Why are there so few black pro players..?
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Tends to perpetuate itself - fewer black players means fewer black friends/acquaintances playing means less opportunity/interest.
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Flakeandrun
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Similar reasons why people say it's impossible for women to be as good as men. Pushed consumer trends and prevailing psychology of the people who run the show...
I don't think thats a correct comparison as many more women play pool than black people do.
Actually there really are not that many true American pro players of any race. All the Asian countries contribute a big % of true pro players and European pro players come from countries with low black population percentages —-
If pool in America was popular enough to create a much higher number of true world competitive pros then perhaps the racial mix would change a bit.
If pool in America was popular enough to create a much higher number of true world competitive pros then perhaps the racial mix would change a bit.
Flakeandrun
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Not an equal comparison, but I didn't say it was, nor did I intend it to be. But they do ultimately suffer from many of the same issues.
cueball2010
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I'd say when most of the people here were kids their were no blacks in pro baseball either.
Professional level doesn't pay very well. I doubt the names Bo Diddley, Strawberry, and Julius Cottman would ring a bell to you. They did their playing behind the scenes, where the money was largely better.
Well, only in the fact that there are way less women playing than men and as there even way fewer black people than women, I'd say...
There used to be quite a few really good black players. They didn't do tournaments, just action. Bugs, Gabby, Strawberry, Piggy Banks,Eddie Casey/Brown, Melvin Sharp to name a few. Cliff Joyner played both action and tournament pool. These days its rare to see top black guys. Evan Lunda and Josh Roberts come to mind.
Strawberry does but again, its only three guys.Throw Mark Tadd in there, then its four.And your point that it doesn't pay very well would attract white players but not black ones..?Makes little sense to me...
Who cares?
So with a post count of about 200, it's clear that you probably haven't been around the game a very long time, and you don't know the history of where the real money was. Ever heard of Cisero Murphy?
I was a kid in the late 70s and 80s and there were actually a lot more American black baseball players back then. There are many black players in the mlb now but most are from the Dominican Republic
Ok, first, why my post count has anything to do with my time being around the game would have to be explained by you and second, Murphy passed away 29 years ago, how many black pros can you name that play professionally today?
Can you name any black synchronized swimmers? If so, why is the reason?