hopefully some of you older fellows might help me find out how these guys played. i'm submitting 3 groups of players. put them in order according to how good they played in their prime. if 2 are tied then marked them tied. thanks
1. jimmy reid 1. cole dixon 1. jim rempe
2. cardone 2.clyde childress 2. c.j. wiley
3.jack hines 3.david howard 3. danny medina
4. ambrose 4.wetch 4. hopkins
5. wade crane 5. hubbard 5.davenport
First group - Crane and Cardone tied for first (edge to Crane for a longer period on top), Reid third, Hines and Ambrose tied for fourth.
Second group - Hubbart first, Cole second, Howard third, Wetch fourth and Clyde fifth.
Third group - This one is tough. Wiley, Hopkins and Davenport are all close, with CJ maybe the best for money, Davenport and Hopkins the best in tournaments and Hopkins the best overall. And Rempe is right behind Allen in all around ability. Medina, although he had the most powerful break, has to be fifth in this group.
Overall (all three groups) - For money I like Cardone and Hubbart (close call here), then Wiley and Crane. These are the top four playing 9-Ball for the cash. Once again Wade Crane (another huge breaker) had the longest reign of the four. Playing all games for the cash, it has to be Allen Hopkins though.
In tournament play I like David Howard (his break was as strong as Medina's and Crane's) and Davenport (also very close here), then Hopkins, and then Rempe.
You see, different players had different skills. If I had to pick the absolute best pool player in all the groups, it would probably be Allen Hopkins first and Jimmy Rempe second.
Now, just to be contentious, I will add that the top guys listed here play just as good as any current players, and better than most.
