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Ronnie
'Fast Eddie' Allen
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One
Pocket
Hall
of Fame
Is
pleased to honor
Ronnie
Allen
'Fast
Eddie '
For
his Outstanding Contribution
to
the Legacy of
The
Game of One Pocket
Elected
2004
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Originally
from Oklahoma, in his teens Ronnie found his way to California,
where he discovered the very active pool scenes in San Francisco
and Los Angeles. He won the very first tournament he ever entered,
Cochran's One Pocket tournament of 1962, which included
a veritable who's who of early One Pocket legends.
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As a tournament player, Ronnie has won One
Pocket
events over three decades:
- Cochran's
One Pocket tournament in1962
- Johnston
City One Pocket division in 1970
- Red's
Open One Pocket in1984
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As
an After Hours Player, Ronnie was perhaps the
dominant One Pocket player for nearly twenty years,
from the mid 60's to the mid 80's, his flamboyant style at
the table being as popular with the spectators as it was overwhelming
to his opponents. During those peak years, it took a rare
player to face Ronnie even; nearly everyone could get a ball
or two -- or more.
Ronnie
also developed a very strong one-handed technique.
Many players who hesitated to step to the table with him in
normal fashion were enticed to take him on, their two hands
to his one, only to find he shot nearly as well one-handed!
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Credited with inventing ‘power One Pocket',
Ronnie is famous for his creative shots that aggressively
move several balls at once away from his opponent's pocket and towards
his own. His entertaining and exciting style of play came as quite
a contrast to the conservative style employed by most of the top
One Pocket players when Ronnie first burst on to the One
Pocket scene. His exciting style has inspired many of our younger
generation of players, which has made the game itself more entertaining
for countless fans.
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