Condolences to the family.
Always liked talking with him at DCC in the early years. He was good people.
Always liked talking with him at DCC in the early years. He was good people.
Scott the Shot Smith RIP
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It is so sad to hear when a pool legend passes and Scott was certainly a legend.
For years he officiated at the DCC and his tournament match calls and intros were always great and often humorous, like when he'd pull out a train whistle and call Michael Coltrain's match. Sometimes he rag on a particular player over the mike, like when Grady, unsuspecting, lost a bundle to this elfin-like pool player from Russia no one had heard of, namely Eugene Stalev. Scott and I had only a few minor interactions that culminated at the 2009 DCC at the Executive West. It went like this:
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Tuesday I draw Bob Owens of Schurtz cues. He plays strong but Lou wins 3-0. At one point in the match we call Scotty over to call a frozen shot I have to shoot. I look at him and deadpan, 'You know, in all the years I've played here you've been called over to make a call on me three or four times and you've never given me the call.' We all have a good laugh, Lou shoots and, miraculously, Scotty gives me the call.'
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RIP, Scott... and thanks for the call.
Lou Figueroa
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I last got to play him 10 days ago at our local Sunday 8-ball tournament, got to say he wasn’t looking his best. Been a rough month in Colorado Springs for our older pool players. First Tony Cisneros, now Scott.
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That's a great picture, thanks for sharing! I halfway expect it to say wanted: dead or alive
Sad to hear. Knew him well. He was among the best tournament directors we've ever seen. He was an expert at introducing players as they entered the playing arena, making such entrances genuinely exciting.
Gone but not forgotten. Condolences to his family and friends.
Gone but not forgotten. Condolences to his family and friends.
During that era, Scotts picture of em in that hat, he'd placed 4th in a W. Coast pro event, can't remember the event by name, but they were all there. Might of been a Richie Florence event???
RIP Scott. Condolences to his family.
I enjoyed listening to his player introductions at the US Open in Chesapeake for many years. I didn’t realize Scott was a formidable player in his day. RIP Scott.
Tony passed? I didnt know. We were good friends and ran around for years. We played on a couple HCPL championship teams together too.. Still got the winter session jacket and a photo from the summer session...lol. Last time I saw him was a few months after Charlie passed when I was there for a visit.
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Sad news rip to another legend
If the Derby doesn't name one of the events for him, there is something wrong.
"Scott Smith 9 ball" "Scott Smith all around" etc.
"Scott Smith 9 ball" "Scott Smith all around" etc.
I'm so sad to read this news. I had always wondered where he was the past years at the pool tournaments. He knew the players well, which made him THE BEST announcer. Keith McCready's intro started out like this by Scott: "Sponsored by Budweiser." Well, that's because Keith was the only one drinking beer. Budweiser in a brown bottle to be exact. Scott had the prefect voice too on the mic.
Scott and Keith were good friends, very good friends. They enjoyed each other's company. Scott was always busy at the pool tournaments behind the scenes. If there were lines made on upcoming matches, Scott who were the favorites because he attended all the pool events and knew how they played.
Here's a photo I look of Scott autographing a cigar for a pool fan at the U.S. Open in front of the Chesapeake Conference Center at Chesapeake, Virginia. Scott loved his cigars.
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Scott and Keith were good friends, very good friends. They enjoyed each other's company. Scott was always busy at the pool tournaments behind the scenes. If there were lines made on upcoming matches, Scott who were the favorites because he attended all the pool events and knew how they played.
Here's a photo I look of Scott autographing a cigar for a pool fan at the U.S. Open in front of the Chesapeake Conference Center at Chesapeake, Virginia. Scott loved his cigars.
Hahaha! That's a great Scott story. Hahaha! He did have that wit about him.
Scott's son Kyle made a video tribute of this dad on Facebook. For those who knew Scott, this one is golden.
Scott Smith tribute by his son, Kyle.
Scott Smith tribute by his son, Kyle.
Very sad to hear this. He will be missed and remembered.
Some good pool player stories, that kept me up last night.....
Since I was from the Colorado Springs area since 71, players and player room owners came and set up stakes, with Grady Matthews being the first. Then Scott Smith showed up, then Bill & Barb Stroud.
Scotts first place was the ''Bank Shot'' a very small/successful business, this was in his early years before he married Laura Benarauskis (spelling?) we called her Beanie for short.
Scott was smart, and very successful as a businessman, he then Opened his second place, a real full size pool room called....The Rack and Roll, where he also held music venues.
In his beginning days of this room, in the early 80's, I don't know how he did it, but he got this young woman, about 5'4'' in height to play her music, $7 a head at the door, that wa$ allot of money to pay to see a band in a bar/pool room.
She had just left the music tour as a backup singer with Michael Jackson..... it was Cheryl Crow with her tour bus (like a Greyhound) parked in the back, and WOW did she have the pipes, this girl could REALLY sing, no one this good had EVER been in this small Ft. Carson/USAFA town before.
I was totally amazed.
Then Smitty during his early opening of this room had Efren/Bustamante & Luat come thru.
I played Efren in his pool room Opening exhibition and afterwards hooked up on the 9' with Busty and Luat.... Luat could really play, better than Busty then and Efren didn't have to like it at all in match play.
Scott just had soooooo many talents and it showed is sooooooooo many ways.
bm
Since I was from the Colorado Springs area since 71, players and player room owners came and set up stakes, with Grady Matthews being the first. Then Scott Smith showed up, then Bill & Barb Stroud.
Scotts first place was the ''Bank Shot'' a very small/successful business, this was in his early years before he married Laura Benarauskis (spelling?) we called her Beanie for short.
Scott was smart, and very successful as a businessman, he then Opened his second place, a real full size pool room called....The Rack and Roll, where he also held music venues.
In his beginning days of this room, in the early 80's, I don't know how he did it, but he got this young woman, about 5'4'' in height to play her music, $7 a head at the door, that wa$ allot of money to pay to see a band in a bar/pool room.
She had just left the music tour as a backup singer with Michael Jackson..... it was Cheryl Crow with her tour bus (like a Greyhound) parked in the back, and WOW did she have the pipes, this girl could REALLY sing, no one this good had EVER been in this small Ft. Carson/USAFA town before.
I was totally amazed.
Then Smitty during his early opening of this room had Efren/Bustamante & Luat come thru.
I played Efren in his pool room Opening exhibition and afterwards hooked up on the 9' with Busty and Luat.... Luat could really play, better than Busty then and Efren didn't have to like it at all in match play.
Scott just had soooooo many talents and it showed is sooooooooo many ways.
bm
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