter on whos the greatest...i just figured it out my ? wasnt spacific enough so let me rephrase how good was he???
Mowem down said:
I did tell you what I know...(You may not have seen my post)
I unfortunatly don't have first hand knowledge since he played before my time...
However...for the record...I believe Roger Griffis was the best player to come out of the Arizona area....Jack was top ranked...but I am not sure he was considered the best....However he had some REALLY tuff competition back then...
I am not really sure if Jack or any others were "from Arizona"...since not many people are acually born in Arizona.
At the time Jack played in Arizona I think Rod "Babe" Thompson and Don Rose may have some arguement on who is/was the best.
Also back in that time era...I have heard that Jim Rempe spent much time in the Phoenix area.....Not to mention Steve Knight, Louie Roberts, Danny Diliberto,
I have heard stories of a downtown Taxi bar that Rempe and many other top names used to frequent for some action.....Madden may have very well been involved in all that.
Rod Elliott posts here from time to time and may also chime in with some information....(Another local top shooter back in the day)....SJD who now lives in the Phoenix area may have some knowledge of the goings on back then also...but I am not sure he was local back then...he may have been "OTR"
Again...I would suggest calling him personally...He may be able to give you some stories...OR we may all get lucky and he will post a story or two on line since he posts here from time to time.
I like reading good pool stories...
i was replying to the post by bignasty. i just figured out how to post their quote with my reply..thanks for the names though i like old time stories myself..BRKNRUN said: