Who is Rod Curry?

[JAM]

I know I'm a little green when it comes to the great players from times gone by, but I'm an avid reader of American pool history and enjoy finding out new tidbits.

In researching Cole Dickson on Google this morning, I came across this website ---> HERE.

There is some great content on this website, but what caught my eye was the chronological portfolio of games played. That must have taken a lot of time to create.

You must admit, this is an incredibly interesting gambling résumé. Oh, the asterisks mean he was asked to play by those players but declined.

Al Hogue, Denver, Grand Junction, Colo, 70's, 8-ball & one-pocket
Al "Little Al" Romero, Seattle & Los Angeles, 8-ball. He played tough and very slow.
Alvin "Titanic Thompson" Thomas, Dallas, late 60s, he made a bet but changed his mind after I called.
Andy Olguin, Amarillo, Texas, 70's, 8-ball & tossing quarters to a line
Bakersfield Bob Hernandez, Amarillo, 70's, he beat me twice; I won the cash in the end. 8-ball & arm wrestling
Benny "Goose" Conway, Wichita, 70's, deal was to give half his money back playing 8-ball; I was stuck
Bernard "Pots & Pans" Rogoff, 60’s FL & 80’s NV, I won with a mop handle; he used a regular cue
Bernardo "King Kong" Chavez, Los Angeles, late 60's, 8-ball, late 70's, Las Vegas, 8-ball
Bill "Weenie Beenie" Staton, VA / West VA, FL 60’s, he took advantage of me & quit winner twice
Bill Milke, Madison, Wis, 70's, 8-ball
Bill Stack, Jackson, Mississippi, 70's, 8-ball
Bill Stigel, Tampa. Fla, 8-ball
Billy Incardonia, Cincinnati, 70's, I won in 9-ball, he won in 1-pocket in Vegas several yrs after I retired.
Billy Ray Sudan, San Jose, Missouri, Okla City, 70's, 8-ball and 9-ball with the call 8 (won big)
Billy Stroud, Tulsa, OK, 70's, one-pocket on a bar table
Billy Weir, Clovis NM, Longdale OK & Denver, 8-ball. He beat the pros though, in ring 9-ball
Bob "Bob Ogburn" Osbourne, Hialeah, FL, 1965: beat Bob playing 8-ball on a 4 1/2 x 9 (All Tech) bar table
Bob Smith, red-headed, Toledo, OH, 70's, I won playing 8-ball & Omaha John won playing 9-ball
Bobby Leggs, in his club in Indiana playing 8-ball, 70's, Bobby quit after losing 8 games for $50.
Boston Shorty, Larry Johnson, Las Vegas, 70’s *
Buddy Dennis, Baltimore & Okla, 60’s & 70’s. 8-ball & one-pocket
Buddy Hall, nice guy but short $ at the time, 70’s *
Canadian Pete, Michigan City, IN, 8-ball, he hung around with Jockey. They took turns donating.
Cole Dixon, Las Vegas, I won 4G's in 1-pocket; he cut balls in from everywhere but he didn't win
Country Calvin Harcrow, Longview, TX, double-kiss (proposition shot) long bank from opposite corner
Cross-eyed Ray, Atmore, Ala, 60's, 8-ball
Dallas Joey Torma, Denver, 8-ball,Omaha John put up all his cash, spotted Joey in 9-ball & won
Dallas West, Rockford, Illinois, late 70’s, beat him sober then had to beat him both drinking
Dan Louie, Seattle/Port Angeles, 70’s, 8-ball, 9-ball with the 8 & straight pool w a broom handle
Danny "Handsome Danny" Jones, Florida/Baton Rouge, 60's/70's, 8-ball & tossing quarters to the spot
Danny Medina, Denver & Las Vegas, 70’s & early 80's, 8-ball and one-pocket
Dave "Cadillac Dave" Piona, Oregon & Willard, OK, 70's, 8-ball
Dave Matlock, Ponca City, Ok, 70's, 8-ball; I never lost a race to 15 & would have won the bet @
Denny Searcy, Houston, Okla & NC, 60's&70’s, all games, cue/broom/chop-sticks/bumper pool
Dick "San Jose Dick" McMoran, Dallas, late 60's, 8-ball; his backer pulled a gun on me after I won in 8-ball
Dick Lane, Houston, late 70's, 8-ball
Dick Miles, Utah & Las Vegas, 70's, 8-ball & one-pocket on a bar table
