Who is Vernon Elliot?

Colin Colenso

Colin Colenso

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Hey guys,

Pardon my ignorance, but someone recently informed me that Vernon Elliot was somewhat of a legend in the pool game.

Anyone know him or what he did?

Thanks in advance!
 
Colin Colenso said:
Hey guys,

Pardon my ignorance, but someone recently informed me that Vernon Elliot was somewhat of a legend in the pool game.

Anyone know him or what he did?

Thanks in advance!
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He was a little quirky in telling his version of pool and how to play
but the guy really knew some stuff. He had some of the best proposition
shots I ever saw.
Is he still around? It been about 10 years since I have saw him. Maybe longer.

I would have loved to spend some more time with him.
 
I can only tell you what I've heard. Vernon is supposed to be one of the best players to ever stroke a cue. Never played tournaments. Only for the $$$.
One story, I thought was funny....He once hooked a guy 19 times in a row. Can you imagine someone causing you to foul 19 consecutive times? :eek:
The locals talk about him like he's a titan.
 
BazookaJoe said:
I can only tell you what I've heard. Vernon is supposed to be one of the best players to ever stroke a cue. Never played tournaments. Only for the $$$.
One story, I thought was funny....He once hooked a guy 19 times in a row. Can you imagine someone causing you to foul 19 consecutive times? :eek:
The locals talk about him like he's a titan.
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I had the pleasure of living in Chattanooga a few years ago when Vernon was still playing. He was a great player, and in my opinion, and even greater man. He was from the old school. Playing no tournaments. Just for cash. And relatively few people would know him if he entered a place to gamble. He was a very good proposition artist, usually getting the weight that he could give the other player.

My favorite story is of an older player who went to Atlanta and beat Johnny Archer out of $12,000. No one know who the older gentleman was, just that he could play the hell out of 9 ball. Knowing that Vernon had been in Atlanta that weekend, someone asked him if he knew anything about it. He just grinned and sipped his coffee, never saying a word.

He is in declining health now. I was fortunate to see and talk with him again at a tournament a couple of months ago in Chattanooga. He was in a wheelchair, and told me that he had suffered a stroke right after I moved away in 2001. His mind is still sharp, but he is not physically able to play anymore.

I wish him the best and look forward to talking with him on my next trip through Chattanooga.

Mike Templeton
 
Thats a good one Mike.
Calvin can go on and on about Vernon.
Glad someone who knew him stepped in.
I was hoping you or Dave would ring in with a story about him.
 
Mike Templeton said:
I had the pleasure of living in Chattanooga a few years ago when Vernon was still playing. He was a great player, and in my opinion, and even greater man. He was from the old school. Playing no tournaments. Just for cash. And relatively few people would know him if he entered a place to gamble. He was a very good proposition artist, usually getting the weight that he could give the other player.

My favorite story is of an older player who went to Atlanta and beat Johnny Archer out of $12,000. No one know who the older gentleman was, just that he could play the hell out of 9 ball. Knowing that Vernon had been in Atlanta that weekend, someone asked him if he knew anything about it. He just grinned and sipped his coffee, never saying a word.

He is in declining health now. I was fortunate to see and talk with him again at a tournament a couple of months ago in Chattanooga. He was in a wheelchair, and told me that he had suffered a stroke right after I moved away in 2001. His mind is still sharp, but he is not physically able to play anymore.

I wish him the best and look forward to talking with him on my next trip through Chattanooga.

Mike Templeton
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WELL , I KNEW VERNON FAIRLY WELL. HE IS ORIGINALY FROM ( YOU GUESSED IT ) LOUISVILLE. HE SETTLED IN CHOO-CHOO TOWN BECAUSE OF "LOVE". YEA , HE MET A GAL THERE WHILE ON THE ROAD. HE COULD MAKE SOME OF THE MOST AWSOME BANK SET- UP SHOTS YOU ''NEVER DID SEE'' & NEVER WILL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE DUPLICATE THEM. SOMETIMES HE WOULD HUSTLE WEARING BIB OVERALLS. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS ONCE TRAVELING OUT WEST,DURING A STOP AT A BAR PARKING LOT, HIS BACKER WENT INSIDE TO SCOPE IT OUT. LOW AND BEHOLD WHO WAS INSIDE NON OTHER THAN ''U.J.PUCKETT''. THE REST IS HISTORY. U.J. TOOK A BATH & NEVER KNEW WHO WASHED HIM OR WHERE HE CAME FROM......
 
Vernon is a legendary hustler frm the South. Some say that he, Buddy Hall and Keith McCready were the three best bar box players ever.

In light of the fact that the US Bar Table championships began today, it's a logical time to be thinking about Vernon.
 
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