The Great Francis L.Roberts aka St Louie Louie the memories stories . Positive memories
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He left the pool world Dec 22,1991 my dad saw him play at the pool room he never saw him lose a match . Memories an stories remember the legend
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How was he running a pool school in 88 then and winning tournaments in 84 and 91?
cause he beat everyone he played ?
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I got the date wrong it's on the flyer thanks for the correction any pool stories
he moved like a ghost
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For sure I heard a lot of stories growing up about Louie he always was ready for the big bet no Matter how big or small.
Pool is the only sport where a heroin addict is glorified and a tournament is named after them.
Who would that be?
apparently you don't watch much sports. nfl/nba both are rife with abuser/druggies/wifebeaters and they get praised/cheered all the time. yes, louie had issues but he wouldn't hurt a fly and was a great player. nice to be perfect. better sell your cues if you feel that way. hate to have a full fledged hypocrite lurking around.
Very successful athletes and gamers are as prone to life’s vices as as anyone else and usually much more exposed to those vices for many reasons - so better to just focus on their sports achievements - we are not judge and jury.
And pool, especially in his day, did not pay much so the pressures to compete/win were huge without a big upside. Louie was all-right in my book.
not playing but here he is
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Didn't know him well. He stayed in my back room for a week once. I played him in a Grady tournament when he was not at his best. I asked Grady if we should play later and he said it won't be any better. Sadly I beat him easily. I have seen him when he was at his best though and few played better. He was hard to not like, at leat in my experience.