Doc "The Poet" White, Albuquerque, Canyon City, Colo, 8-ball, I ran 8 racks and won, he got one shot)
Don "Portland Don" Watson, Deland, Fla, 60’s & Alabama, late 70’s, one-pocket
Don "Waterdog" Edwards, Denver, 70’s, 8-ball/ straight pool, all sized tables, ran 98 balls & won 100 to -1
Don Willis, Akron, Ohio, 70's *
Donnie Folks, Bartlesville, OK, 8-ball; Omaha John beat him playing 9-ball on a snooker table
Earl Strickland, 6-0-1, Houston/Okla, 70’s/80’s, 8-ball, last-pocket/tossing qtrs, he beat Omaha John 9-ball
Eddie "Champagne Eddie" Kelly, Baltimore/Fredrick, MD, 60’s, asked him to play over the phone *
Eddie "Detroit Whitey" Beauchene, Las Vegas, Nev, 70’s, I had him brain-dead shooting one-pocket.
Eddie "The Hat" Burton, South Carolina, 60's, 8-ball
Erman Bullard, Tulsa & Okla City, late 70’s, Omaha John beat Erman playing 9-ball after I won at 8-ball
Ernest "Nubby" Morgan, Las Vegas, 70's, 8-ball and one-pocket on bar table
Fat Randy, Tulsa, 70's, 8-ball
Felipe "Mexican Phil" Valdez, Denver, 70's, 8-ball & one-pocket on a bar table
James "Fountain Inn Red" Willis, South Carolina, 8-ball
Gene "The Machine" Cooper, Port Angeles & Sacramento, 70's, 8-ball, one-pocket & pitching quarters
George "Tacoma Whitey" Michaels, Tacoma & Seattle,70's, one-pocket & 8-ball; sore loser
George Brunt,Milwaukee,70’s,8-ball; tripled the bet, played last pocket, I won every game, $300 per
Grady Mathews, Amarillo, 70’s/80's, won 1-pocket on bar table/3-cushion billiards, lost on big table
Greg "Big Train" Stevens, Galveston, TX, 1966, 8-ball, Wichita, KS locals kept losing while waiting for Greg
Harry "Poochie" Sexton, Detroit & Flint, Mich, 60's & 70's, 8-ball
Ismael "Morro" Paez, San Jose/Las Vegas 70’s, 8-ball; last-pocket 8-ball
Jack "Frisco" Cooney, Okla City, 70's, hustled me for a spot playing 1-pocket but would not play even
James "Junior" Norris, Wichita Falls, Texas, 70’s & 80’s, 8-ball, 9-ball & 6-ball
James "Youngblood" Brown, Stockton, CA & Chicago, late 60's, 8-ball Denver, last-pocket 8-ball
James Christopher, Houston, 60’s/ColoSprings 80’s, one-pocket, 8-ball & last pocket 8-ball
Jay "Swanee" Swanson, Atlanta, 70's, 9-ball on a bar table
Jeff Carter, Omaha & Madison, WI, 70's, 8-ball. I won every game in a short set for $300.
Jerry Brock, Mobile, Ala, 70’s, 8-ball, last-pocket 8-ball & one-pocket
Jersey Red, Jack Brett, NJ / Las Vegas 60’s / 70’s *
Jim "King James" Rempe, Houston, 60's, 8-ball when he was reigning champion
Jimmy "Cowboy" Moore, Albuquerque, 70’s, 1-pocket; we both had nice slip strokes back then
Jimmy "Fly Boy" Spears, Houston/Tenn, 70's, 8-ball; I had his number & won a lot over the yrs
Jimmy "Hippie Jimmy" Reid, Las Vegas, 70's *
Jimmy "The Hippie" Reid, Las Vegas, 70’s *
Jimmy "The Phily Flash" Fusco, Detroit, Mich, 70’s, one-pocket but he didn't play long
Jimmy Marino, Washington, PA, 60's or 70's, 8-ball and 9-ball
Jimmy Mataya, Lansing/Las Vegas, 60’s thru early 80’s, 8-ball when he was reigning champion
Jockey "Norman Howard", Detroit, put a msg on my windshield in Mich City, IN, "bet more was here"
Joe "Tracy Joe" Salazar, Las Vegas, 70's 8-ball & one-pocket
John "Mexican Johnny" Vasquez, Miami, El Paso, TX, 60’s & 70’s, 8-ball & one-pocket
John Henry, all night club outside Chicago, late 60's (9-ball) & Oklahoma, 70's, 8-ball
Johnny Irish, Miami with cue & broom handle, "64" or "65" playing 8-ball at the Calypso, Miami Beach
Junior Brown, Wichita, Kansas, 70’s, 8-ball
Junior Sweatman, Miss & Birmingham, late 60's, 8-ball & 9-ball (played 2 days alternating opponents)
Keith McCready, Port Angeles/Houston/LA,70's, I won 8-ball/tossing qtrs; he won 9-ball/1-pocket
Larry "Iceman" Hubbart, Baton Rouge & ColoSprings 1980, 8-ball & last-pocket 8-ball
