dogginda9 said:Whatever happened to Bob Stovall from Georgia? In the 80's and early 90's he hit em pretty damn good on a bar table. Haven't heard his name in years. Anyone have a good comparison as to how good he used to play? Thanks
demonrho said:Also known as Baltimore Buddy. Talking about Buddys... anyone remember Mexican Buddy or San Jose Buddy? (He is actually half Filipino I think.)
demonrho said:Also known as Baltimore Buddy. Talking about Buddys... anyone remember Mexican Buddy or San Jose Buddy? (He is actually half Filipino I think.)
Slivka is very well known.tattoosbyjay said:eddie abraham gerry slivka david abraham bushwacker, putt from pittsburgh
jrhendy said:Little Buddy might have been one the best players ever out of San Jose & the Bay Area if he would have kept on playing. He loved one pocket at a young age, and by the time he was in his late teens he was a monster. He went on the road with Hawaiian Brian and that didn't hurt him any. I played one pocket with him quite a few times at California Billiards in San Jose, and before Brian got ahold of him, his game was eight & out or lose. If he was on a run, he wouldn't think of playing safe and locking the game up. Brian changed all that. 20+ years ago I had just beat Mike Sigel to finish fairly high in the Jointed Cue Tournament and was feeling pretty good about myself. Buddy asked me to play some and I said yes, but you have to bet $500. He almost ripped his Levis getting the $$ out. We played 7 ahead and he beat me in about 30 minutes. I saw Brian laughing and that was when I found out they had been on the road, and Brian told me Buddy hadn't missed a ball in about a month. Last time I saw him play he beat Monk playing one pocket and 9 ball at Great American Billiards in Sacramento and that was some time ago. I did run into him in Southern California a few years back and he was working, raising a family and not playing pool. John Henderson
dabarbr said:I believe these were two different guys. I played them both.
Baltimore Buddy was a bigger man than Buddy Dennis. Both played very good. I gave the edge to Baltimore Buddy.
tattoosbyjay said:eddie abraham gerry slivka david abraham bushwacker, putt from pittsburgh
If it's same Randy Burris that I'm familiar with, he plays in the Smoky Mtn. Shootout about every yr. He wasn,t there this yr., at least not as a player. You're right, he is a pretty strong player. Maybe he was like a lot of others and just didn't get his entry in early enough.Southpaw said:He sent Sigel and Jimmy Mataya home talking to their selves. They couldnt believe this guy from the sticks was tearing them a new one on a barbox. Also, another Georgia player who is/ was pretty unkown is Randy Burris. Randy still plays good when hes playing and capable of beating anyone. He plays all games well.
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i remember andy , if u see him tell him he still owes me the 100 walking stick i gave him when i busted him in wichita falls tx 1970. sparkyroosterman said:How about Andy Olguin in Amarillo,Tx.He beat alot of people between about 1968-78.He beat Buddy hall twice,Ronnie Allen,Flyboy.His favorite saying is bet high and sleep in the street.
Yes, Steve Kolari was all the things you mention. He rarely plays anymore.Raecarmia said:anyone ever heard of a player named Steve Kolari? He was small in stature but had more heart than any player I've ever known. I was on the road with him in the mid eighties and again around 92. I watched him walk thru some incredible players in CA,and AZ. He was also a hard core roady.. one time in a small town near El Centro CA, he asked me if I minded stoping at the next car wash so he could take a quick shower......Now thats hard core...LOL.... so we did and he wound up finding action and beating a national level three cushion player out of 1500, and he didn't even play three cusion...he just refused to quit and was impressive to say the least.
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walking sticks are from the goodness of your heart , if it wasn't a loan ,don't make a thing of it !mark8950 said:i remember andy , if u see him tell him he still owes me the 100 walking stick i gave him when i busted him in wichita falls tx 1970. sparky
You are absoluty correct. Just my old age showing. It was Jerry. Thanks for the memory jar.8ballEinstein said:Actually, I remember Buddy Dennis also being called Baltimore Buddy. The guy you may be thinking of was Baltimore Jerry. He was a big man who shot real good pool in So Cal during the mid-80's.