(photo credit Diana Hoppe/Steve Booth)
On November 2, 2025, we lost our 2006 One Pocket Hall of Fame Banks honoree,
Truman Hogue. Truman was born January 11, 1946, and grew up in Danville, Kentucky,
about 30 miles outside of Lexington. He got his start playing pool at about eleven years
old when his mom used to work at a restaurant that had pool tables in the back. His
mother worked an early shift and brought Truman along, so he got to practice pool every
morning before going off to school.
(photo credit Bill Porter)
As he improved at pool as a teenager he played mostly 9-Ball and some Banks, but at one
point his local poolroom closed and the one he shifted going to did not allow 9-Ball,
which kind of forced Truman to play more Banks.
As a young man, time spent around players like Clyde Childress, One Eyed Tony and
Donny Anderson helped elevate his Bank Pool skills. Before he settled down
permanently in Louisville with his wife Lesa, Truman spent 8-10 years on the road,
including stops in hot spots like Johnston City, Houston and Chicago.
(photo credit Diana Hoppe/Steve Booth)
Truman won the Clyde Childress Bank Pool tournament in 1985 over fellow Banks
inductee Gary Spaeth, and he was an annual contender in Banks at the Derby City Classic
since they conveniently scheduled their first all-around tournament in his then home town
of Louisville, KY in 1999. In 2002 at Derby City Truman nearly ran out his Banks match
against Shannon Daulton, only finally missing after a high run of 13 straight banks, a
record he still holds at the Derby City Classic.
After hanging up his cue from competition, Truman stayed involved with pool and Banks
in particular, and continued to bring his jovial presence to his local poolrooms, and of
course every year the Derby City Classic.
(photo credit Diana Hoppe/Steve Booth)
Truman Hogue obituary:
https://www.newcomerkentuckiana.com/obituaries/truman-hogue
Truman’s run of 13 straight banks at the 2002 DCC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvT0P-vDutg