Larry "The Prince of Pool" Lisciotti, Miami, 60's, after I saw him play in NYC, I won playing 8-ball
Leonard "Bugs" Rucker Chicago, 70’s, we played "dirty" 8-ball where he shot my ball in and #
Lewis "Junior/Lefty" Goff, Florida border town, all-night club, 70’s, one-pocket
Lou "Machine Gun" Butera, Los Angeles, 70’s *
Louie "St. Louie Louie" Roberts, across border, Orange, TX, 70’s, 8-ball & with a spot in 9-ball
Louis "Little Hand" Bramlett, Texas 60's, 8-ball & one-pocket
Luther "Wimpy" Lassiter, Jack & Jills, VA, late 60’s *
Marcel Camp, Miami, 60's, 8-ball & one-pocket
Mark "Mark Tadd" Tademy, SLC, 80's after I retired, I use to give him a ball in 1-pocket; he learned cheap
Mark Haddad, UT, 2005 after I retired, he had me stuck 26 games at a nickel per game, I doubled ^
Marshall "Squirrel" Carpenter, Las Vegas, 70’s, 1-pocket, I hop the rack, bank them in & run out
Michael "Geese" Gerace, DC, 60's, proposition shots, Oregon, 70’s, one-pocket
Mike "Tennessee Tarzan" Massey, TN & LA, 70’s, we visited some but never played for money *
Mike Sigel, Little Rock/Denver,70’s, 8-ball for a nickel? I say "sure." he comes back, wants odds *
Nick Varner, nice gentleman, Owensboro, KY, 70’s *
Norman Hitchcock, Dallas, Okla City & Longdale, Okla, 70’s, 9-ball & 8-ball
Old man Bill Amadeo, Miami Beach, Anchorage & Houston, Texas, 8-ball & one-pocket
One-eyed Tony Howard, Okla City, 70's, 8-ball, I think I ran 8 racks on him; I won every game for sure
Pete "Cheyenne Pete" Trujillo, Denver/Cheyenne, 70's, 8-ball but I lost playing golf on a snooker table
Peter "Rabbit" Linhard, Las Vegas, 70's, one-pocket; I improved a lot since I first met the "Rabbit"
Pittsburg Mike, Pennsylvania & Okla City, 70’s
Railroad John, Atlanta & Fayetteville, NC, 8-ball & last-pocket 8-ball
Rich "The Hat" Geiler, Salem, Seattle, 70’s, 8-ball, had me 14-9; I kicked my ball in & ran 6 racks to win
Richard Riggie, Baltimore, MD "64" or "65" I beat Richard playing 8-ball on 4x8 bar table.
Robert "Detroit Bob", Detroit, Phoenix, Las Vegas, late 60's, late 70's, 8-ball & one-pocket
Ronnie Allen, Baton Rouge/ColoSprgs 70’s/80’s, masse' cue ball in a circle, break out the 8 & win
Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wonderone, Miami, outside Houston & Denver *
Sam Blumenthal, Jacksonville, 60's, 9-ball: lost with the 5 & the snap on big table; won even on bar table
Samuel Trivett, Weenie Beenie's place in Alexander, VA, 60's, one-pocket on a big table
San Diego Dave, 70's, ColoSprgs, 1-pocket, I won 2G's, as I was driving away in a snow storm +
Scott "The Shot" Smith, Denver & Colo Springs, 70's, 8-ball
Scott Kitto, Iowa/Vegas, 70's, Scott accidentally hit Dominquez in the head with the cue ball
Sebastion "Chino" Franko, Los Angeles & Denver, 70's, 8-ball
Steve Cook, Tampa, 79 or 80, 8-ball/1-pocket; he beat me for a wk, a ball skidded & I came back big
Steve Mizerack, Las Vegas/Port Angeles, WA, 70’s *
Steve Oaks, Kokomo, Indiana, 70's, 8-ball
Terry Bell, Littlerock 70’s/Colorado Sprgs 80’s, 8-ball, he never called a bet, even on a big table *
Tommy "Staten Island" Halliday, New Jersey, 1964 or 1965, 8-ball
Tony "Fargo" Ferguson, Tulsa, 70's, 8-ball and pitching quarters
Utley "UJ" Puckett, Fort Worth, 60’s, 8-ball/1-pocket, he steered me into his friend, & said, "I just want half"
Walter "Woppie", Dallas & Oklahoma, late 60's & 70's, bumper pool and 8-ball
Walter Glass, North Carolina, late 70's, 8-ball
Warren "Monk" Castanza, Houston, Las Vegas, 70’s, 8-ball & 9-ball
Willie Mosconi, Omaha, Neb, 70’s *
Willie Munson, Milwaukee, 70’s, 8-ball, he relieved George Brunt & kept me in action

