well, efren has no teeth so it would be hard to hold a cigar in the mouth while doing a reverse windmill.
Name a player that evokes mythical status
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well, efren has no teeth so it would be hard to hold a cigar in the mouth while doing a reverse windmill.
well, efren has no teeth so it would be hard to hold a cigar in the mouth while doing a reverse windmill.
LMAO ... it would just make it more challenging! BTW ... I have seen him "with them in".
The greatest Hustler of all time: Frances Anderson !
For something like 25 years, she toured the country, declaring herself "the women's world champion" beating both women and men, packing her purse with cash along the way. She even toured with Greenleaf for a spell, playing exhibition matches with him in front of packed houses.
But - SHE was really a HE - and his name was Frank Anderson.
Frank Anderson, the man, dressed as a women, hustled more people than anyone in billiard history.
Ru Paul would be proud.
For something like 25 years, she toured the country, declaring herself "the women's world champion" beating both women and men, packing her purse with cash along the way. She even toured with Greenleaf for a spell, playing exhibition matches with him in front of packed houses.
But - SHE was really a HE - and his name was Frank Anderson.
Frank Anderson, the man, dressed as a women, hustled more people than anyone in billiard history.
Ru Paul would be proud.
The greatest Hustler of all time: Frances Anderson !
For something like 25 years, she toured the country, declaring herself "the women's world champion" beating both women and men, packing her purse with cash along the way. She even toured with Greenleaf for a spell, playing exhibition matches with him in front of packed houses.
But - SHE was really a HE - and his name was Frank Anderson.
Frank Anderson, the man, dressed as a women, hustled more people than anyone in billiard history.
Ru Paul would be proud.
I never heard of this player before. How interesting!
There's a pro player in Texas that used to be a man and now is a woman, but I can't remember their name.
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"Don Willis."
Interesting that you mention Don Willis.
I had the honor of becoming good friends with Jimmy Moore in Albuquerque and remember whenever we spoke about great players he'd always mention Willis..
Rather interesting quote from Luther Lassiter on Wikipedia: "If I ever had to have someone else shoot pool for my life, win or lose, live or die, the man that I'd have shooting for me is Don Willis."
Interesting that you mention Don Willis.
I had the honor of becoming good friends with Jimmy Moore in Albuquerque and remember whenever we spoke about great players he'd always mention Willis..
Rather interesting quote from Luther Lassiter on Wikipedia: "If I ever had to have someone else shoot pool for my life, win or lose, live or die, the man that I'd have shooting for me is Don Willis."
The Babe shot pool lefty too? Love it!
Jordan shoots pool like he rides a motorcycle and played baseball. Lousy!
Look at the size of the pocket on this pool table.
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Hey, cut him some slack. How big and low do you think they would have to make a basketball hoop for you to beat Micheal?
Minnesota Fats was a household name, without accomplishing anything that could be Proven.
For me, Greenleaf. Just finished reading "The Hustler and The Champ," and even though he spent most of the time falling down drunk, still beat Mosconi the majority of the time when they toured together for Brunswick.
For me, Greenleaf. Just finished reading "The Hustler and The Champ," and even though he spent most of the time falling down drunk, still beat Mosconi the majority of the time when they toured together for Brunswick.
But Mosconi was only 20 years old. Greenleaf won 57 games on the tour, Mosconi won 50 -- including the majority of the games in the last month of the tour.
True, Greenleaf was much more experienced, but for a guy to be wasted all the time, and still hand others their asses on a consistent basis, is definitely legendary, and certainly myth provoking
Here's an example of the press she got...
The public ate it up.
But sadly, the story, if possible, gets even more bizzaro...
With the pressure to perform - and the secret of who he really was - and all the money and attention - and his health fading....he ultimately couldnt take the strain. Frank Anderson checked into a hotel and took his own life, leaving a note that begged for his secret to remain unknown.
It was only then, when he died, that the public found out that Frances Anderson was really a man the whole time.
You can read a newspaper report about Mr. Anderson's death here
As strange as it is - if thats not the stuff of legends, whew, I dont know what is...lol
I'm guessing you won, or you probably wouldn't have brought it up.:wink:
The Magician, Louie Roberts, Keith Mccready, Ronnie, and Bugs.
To believe that Walter Tevis never met or knew or heard of Fats before the book is preposterous.
Fats had been everywhere by the time the book was written and every body who was anybody in the pool world knew of him.
George Rood played him many times in the 30s and 40s and knew him as Fatty or Fats then.
Fats made more money off less talent than almost any other pool player I ever heard of.
He made a lot of money when he was a second or third tier player, and made even more after he quit and couldn't make 2 balls in a row.
He gets my vote as mythical all day long.
Also ,if you ever walked into a room Fatty was in , everyone was watching and listening him that wasn't passed out.
In high stakes gambling you win some, you lose some and some... you just 'break even'
Not all, this wouldn't have been possible. In high stakes gambling you win some, you lose some and some ---> you're lucky to 'break even' (and glad of it
). We always learn something from Life's matches, so in that respect we do always win - 'The Game is the Teacher'
Not all, this wouldn't have been possible. In high stakes gambling you win some, you lose some and some ---> you're lucky to 'break even' (and glad of it
). We always learn something from Life's matches, so in that respect we do always win - 'The Game is the Teacher'
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How about Danny Barouty? Does he qualify?