Players you miss
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I've spent quite a bit of time around D. Lane. He's from Pawhuska, Ok. went to O.U. and went on to start/own Click's chain of rooms. If you know old t.v. he looks kinda like Wally Cox. A school-teacher with a cue who doesn't miss much. He used to come to Tulsa fairly often but haven't seen him in about 8-9yrs. He's worth something like $250million so pool has always been his passion/hobby. Cool guy.
Parica may have been the best player of his era and one of the best of all time. He dominated Rotation games for twenty years!
And for a minute there, Mark Tadd had everybody worried. He played with ultra confidence and wasn't afraid to challenge anyone!
Keith, we know about. Extreme talent but erratic lifestyle. When he was on he was unbeatable.
Ronnie Allen, only the past master of One Pocket. I don't think even Efren would have liked to fade Ronnie's overall attack.
The Miz - After Mosconi and Grenleaf, maybe the third best Straight Pool player ever. He ruled pro pool until Earl came along and dethroned him. Probably possessed the most powerful stroke of any pool player ever. Only Cornbread and maybe Larry Nevel and Mike Massey were close. The difference was Miz had the whole game. He could do it all on a pool table.
Swanee was always a little bit undercover and unsung. Probably the best high stakes 9-Ball player of his time, along with Buddy Hall. Swanee wouldn't flinch playing $1,000 a game 9-Ball in the 80's. The only guys I ever saw with his guts for big cash were Keith, Searcy, Buddy and Cornbread. And I'd take Swanee over all the above in the long run betting super high. He could play at the top of his game all day. They used to fly Swanee in when some local champion tried to out bet everyone. Swanee would come in and dust him off. He would come back home with his pockets stuffed with cash and party on the beach until he got another call. And generous to a fault. Loved that man!
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Keith McCready, Tang Hoa, Mark Tadd and Billy Palmer.
I played a lot with Neptune Joe Frady back in the 70' and 80's.
He was a helluva player.
I miss watching and playing with him.
Sadly he is in real bad shape with Alzheimer's and Dementia.
And hes only 68 or so.
He was a helluva player.
I miss watching and playing with him.
Sadly he is in real bad shape with Alzheimer's and Dementia.
And hes only 68 or so.
James Walden
always come to mind, for me-
Very competitive, HIGH STAKES GAMBLER :wink:
always come to mind, for me-
Very competitive, HIGH STAKES GAMBLER :wink:
Evgeny Stalev deserves a mention in here. Aggressive, fast, fearless, really fun to watch. Don't know what happened to him.
I never knew that Alcano had such a bad reputation. What are the details of these scandals?
He still plays really solid- just seems inconsistent now
Julie Kelley is one that I thought would make it to the top. Does she still play competitively?
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So many players......
Thanks again to Fast Lenny for putting this one together some years back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmmJ_bsM1IQ
Thanks again to Fast Lenny for putting this one together some years back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmmJ_bsM1IQ
Brittany still plays in all the bigger womens events that i see or hear about. Just about everyone who does the road thing (and she Liz and Nicole did a lot of it) eventually get worn out from it. It just isn't a viable way to live any longer.
OH my-what a shame. I spoke with him maybe 7-8 years ago at the SBE and to tell the truth, there may have been signs at that time. I introduced a straight pool player who had heard of Joe but had never met him. This fella told Joe. Im so happy to meet you, I have heard what a great player you are for so long. You are one of my heroes etc. Must have been 6-7 compliments throughout-Joe never said thank you one time. He just kept nodding his head. I was just shocked. It was very uncomfortable. Ill have to tell my buddy which may shine a different light on Joe for him. It has for me.
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Jean Balukas
the only woman player i ever watched,
i did see her last match in las vegas
seemed to me she got banned for some sharking
incident which most of us never heard or saw
i don't know if the other gals could beat her now ,
but at one time she could play
i also miss seeing efren play,he was the only one that i would even watch
as i am not really a spectator type
i would like to see jersey red,ronnie allen and eddie taylor
i live a few miles from Billy Incardone,but i don't see him play anymore
or get to hear him comment on the games
in my opinion he is the best pool commentator ever,personality combined with energy
insight and flattering descriptions of the player,along with a wealth of anecdotal material
i ran into him at a cafeteria with my wife and he provided us with an afternoon of
entertainment.
i miss the friendship of Jerry Franklin more than all,Verl Horn and Jerry meant so much to
me
the only woman player i ever watched,
i did see her last match in las vegas
seemed to me she got banned for some sharking
incident which most of us never heard or saw
i don't know if the other gals could beat her now ,
but at one time she could play
i also miss seeing efren play,he was the only one that i would even watch
as i am not really a spectator type
i would like to see jersey red,ronnie allen and eddie taylor
i live a few miles from Billy Incardone,but i don't see him play anymore
or get to hear him comment on the games
in my opinion he is the best pool commentator ever,personality combined with energy
insight and flattering descriptions of the player,along with a wealth of anecdotal material
i ran into him at a cafeteria with my wife and he provided us with an afternoon of
entertainment.
i miss the friendship of Jerry Franklin more than all,Verl Horn and Jerry meant so much to
me
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We all miss the greats, but lots of opportunities to see them in video or on YouTube. Those who had short runs or didn’t quite make it to the top are the ones that I miss. Maybe saw them once or twice and was really impressed. Some I know only by face.
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too many to list ….but.....
scott frost
sylver Ochoa
mexican ronnie rosas
yu ram cha was easy on the eyes ):
scott frost
sylver Ochoa
mexican ronnie rosas
yu ram cha was easy on the eyes ):
I saw the match that got her fined...and she refused to pay it.
...the fine was not unjust and in the last few years she has wished she'd handled it better.
...she was losing to Robin Bell and acted like Earl.
pt...a Balukas fan...but a spade is a spade
From what I last saw on the WPBA list, I think so?