 

[mr3cushion]

I know I'm a little green when it comes to the great players from times gone by, but I'm an avid reader of American pool history and enjoy finding out new tidbits.
In researching Cole Dickson on Google this morning, I came across this website ---> HERE.
There is some great content on this website, but what caught my eye was the chronological portfolio of games played. That must have taken a lot of time to create.
You must admit, this is an incredibly interesting gambling résumé. Oh, the asterisks mean he was asked to play by those players but declined.

Al Hogue, Denver, Grand Junction, Colo, 70's, 8-ball & one-pocket
Al "Little Al" Romero, Seattle & Los Angeles, 8-ball. He played tough and very slow.
Alvin "Titanic Thompson" Thomas, Dallas, late 60s, he made a bet but changed his mind after I called.
Andy Olguin, Amarillo, Texas, 70's, 8-ball & tossing quarters to a line
Bakersfield Bob Hernandez, Amarillo, 70's, he beat me twice; I won the cash in the end. 8-ball & arm wrestling
Benny "Goose" Conway, Wichita, 70's, deal was to give half his money back playing 8-ball; I was stuck
Bernard "Pots & Pans" Rogoff, 60’s FL & 80’s NV, I won with a mop handle; he used a regular cue
Bernardo "King Kong" Chavez, Los Angeles, late 60's, 8-ball, late 70's, Las Vegas, 8-ball
Bill "Weenie Beenie" Staton, VA / West VA, FL 60’s, he took advantage of me & quit winner twice
Bill Milke, Madison, Wis, 70's, 8-ball
Bill Stack, Jackson, Mississippi, 70's, 8-ball
Bill Stigel, Tampa. Fla, 8-ball
Billy Incardonia, Cincinnati, 70's, I won in 9-ball, he won in 1-pocket in Vegas several yrs after I retired.
Billy Ray Sudan, San Jose, Missouri, Okla City, 70's, 8-ball and 9-ball with the call 8 (won big)
Billy Stroud, Tulsa, OK, 70's, one-pocket on a bar table
Billy Weir, Clovis NM, Longdale OK & Denver, 8-ball. He beat the pros though, in ring 9-ball
Bob "Bob Ogburn" Osbourne, Hialeah, FL, 1965: beat Bob playing 8-ball on a 4 1/2 x 9 (All Tech) bar table
Bob Smith, red-headed, Toledo, OH, 70's, I won playing 8-ball & Omaha John won playing 9-ball
Bobby Leggs, in his club in Indiana playing 8-ball, 70's, Bobby quit after losing 8 games for $50.
Boston Shorty, Larry Johnson, Las Vegas, 70’s *
Buddy Dennis, Baltimore & Okla, 60’s & 70’s. 8-ball & one-pocket
Buddy Hall, nice guy but short $ at the time, 70’s *
Canadian Pete, Michigan City, IN, 8-ball, he hung around with Jockey. They took turns donating.
Cole Dixon, Las Vegas, I won 4G's in 1-pocket; he cut balls in from everywhere but he didn't win
Country Calvin Harcrow, Longview, TX, double-kiss (proposition shot) long bank from opposite corner
Cross-eyed Ray, Atmore, Ala, 60's, 8-ball
Dallas Joey Torma, Denver, 8-ball,Omaha John put up all his cash, spotted Joey in 9-ball & won
Dallas West, Rockford, Illinois, late 70’s, beat him sober then had to beat him both drinking
Dan Louie, Seattle/Port Angeles, 70’s, 8-ball, 9-ball with the 8 & straight pool w a broom handle
Danny "Handsome Danny" Jones, Florida/Baton Rouge, 60's/70's, 8-ball & tossing quarters to the spot
Danny Medina, Denver & Las Vegas, 70’s & early 80's, 8-ball and one-pocket
Dave "Cadillac Dave" Piona, Oregon & Willard, OK, 70's, 8-ball
Dave Matlock, Ponca City, Ok, 70's, 8-ball; I never lost a race to 15 & would have won the bet @
Denny Searcy, Houston, Okla & NC, 60's&70’s, all games, cue/broom/chop-sticks/bumper pool
Dick "San Jose Dick" McMoran, Dallas, late 60's, 8-ball; his backer pulled a gun on me after I won in 8-ball
Dick Lane, Houston, late 70's, 8-ball
Dick Miles, Utah & Las Vegas, 70's, 8-ball & one-pocket on a bar table
Doc "The Poet" White, Albuquerque, Canyon City, Colo, 8-ball, I ran 8 racks and won, he got one shot)
