Does anybody remember him, he was a great player out of memphis. I have 60 hours of audio tapes from him on death row. We corresponded for years, any one interested ?
Richard Austin
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I saw Richard Austin play in El Paso, Tx a long time ago. He played another road player, A big black guy named Sam from the Dallas area. I know he had a Balabushka cue, and beat Sam pretty convincingly.
I am interested...and from what I read the man who actually murdered the undercover officer said that austin had nothing to do with the crime in any way. However austins attorney would not bring the man forward as a witness for some reason. It is sad to think this man spent 30 years of his life and died on death row possibly being an innocent victim.
The strangest thing about the whole case is that he was charged with accessory to murder yet still received the death penalty. Did he not also owned a pool room in memphis called the Golden Cue? He is deff an interesting character and was a great pool player from what I have read.
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I was in Richard's pool room with my second wife, Sandra, circa late 60's. Mike Sigel and Larry Hubbart were there and Mike was playing Richard even up 9 Ball. I knew who they were but they didn't know me. I had been around Larry a little bit in El Monte, Ca, when he and Don Watson played, great match and I don't remember who won.
OK, I was an underdog to Sigel and Hubbart on the big table but seriously I thought I was the best bar table player in the world. If I wasn't I don't recall anybody beating me even and I played all comers and this was just before the Matlock, McCready era of bar table greatness.
I had cased Richards joint out the day before and knew that across the street was a bar with a goodplaying three and a half by seven. So I challenged where everybody could hear me, "I'd love to play the winner some for big money on the bar table across the street."Later that night Mike and Larry came over where I was waiting. They decided to let Larry play. I won handily and they made an appointment for Mike to play the next day but they didn't show up.
I was in Richard's pool room with my second wife, Sandra, circa late 60's. Mike Sigel and Larry Hubbart were there and Mike was playing Richard even up 9 Ball. I knew who they were but they didn't know me. I had been around Larry a little bit in El Monte, Ca, when he and Don Watson played, great match and I don't remember who won.
OK, I was an underdog to Sigel and Hubbart on the big table but seriously I thought I was the best bar table player in the world. If I wasn't I don't recall anybody beating me even and I played all comers and this was just before the Matlock, McCready era of bar table greatness.
I had cased Richards joint out the day before and knew that across the street was a bar with a goodplaying three and a half by seven. So I challenged where everybody could hear me, "I'd love to play the winner some for big money on the bar table across the street."Later that night Mike and Larry came over where I was waiting. They decided to let Larry play. I won handily and they made an appointment for Mike to play the next day but they didn't show up.
Great story as well!