"Prince of Pool" Gets Roadside Honor
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How cool is that! Man, that's some great pool trivia right there.
I would love to contribute to the memory of Chan Whitt Jr. somehow. I may try to contact his father or sister. Hopefully, they can help with some data to provide to a Wikipedia page. I really do enjoy reading good things about the pool players, and this kid really is the real deal when it comes to pool.
I have been trying to find any videos of him on the net, but I'm having trouble. Anyone find anything? I would love to watch him when he was on TV.
You and me both. I cannot find one thing. I did write to the journalist who wrote the article in The Register-Herald asking if they can put me in contact with the family, so I can begin the process of creating a Wiki page for Chan Whitt Jr.
I am hoping I can contact the family and do something nice for them. I may just drive up there next weekend. I've been wanting to get out of Dodge City for a while now, and this will be the perfect opportunity for a good road trip -- pool related for the other half, too!
All I remember about chan was-he was a quiet,polite,humble,slightly chubby kid besides being a champion class pool player.Don`t remember where exactly I saw him.I have a faint memory of seeing him either in a pool room in a small town between Charleston and Huntington,WV or in Huntington,WV.
Remembering Chan Whitt
Chan played a few times in my old room in Downingtown Pa. when it was known as Cue Corner, owned then by my old friend Peg Leg Pete Sinkler , Pete ran National Jr Tournaments there every year,for many years and had players coming from all over the usa.
Some you will know, Chan Whitt, Charlie Williams, Michael Coltrain, Corey Duel,
Dennis Hatch, Tony Robles, Cornflakes, Max Eberly, Josh Brothers, Shaun Wilkie,Tony Watson, Shannon Dalton, and many more my old head can`t remember.
The last time he was there he was playing a kid that came up special from N. C. to play Chan They ended up Playing for $6,000, im sure Chan Won.
He was a special treat to watch. no fear at all.
thanks for this thread and the memories
highrun55
Chan played a few times in my old room in Downingtown Pa. when it was known as Cue Corner, owned then by my old friend Peg Leg Pete Sinkler , Pete ran National Jr Tournaments there every year,for many years and had players coming from all over the usa.
Some you will know, Chan Whitt, Charlie Williams, Michael Coltrain, Corey Duel,
Dennis Hatch, Tony Robles, Cornflakes, Max Eberly, Josh Brothers, Shaun Wilkie,Tony Watson, Shannon Dalton, and many more my old head can`t remember.
The last time he was there he was playing a kid that came up special from N. C. to play Chan They ended up Playing for $6,000, im sure Chan Won.
He was a special treat to watch. no fear at all.
thanks for this thread and the memories
highrun55
Thank you
Thank you for honoring my brother, I know I can say this for my entire family as well...
Thank you for honoring my brother, I know I can say this for my entire family as well...
I remember hearing a lot about him in the '80s. In fact, I am going to see if I can create a Wikipedia page on Chan Whitt Jr. I cannot think of anybody more deserving. I have some old pool mags that I will have to pore through and peruse, but I am confident I will find some good reference material, which I will need for the Wiki rules to create an article.
If anybody has a photo or anything they can send me, please contact me at RailbirdJAM-at-AOL-dot-com. Any contribution, no matter how big or small, to this endeavor will be greatly appreciated!
I met Chan and his father not long before his accident in Morgantown WV at the Met Pool room, The Met has been open since 1924 and still has the same tables, a real old school place. Chan played a few sets of 9-Ball and won evey one. He would have been a Champion thats for sure.
It is indeed my pleasure, Pink!
I sent you a PM (private message), which you can read by checking out the upper right-hand side of this forum where your forum name is. Just click PRIVATE MESSAGES.
Thank you for coming on this thread and reaching out to me and others about Chan. We're going to be sure that his legacy is documented on Wikipedia, so that others can know what a special player he truly was.
Bless you and yours!
Jennie aka JAM
And you are so right! Where I found the quote was here: http://forums.easypooltutor.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2320
Further down in the thread from 2004 was a post written by you:
I'm NO Authority on all information because I was out of the house with my own family during these time and will need to consult Daddy on exact info, but I know Chan went on exhibition in the south from 89-93? He played and won exhibitions with: Earl Strickland, Charlie Williams, Max Eberly, Jimmy Remp, Allen Hopkins and Nick Varner, not sure how old he was then. When he was 13, he won his 1st of three Jr. World 9-Ball Championships. He also won the National 8-Ball Championship.
At one point in time, an exhibition was to be set up between Chan and Minnesota Fats, but nothing came to fruition.
He was on That's Incredible, Incredible Sunday, The Today Show 2-3 times, ESPN many times, Rogan's Heroes, and BBC in England when he went to Japan on tour. He was also featured in Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story."
Of the 1300 tournaments, Daddy held in our pool room, Chan only lost 2-3 and then he came in second. Chan was the best. He had a great teacher. No one is has the mentality for / or the love of 'the game' like my Dad, Chan Whitt Sr.
Wow! 1,300 tournaments is a heck of a lot! I can't wait to talk to your father on the telephone. He definitely sounds like a pool aficianado.
I will correct my post. Thanks again for coming on AzBilliards Discussion Forum and contributing to this thread. It is truly an honor and so cool, to boot!
Jennie
What a great thread...I am glad that he was honored in some way. I think it is awesome what the state did! Sounds to me that he would have or already was a great player. It's so sad how many lives are lost due to automobile crashes, esp pool players since most of their time is running the roads. Everyone be safe out there!