Don "Portland Don" Watson, Deland, Fla, 60’s & Alabama, late 70’s, one-pocket
Don "Waterdog" Edwards, Denver, 70’s, 8-ball/ straight pool, all sized tables, ran 98 balls & won 100 to -1
Don Willis, Akron, Ohio, 70's *
Donnie Folks, Bartlesville, OK, 8-ball; Omaha John beat him playing 9-ball on a snooker table
Earl Strickland, 6-0-1, Houston/Okla, 70’s/80’s, 8-ball, last-pocket/tossing qtrs, he beat Omaha John 9-ball
Eddie "Champagne Eddie" Kelly, Baltimore/Fredrick, MD, 60’s, asked him to play over the phone *
Eddie "Detroit Whitey" Beauchene, Las Vegas, Nev, 70’s, I had him brain-dead shooting one-pocket.
Eddie "The Hat" Burton, South Carolina, 60's, 8-ball
Erman Bullard, Tulsa & Okla City, late 70’s, Omaha John beat Erman playing 9-ball after I won at 8-ball
Ernest "Nubby" Morgan, Las Vegas, 70's, 8-ball and one-pocket on bar table
Fat Randy, Tulsa, 70's, 8-ball
Felipe "Mexican Phil" Valdez, Denver, 70's, 8-ball & one-pocket on a bar table
James "Fountain Inn Red" Willis, South Carolina, 8-ball
Gene "The Machine" Cooper, Port Angeles & Sacramento, 70's, 8-ball, one-pocket & pitching quarters
George "Tacoma Whitey" Michaels, Tacoma & Seattle,70's, one-pocket & 8-ball; sore loser
George Brunt,Milwaukee,70’s,8-ball; tripled the bet, played last pocket, I won every game, $300 per
Grady Mathews, Amarillo, 70’s/80's, won 1-pocket on bar table/3-cushion billiards, lost on big table
Greg "Big Train" Stevens, Galveston, TX, 1966, 8-ball, Wichita, KS locals kept losing while waiting for Greg
Harry "Poochie" Sexton, Detroit & Flint, Mich, 60's & 70's, 8-ball
Ismael "Morro" Paez, San Jose/Las Vegas 70’s, 8-ball; last-pocket 8-ball
Jack "Frisco" Cooney, Okla City, 70's, hustled me for a spot playing 1-pocket but would not play even
James "Junior" Norris, Wichita Falls, Texas, 70’s & 80’s, 8-ball, 9-ball & 6-ball
James "Youngblood" Brown, Stockton, CA & Chicago, late 60's, 8-ball Denver, last-pocket 8-ball
James Christopher, Houston, 60’s/ColoSprings 80’s, one-pocket, 8-ball & last pocket 8-ball
Jay "Swanee" Swanson, Atlanta, 70's, 9-ball on a bar table
Jeff Carter, Omaha & Madison, WI, 70's, 8-ball. I won every game in a short set for $300.
Jerry Brock, Mobile, Ala, 70’s, 8-ball, last-pocket 8-ball & one-pocket
Jersey Red, Jack Brett, NJ / Las Vegas 60’s / 70’s *
Jim "King James" Rempe, Houston, 60's, 8-ball when he was reigning champion
Jimmy "Cowboy" Moore, Albuquerque, 70’s, 1-pocket; we both had nice slip strokes back then
Jimmy "Fly Boy" Spears, Houston/Tenn, 70's, 8-ball; I had his number & won a lot over the yrs
Jimmy "Hippie Jimmy" Reid, Las Vegas, 70's *
Jimmy "The Hippie" Reid, Las Vegas, 70’s *
Jimmy "The Phily Flash" Fusco, Detroit, Mich, 70’s, one-pocket but he didn't play long
Jimmy Marino, Washington, PA, 60's or 70's, 8-ball and 9-ball
Jimmy Mataya, Lansing/Las Vegas, 60’s thru early 80’s, 8-ball when he was reigning champion
Jockey "Norman Howard", Detroit, put a msg on my windshield in Mich City, IN, "bet more was here"
Joe "Tracy Joe" Salazar, Las Vegas, 70's 8-ball & one-pocket
John "Mexican Johnny" Vasquez, Miami, El Paso, TX, 60’s & 70’s, 8-ball & one-pocket
John Henry, all night club outside Chicago, late 60's (9-ball) & Oklahoma, 70's, 8-ball
Johnny Irish, Miami with cue & broom handle, "64" or "65" playing 8-ball at the Calypso, Miami Beach
Junior Brown, Wichita, Kansas, 70’s, 8-ball
Junior Sweatman, Miss & Birmingham, late 60's, 8-ball & 9-ball (played 2 days alternating opponents)
Keith McCready, Port Angeles/Houston/LA,70's, I won 8-ball/tossing qtrs; he won 9-ball/1-pocket
Larry "Iceman" Hubbart, Baton Rouge & ColoSprings 1980, 8-ball & last-pocket 8-ball
