Truck drivin' players
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i am a truck driver and even though i don't play that well i do know most all the players and have gambled with all of them. the best trucker ive seen play was a guy named Danny Morrow. he played real good on the bar box, but he tried to match up with me in the early 90's giving me the 7 and 8 on the cracker box and he went busted. i later staked him for a few days and built his bankroll back up for him(and made mine a little bigger too lol) this guy had like 6 cdl's from different states but i remember florida and texas being two of them.
hemicudas said:
I know now. He was a force in the 80's and early 90's. Haven't heard much about him lately. Yeah, I know he beat Reed Pierce and Jimmy Wetch among others. Probably played about Scotty Townsend's speed on a bar box. Might have even been the favorite over him back then.
I can think of a couple of players he couldn't beat. That's about all. And yes, Buddy was one of them.
Very insightful, Tom
I totally agree, Tom. Today and for many years now the time you had to put in driving, if you wanted to make a living doing it, would not let you play enough pool to keep your game at a high level. For many years you have had to drive 10 hours a day 7 days a week if you worked for any OTR company. Someone who works for a friend or owns his own rig, outright with no payments, can do both if he is smart.
The OTR driver Jay and I are talking about used to drive for a friend who owned the company and was also one of his stake horses. He could pick his loads and when he wanted them. Frequently he never had to fade the time of delivery thing that would make him have to average 45MPM every hour to get it there on time.
BigRigTom said:
I totally agree, Tom. Today and for many years now the time you had to put in driving, if you wanted to make a living doing it, would not let you play enough pool to keep your game at a high level. For many years you have had to drive 10 hours a day 7 days a week if you worked for any OTR company. Someone who works for a friend or owns his own rig, outright with no payments, can do both if he is smart.
The OTR driver Jay and I are talking about used to drive for a friend who owned the company and was also one of his stake horses. He could pick his loads and when he wanted them. Frequently he never had to fade the time of delivery thing that would make him have to average 45MPM every hour to get it there on time.
Man, you OG's never fail to disappoint with your stories of great players and matchups of years past
anyone ever heard of "The Truckdriver" Kenny McCoy? He WAS the MAN!!! Top 10 players in the world, with a regular job (driving a rig, obviously).
huckster said:
You can bust me buster.
jay helfert said:You can bust me buster.
If you had been around this part of the country then you could have joined the crowd, Jay. I don't think Buster will mind being, outed. He isn't out there scuffling any more.
It is a shame Buster wasn't raised around a Keith, Buddy, Hopkins or another top player of the day instead of having a mentor, Don Ballard, who saw fit to spot Ronnie Allen 8-5 and the break. Don was not the brightest of bulbs. But around the Yazoo City, MS area there were not too many good players. Before Don Ballard I think the top player there was Jerry Clower.
Everything Buster learned was on his own. His parents owned a small restaurant with two bar tables. When he was 15 they allowed him to play for $5 a game and that was it. Many of the farmers in the area would be betting hundreds on him while sitting at the counter but all a road player could bet was $5 in the middle. Buster beat many of the players who stopped in to play. The shame is of all the cash won betting on him nothing was ever tossed to Buster in the form of a jelly roll. Not that the farmers were bad people, they just didn't know any better. This is one of the bad habits Buster picked up early. Later he would give very generous jelly rolls himself.
hemicudas said:
You gotta forgive me Bill, the lamp doesn't burn quite as brightly as it used to.
We had a tournament this weekend and I've been gone a couple of days, but it seems or sticks with me that that truck driver was from Ohio, Can't be sure though.
I don't mean to imply that Terry ws the favorite over Buddy or Louie or anything like that, but when that guy got in his comfort zone and got into stroke, He could flat play the game.
I'm not by any means trying to call Terry a nit or anything like that either. Gambling just wasn't his thing, but he did love the game and would play forever. Hubbart was the star when they teamed up and Terry seemed fine with that. They ended up being quite a team too.
I got your PM too. Yep Floyd Baxter. That guy had me ready to jump off the Mississippi River Bridge. He had me so frustrated, I couldn't get out if you were to open every door in the building. I got my revenge though some time later in Memphis.
Some of you will think I am crazy for responding to a 2 year old message but I was just browsing the AZB and stumbled over this one and felt compelled to clarify....
I got my truck drivers license in Illinois in 1975 and back then it was call a "Class D" license in Illinois.
Here in California ....34 years later it is call a "Class A" ...in Illinois that was a passenger car license in 1975...not sure what they call it out there now.
It is easier to refer to a trucker license as a CDL and even tho we all had our reservations about that switch over back in the 80's it is probably worked out for the best in many ways.
I still do not and have not ever driven a truck for a living. It is simply too hard of a life style for me. I think you have to be a special kind of person to be a professional truck driver and enjoy it.
Trucking gets into the blood differently for every one who gets near the business....for me it is a remote control sort of thing. I am a dedicated desk jockey and a self professed nerd in many ways. I have a healthy respect for what it takes to be a full time trucker though and I envy anyone who can do it and be happy at the same time.
Voodoo Daddy
One Pocket 101
I drove most of 2008 for Werner Enterprises...and the few times I got into action at truck stops of terminals I came out ahead. By far, my game isnt what Id like it to be and I would concider myself a weak shortstop at best. There are some Owner/Operators out there that woof like world beaters but play like lamb killers.
Voodoo~~~glad he dont drive a truck anymore
Voodoo~~~glad he dont drive a truck anymore
Driving Big Trucks
I drove from 1973 to June of 2006 a little over 3,500,000 miles in 49 states and Canada..I played in probly every state in this wonderful country. My handle was Strong Arm far the first part of my life then went to Old spice..Play every chance I get but health issues took me out of the trucking buss.And ya I can tell ya a few storys..Just dont think yall be to interested..And if you get to Lewisville Tx. area let me know I;ll tell you a few storys then..
I drove from 1973 to June of 2006 a little over 3,500,000 miles in 49 states and Canada..I played in probly every state in this wonderful country. My handle was Strong Arm far the first part of my life then went to Old spice..Play every chance I get but health issues took me out of the trucking buss.And ya I can tell ya a few storys..Just dont think yall be to interested..And if you get to Lewisville Tx. area let me know I;ll tell you a few storys then..