Cross-posted from main forum for historical relevance:
There were times when a table would get "named after" someone famous, and occasionally there were times when a famous player would "endorse" a certain brunswick product, or were asked for feedback about certain products. But generally speaking, the answer to your question is no. There is no indication or evidence of any players contributing directly to the design process.
Brunswick did have their own technical designers and "inventors" on staff, like Anthony Troescher, Jesse Matteson, Donald Desky, William Lawson and Robert Kennedy. But sometimes Brunswick's table designs were also "bought out" from other individuals or companies.
Without doing a little more digging - I'm not certain about who actually designed the GCs. However, you might find it interesting that both the Anniversary and Centennial models were designed by the same two men: Robert I. Anderson and Bert Hoeker of Grand Haven and Muskegon, Michigan respectively.
see entire patent here
image courtesy Derrick Tiers www.billiardrestoration.com
see entire patent here
image courtesy Derrick Tiers www.billiardrestoration.com
There were times when a table would get "named after" someone famous, and occasionally there were times when a famous player would "endorse" a certain brunswick product, or were asked for feedback about certain products. But generally speaking, the answer to your question is no. There is no indication or evidence of any players contributing directly to the design process.
Brunswick did have their own technical designers and "inventors" on staff, like Anthony Troescher, Jesse Matteson, Donald Desky, William Lawson and Robert Kennedy. But sometimes Brunswick's table designs were also "bought out" from other individuals or companies.
Without doing a little more digging - I'm not certain about who actually designed the GCs. However, you might find it interesting that both the Anniversary and Centennial models were designed by the same two men: Robert I. Anderson and Bert Hoeker of Grand Haven and Muskegon, Michigan respectively.
see entire patent here
image courtesy Derrick Tiers www.billiardrestoration.com
see entire patent here
image courtesy Derrick Tiers www.billiardrestoration.com
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