Larry "The Prince of Pool" Lisciotti, Miami, 60's, after I saw him play in NYC, I won playing 8-ball
Leonard "Bugs" Rucker Chicago, 70’s, we played "dirty" 8-ball where he shot my ball in and #
Lewis "Junior/Lefty" Goff, Florida border town, all-night club, 70’s, one-pocket
Lou "Machine Gun" Butera, Los Angeles, 70’s *
Louie "St. Louie Louie" Roberts, across border, Orange, TX, 70’s, 8-ball & with a spot in 9-ball
Louis "Little Hand" Bramlett, Texas 60's, 8-ball & one-pocket
Luther "Wimpy" Lassiter, Jack & Jills, VA, late 60’s *
Marcel Camp, Miami, 60's, 8-ball & one-pocket
Mark "Mark Tadd" Tademy, SLC, 80's after I retired, I use to give him a ball in 1-pocket; he learned cheap
Mark Haddad, UT, 2005 after I retired, he had me stuck 26 games at a nickel per game, I doubled ^
Marshall "Squirrel" Carpenter, Las Vegas, 70’s, 1-pocket, I hop the rack, bank them in & run out
Michael "Geese" Gerace, DC, 60's, proposition shots, Oregon, 70’s, one-pocket
Mike "Tennessee Tarzan" Massey, TN & LA, 70’s, we visited some but never played for money *
Mike Sigel, Little Rock/Denver,70’s, 8-ball for a nickel? I say "sure." he comes back, wants odds *
Nick Varner, nice gentleman, Owensboro, KY, 70’s *
Norman Hitchcock, Dallas, Okla City & Longdale, Okla, 70’s, 9-ball & 8-ball
Old man Bill Amadeo, Miami Beach, Anchorage & Houston, Texas, 8-ball & one-pocket
One-eyed Tony Howard, Okla City, 70's, 8-ball, I think I ran 8 racks on him; I won every game for sure
Pete "Cheyenne Pete" Trujillo, Denver/Cheyenne, 70's, 8-ball but I lost playing golf on a snooker table
Peter "Rabbit" Linhard, Las Vegas, 70's, one-pocket; I improved a lot since I first met the "Rabbit"
Pittsburg Mike, Pennsylvania & Okla City, 70’s
Railroad John, Atlanta & Fayetteville, NC, 8-ball & last-pocket 8-ball
Rich "The Hat" Geiler, Salem, Seattle, 70’s, 8-ball, had me 14-9; I kicked my ball in & ran 6 racks to win
Richard Riggie, Baltimore, MD "64" or "65" I beat Richard playing 8-ball on 4x8 bar table.
Robert "Detroit Bob", Detroit, Phoenix, Las Vegas, late 60's, late 70's, 8-ball & one-pocket
Ronnie Allen, Baton Rouge/ColoSprgs 70’s/80’s, masse' cue ball in a circle, break out the 8 & win
Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wonderone, Miami, outside Houston & Denver *
Sam Blumenthal, Jacksonville, 60's, 9-ball: lost with the 5 & the snap on big table; won even on bar table
Samuel Trivett, Weenie Beenie's place in Alexander, VA, 60's, one-pocket on a big table
San Diego Dave, 70's, ColoSprgs, 1-pocket, I won 2G's, as I was driving away in a snow storm +
Scott "The Shot" Smith, Denver & Colo Springs, 70's, 8-ball
Scott Kitto, Iowa/Vegas, 70's, Scott accidentally hit Dominquez in the head with the cue ball
Sebastion "Chino" Franko, Los Angeles & Denver, 70's, 8-ball
Steve Cook, Tampa, 79 or 80, 8-ball/1-pocket; he beat me for a wk, a ball skidded & I came back big
Steve Mizerack, Las Vegas/Port Angeles, WA, 70’s *
Steve Oaks, Kokomo, Indiana, 70's, 8-ball
Terry Bell, Littlerock 70’s/Colorado Sprgs 80’s, 8-ball, he never called a bet, even on a big table *
Tommy "Staten Island" Halliday, New Jersey, 1964 or 1965, 8-ball
Tony "Fargo" Ferguson, Tulsa, 70's, 8-ball and pitching quarters
Utley "UJ" Puckett, Fort Worth, 60’s, 8-ball/1-pocket, he steered me into his friend, & said, "I just want half"
Walter "Woppie", Dallas & Oklahoma, late 60's & 70's, bumper pool and 8-ball
Walter Glass, North Carolina, late 70's, 8-ball
Warren "Monk" Castanza, Houston, Las Vegas, 70’s, 8-ball & 9-ball
Willie Mosconi, Omaha, Neb, 70’s *
Willie Munson, Milwaukee, 70’s, 8-ball, he relieved George Brunt & kept me in action

