Pool's Family tree

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I was reading through some stuff at home , and started to see a direct link from the great players of today, and the old timers of the past. I'd like to start a "Family tree" of sorts with the links from todays stars back to the Legends. I mean guys like Allen Hopkins I think learned alot from Jack Colovitta, and I think Mike Sigel traveled with Irving Crane? maybe. Alot of the great New York players of today have been helped by Johnny Ervolino. I don't know much about the west coast. Help me out here people, and maybe we can show why the great players are great. They learned from the best. It's pretty well documented with cue building how one learned from another. I want to know who learned the game from whom, and maybe why some players gamble well. While others play great in tournys, some excell at 1-pocket, or banks, etc. Maybe it came from thier mentors?....Gerry
 
Keith can tell ya about the west coast. I think it is a great idea you have there my man! Add a few pictures and short bio and I would put it on my billiard room wall. You got to sign it though.
Don
 
Donald A. Purdy said:
Keith can tell ya about the west coast. I think it is a great idea you have there my man! Add a few pictures and short bio and I would put it on my billiard room wall. You got to sign it though.
Don
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Good point Don. When you talk about the west coast you have to talk about Keith. I think you can safely mention Ronnie Allen and mentor in the same sentence with Keith. Don't think you would get an argument from Keith.
 
I kind of like the sound of TruckCuder. What ya think Hemi?
OUCH, now stop sticking pins in that Purdy doll.
Don
 
Jack Cooney and Bobby Hunter have take a few players under their wings I read and heard.
Jack Cooney is probably the winningest money player in recent history ( I'm saying probably ).
 
Donald A. Purdy said:
I kind of like the sound of TruckCuder. What ya think Hemi?
OUCH, now stop sticking pins in that Purdy doll.
Don
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If it's dinner time, you can call me anything Don, lol.
 
I just read an article about John Schmidt in BD. It was a very good article btw. Anyway, he said that Bobby Hunter showed him a lot about the game.
 
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