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There have been so many great players over the years, several of which have already been elected to the BCA Hall of Fame. Yet the game of One Pocket has always featured a little different cast of characters than the mainstream of pool and billiards favored by the BCA. The One Pocket Hall of Fame offers a chance to celebrate One Pocket in particular, rather than pool and billiards in general.
Selection criteria for the One Pocket Hall of Fame:
Please note: you can vote for as many as you wish in this election! (Of course, if you do vote for everybody, it kind of neutralizes the value of your vote -- but hey, these are all deserving candidates!) The top vote getters from this first slate of candidates will go in to the One Pocket Hall of Fame on this first ballot.
Selection criteria for the One Pocket Hall of Fame:
- Great Players who have demonstrated their excellence in tournament competition over time
- Legends of the road who have demonstrated their excellence by matching up against the best of their time
- Teachers or promoters of the game who have had a lasting impact on the growth and popularity of One Pocket
Please note: you can vote for as many as you wish in this election! (Of course, if you do vote for everybody, it kind of neutralizes the value of your vote -- but hey, these are all deserving candidates!) The top vote getters from this first slate of candidates will go in to the One Pocket Hall of Fame on this first ballot.
- Ronnie Allen – Often credited with inventing ‘power One Pocket’, at his peak Ronnie’s explosive style put him at the very top of the action food chain for a couple of decades.
- ‘Jersey Red’ Jack Breit – For many years one of the top creative icons of One Pocket – how many other players have a shot named after them?
- ‘Cornbread Red’ Billy Burge – Renowned action player who twice came within a single ball of winning a major One Pocket event (once at the Stardust and once at Grady’s Super event)
- Marcel Camp - Played everything well, but especially One Pocket
- Marshall 'Squirrel' Carpenter – Won the second Johnston City One Pocket event, ‘Squirrel’ is a living legend of the game
- Steve Cook – One of only two players to win One Pocket titles at both an original Jansco event as well as Grady’s ‘Legends’ events.
- Danny DiLiberto -- a top One Pocketand all-around player for many years, Danny has also contributed a lot through his expert commentary in filmed One Pocket matches
- ‘Minnesota Fats’ (Rudolf Wanderone) – While not quite a championship caliber player, he certainly championed the game of One Pocket wherever he went – which was everywhere!
- Jansco Brothers – George and Paulie Jansco were responsible for the hugely successful Johnston City and Stardust tournaments, the first events to showcase One Pocket, including the first appearance of One Pocket on national TV!
- ‘Boston Shorty’ (Larry Johnson) -- The only player to win four of the Jansco Brother’s One Pocket tournaments, taking advantage of his strong Three Cushion skills and his all-around talent
- Ed Kelly – The only other player (along with Steve Cook) to win both a Jansco event and one of Grady’s ‘Legends’ events.
- Buddy Hall – Considered one of the top 9-ball players of all time, Buddy has won the Derby City One Pocket division as well as a ‘Legends’ event
- Allen Hopkins – A top all-around player who won the first ‘Legends of One Pocket’ event
- Hayden Lingo - Generally considered to be one of the inventors of One Pocket and perhaps the greatest player ever
- Grady Mathews – As a player Grady topped the One Pocket events of the 80’s, as a promoter his ‘Legends of One Pocket’ events have brought us nearly 15 years of the finest One Pocket competition of the day, as a teacher – well, they don’t call him ‘The Professor’ for nothing!
- Eugene ‘Clem’ Metz – Often mentioned as one of the top early One Pocket players
- Jose Parica – The leader of the Philipine invasion, Jose has had as much success on the One Pocket circuit over the last 15 years as anybody, including wins at both Derby City and Grady’s events.
- Efren Reyes – Generally regarded as the top all-around player of today, Efren has twice entered the Derby City Classic, and twice risen to the top of those crowded and talented fields to win the One Pocket events on his way to being named ‘Master of the Table’
- Leonard ‘Bugs’ Rucker – Like Eddie Taylor, ‘Bugs’ superior banking skills combined with a solid knowledge of the game to make him a top One Pocket competitor for many years
- Bill ‘Weenie Beenie’ Staton – A top tournament and action player for many years, as well as a room owner and promoter of the game
- Eddie Taylor -- Known as the greatest Bank Pool player ever, his superb banking skills helped carry him to victory in three of the original Jansco One Pocket tournaments
- Nick Varner – A top all-around player, Nick has notched multiple One Pocket tournament wins over the last decade or so
- Glen ‘The Eufaula Kid’ Womack - One of the first great defenders of the game -- a true "kicking" artist
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