Some of our illustrious member’s outcomes playing Rod Curry, interesting stuff!!

Bill Smith "Mr3Cushion"

 

[Ktown]

Edit: clicked the link and answered my own question.......

I am too young to have seen him then but from what I heard about him, he was a beast on a small table.

 

[fred bentivegna]

That of course, was Surfer Rod. This Beat List thing is apparently catching fire. Maybe I should have taken out a copyright on it.

Rod has some great stories on his website, but when he mentions all of his ventures into Chicago he left out how many times he came into Bensingers. The answer of course was zero. At least Richie Florence and his "friend" did come in and use the toilet.

Beard

Rod left one other thing out, his long suit on the small table was the big cue ball. He was a genius with it and did some incredible things. His speed went down considerably when using a regular bar ball.

He played one pocket on the bar table with all 15 balls and also played straight pool on the bar table. I am sure that is where he played Dallas West straight pool -- on the bar box with the big cue ball and Marcel Camp played him 1pkt on the small table.

 

[Island Drive]

@ Gradys poolroom summer of 76

@ Gradys poolroom summer of 76

It was about three mths after my shoulder operation and I was playing good, but unable to break the balls in 9 ball. I had Rod stuck pretty good, I went to bathroom and came back, Rod had switched cue balls w/o me knowing, but I played way better than he at the time, he doubled up and I busted em. He sure enjoyed betting it up and the attention he got while in action.

 

[bstroud]

Rod must have memory loss.

In Tulsa I won playing one pocket on the bar table with the big ball. Two hundred and four hundred a game. He used the kick break. I remember it like yesterday. I had to kick on the first shot every time.

And what about Lansing and numerous other time in different places.

I will admit that I learned my greatest pool lesson from Rod.
Not playing but when he told me "players don't bet and bettors can't play."
He also convinced me that the bars were where the money was.

I owe him a lot.

Bill S.

