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Mount Rushmore of pool?
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Great post!
Kind of like FDR, JFK, RR and BO for the real Rushmore. I think it should have more perspective.
DaWizard
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Ah I think I didn't really get what mount Rushmore is. It's like the past GOATs, not the 'anytime GOATs'.
SomeDeadGuy
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I believe Allison Fisher should be given serious consideration. Such a dominating player!
Flakeandrun
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I think we shouldn't build a Rushmore. We should think of a less harmful way to treasure our heroes 
As a newbie to the game, I'd pick the following:
Bata - because Bata
Mosconi - undoubtedly iconic
Earl - watched and enjoyed a lot of his high speed, dominant stroke play
Souquet - a European game changer
I saw the objective as a list of people who changed/shaped the game. My list of favorites, or players I've learned a lot from studying would look very different. I found it hard to include any of the historic greats, as their legacy is perhaps less well-observed/game shaping than those that have their name on tournament.
As for snooker...
O'Sullivan
Alex Higgins
Hendry
Davis
Was tough for me to leave out Jimmy, but these guys have had the most impact on the game for sure.
As a newbie to the game, I'd pick the following:
Bata - because Bata
Mosconi - undoubtedly iconic
Earl - watched and enjoyed a lot of his high speed, dominant stroke play
Souquet - a European game changer
I saw the objective as a list of people who changed/shaped the game. My list of favorites, or players I've learned a lot from studying would look very different. I found it hard to include any of the historic greats, as their legacy is perhaps less well-observed/game shaping than those that have their name on tournament.
As for snooker...
O'Sullivan
Alex Higgins
Hendry
Davis
Was tough for me to leave out Jimmy, but these guys have had the most impact on the game for sure.
Will no one think of the rocks?!I think we shouldn't build a Rushmore. We should think of a less harmful way to treasure our heroes
Though, in context, maybe there is a case for Ortmann (I agree with you about Souquet being a Titan). Given the prowess of Europe in today's game, with Oliver being one of the first to really make a splash over here famously defeating Mizerak at his own game, maybe Oliver should get a bit of a nod for being a leader of that invasion.
It seems like Mizerek should get mentioned here. He was the best straight pool player in the world in the 70`s, winning BCA Opens and World Championships. No one was lining up to gamble with the Miz playing straight.
Nah. You'd have to bulldoze a casino!!
A very deserving hall of famer, but not quite enough majors for Mount Rushmore. Still, one can make a case for Ewa.
I went to college in the mid 60's, in a town about 50 or 60 miles away from Shreveport. I would go to Shreveport on the weekends to watch Buddy Hall play. I don't think anybody could have beat him in 9 ball then , at least any American . I can tell you practically all the road players just wouldn't play him , at least at Guys & Dolls..
I watched Buddy play at a big tourny back in the early 70's I think down in Baton Rouge . Buddy Hall was offering 2-1 on the money that if he made a ball on the break , he would run out. He beat Jim Brock out of $10,000 @ $1000 a game. Brock didn't do too bad. He won the tournament . Shortly thereafter he went off the grid.