Old school pool players

[CookiesMonster]

I am looking for anyone that know where I can find old pictures or information on danny cook, gordy Christopherson, or James Christopher. Good or bad lol. I grew up around the Rack in Memphis so I have seen and heard alot. If anyone can help thanks

 

[wrickyb]

Check with Mary K or Freddy the Beard.

 

[cesarmorales]

sniper photo

James Christopher used to be one of the guys that my father ran around with when James was a teen, 14, 15, 16 years old. My father is 94 now so he was a few years old than James. James took on the nickname Sniper. I think there is a photo of him at the Texas Open at Moyers back in the 1980's on Bill Porters batch of photos.

Is this the Sniper?

http://billporter.smugmug.com/Pool/Austin-1981-photos-by-Mike/i-dnbFqBz


As a teen he won a number of matches against some of the best players in town, San Antonio. He later moved to Houston.
James was overweight at a teen and his first nickname was Wimpy. My dad would back him and would tell him, if you lose this set you get a hamburger, if you win, you get a steak plus your cut of the bet.

So would that mean James was the steakhorse or my father was the stakehorse?

 

[mrparks]

Hi, Sorry to join the conversation so late but I just found this thread. I spent a lot of time with Gordy and James. I bought a couple of cues from Gordy back in the day. Both of those guys were twice my age and it was always cool to hang around them. I saw many big money games James played with Gordy backing him. I haven't played pool in over 15 years now but still have great memories of both of them. I didn't know Danny near as well because he moved away from Memphis for quite a while so I didn't spend as much time with him. He and James were fierce players, though. Gordy wasn't too shabby himself. I remember him playing a tall red headed guy named Anthony for $1,000/game at the Rack. The first night, Anthony beat him out of $3-4,000. Gordy told me it was because he hadn't taken his insulin late enough in the day. About 3 days later they played again and Gordy wiped the floor with him. Won back everything and came out a few thousand ahead. Man, I'm having a great time right now thinking back to those days. I heard Gordy passed away a few years ago and was sad to get the news.

 

[Scott Lee]

There was another James Christopher, with a little more notoriety about pool, than the TX fellow the guys were talking about in this 3 year old thread. This one's nickname was Superstroke, and he ran ads in the back of Billiards Digest for years claiming he would play anybody for $1,000,000 cash...until somebody called his bluff. Then he raised it to $1,500,000 and had no takers. The guy used to hang around Minnesota Fats in the 70's and tried to run on his coattails. He was supposed to play a warmup match on tv, right before Fats and Mosconi played on Wide World of Sports with Howard Cosell. A definite wannabe with an insatiable need for attention. Not much of a player in my recollection. Anybody else remember this "James Christopher"?

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

 

[RogerO]

There was another James Christopher, with a little more notoriety about pool, than the TX fellow the guys were talking about in this 3 year old thread. This one's nickname was Superstroke, and he ran ads in the back of Billiards Digest for years claiming he would play anybody for $1,000,000 cash...until somebody called his bluff. Then he raised it to $1,500,000 and had no takers. The guy used to hang around Minnesota Fats in the 70's and tried to run on his coattails. He was supposed to play a warmup match on tv, right before Fats and Mosconi played on Wide World of Sports with Howard Cosell. A definite wannabe with an insatiable need for attention. Not much of a player in my recollection. Anybody else remember this "James Christopher"?

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

Scott:
Unless SuperStroke went by another pseudonym, that was Bruce Christopher, not James Christopher

 

[Scott Lee]

RogerO...You're right! After I posted that last night, I lay in bed thinking, "that was BRUCE, not James", but I fell asleep before I could get back on and edit the post. LOL :grin: Thanks for the correction!

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

Scott:
Unless SuperStroke went by another pseudonym, that was Bruce Christopher, not James Christopher

 

[doitforthegame]

He sat at my table at one of the BCA Hall of Fame dinners (don't remember who was getting in but I think it was in Minnesota). All he did was tell me and my son how good he was and how fortunate we were to sit with him. He gave my son an autographed photo.

Bob

 

[jrhendy]

There was another James Christopher, with a little more notoriety about pool, than the TX fellow the guys were talking about in this 3 year old thread. This one's nickname was Superstroke, and he ran ads in the back of Billiards Digest for years claiming he would play anybody for $1,000,000 cash...until somebody called his bluff. Then he raised it to $1,500,000 and had no takers. The guy used to hang around Minnesota Fats in the 70's and tried to run on his coattails. He was supposed to play a warmup match on tv, right before Fats and Mosconi played on Wide World of Sports with Howard Cosell. A definite wannabe with an insatiable need for attention. Not much of a player in my recollection. Anybody else remember this "James Christopher"?

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

I thought Superstroke was Bruce Christopher.

 

[jrhendy]

I am looking for anyone that know where I can find old pictures or information on danny cook, gordy Christopherson, or James Christopher. Good or bad lol. I grew up around the Rack in Memphis so I have seen and heard alot. If anyone can help thanks

James "Sniper" Christopher is alive and well, managing one of the Bogies in Houston.

Still hits em pretty good. We played in the Super Seniors One Pocket at Bogies last October and I am sure he will be at the next one this October.