 

[SJDinPHX]

Nah...

Nah...

...No need for a copyright for Crissake ! There have been only two, (count em') two human beings, in the entire history of pool, brazen enough to furnish a detailed 'beat list.'...And, as many have pointed out, there have been MANY unanswered questions, discrepancies, and possible (gasp) errors, commited by both parties...The big 'cue ball' was FAR from the only thing the Surfer left out !...The jury is is still out, (way out) on both parties...

Rod has gotten a lot of milage out of his distorted view of the McGann/Dallas incident (or maybe he just forgot)...I have stated EXACTLY how it went down, ("Bad Day in Dallas")...I have played Rod, at least 20 different times..One pocket, 8Ball, and 9ball, all of which were on cracker boxes (with the big cue ball), never on a big table.. and always for very decent $$$$... So, even if I let him have the McGann incident, he is still 19 losses/1 win..lifetime against me. Most people know what Puckett "named" him..I like Rod, and he is 'VERY' computer literate..I wish he'd come on here, so we could straighten things out, it would be much easier than dealing with the other "beat list" guy. (and his illiterate homey)... I have more witnesses to those occurances, (with the Surfer) than both 'beat lists', combined. (well, almost !)

Heist-Man Mc Duck <--Is not into 'beat lists''...But if I were..all I would have to do is say "DITTO" to Rod, and the 'other guy's' lists...(as most would assume, I could have handled, the 'other guy', even easier )..So it stands, I could overcome ANYONE, they could beat !..

PS..Sure would save a lot of typing..!

 

[Jimmy B]

...No need for a copyright for Crissake ! There have been only two, (count em') two human beings, in the entire history of pool, brazen enough to furnish a detailed 'beat list.'...And, as many have pointed out, there have been MANY unanswered questions, discrepancies, and possible (gasp) errors, commited by both parties...The big 'cue ball' was FAR from the only thing the Surfer left out !...The jury is is still out, (way out) on both parties...

Rod has gotten a lot of milage out of his distorted view of the McGann/Dallas incident (or maybe he just forgot)...I have stated EXACTLY how it went down, ("Bad Day in Dallas")...I have played Rod, at least 20 different times..One pocket, 8Ball, and 9ball, all of which were on cracker boxes (with the big cue ball), never on a big table.. and always for very decent $$$$... So, even if I let him have the McGann incident, he is still 19 losses/1 win..lifetime against me. Most people know what Puckett "named" him..I like Rod, and he is 'VERY' computer literate..I wish he'd come on here, so we could straighten things
out... It would be much easier than dealing with the other "beat list" guy. (and his illiterate homey)... I have more witnesses to those occurances, (with the Surfer) than both 'beat lists', combined. (well, almost !)

Heist-Man Mc Duck <--Is not into 'beat lists''...But if I were..all I would have to do is say "DITTO" to Rod, and the 'other guy's' lists...(as most would assume, I could have handled, the 'other guy', even easier )..So it stands, I could overcome ANYONE, they could beat !..

PS..Sure would save a lot of typing..!

Well I sure believe you Duck, about Surfer Rod. I spent a large amount of time with several of the fellows on the list, by whose name he has listed simply eight ball, and to tell the truth, I don't recall ever seeing any one of them play a single game of eight ball ever. It must have been one of his specialty hustle games like playing with the mop handle. He must have played really well if he beat Dr. Bill in nine ball back in that decade. Does anyone recall how good Pots And Pans Bernie Roglff could play rotation games and one pocket???

 

[surferrod]

That of course, was Surfer Rod. This Beat List thing is apparently catching fire. Maybe I should have taken out a copyright on it.

Rod has some great stories on his website, but when he mentions all of his ventures into Chicago he left out how many times he came into Bensingers. The answer of course was zero. At least Richie Florence and his "friend" did come in and use the toilet.

Beard

Rod left one other thing out, his long suit on the small table was the big cue ball. He was a genius with it and did some incredible things. His speed went down considerably when using a regular bar ball.

He played one pocket on the bar table with all 15 balls and also played straight pool on the bar table. I am sure that is where he played Dallas West straight pool -- on the bar box with the big cue ball and Marcel Camp played him 1pkt on the small table.

In my day, the big cue ball was the regular cue ball. The latter became the standard on the bar table after I retired from playing pool for a living (1964-1983). After that, I went annually to Vegas a few years then just faded away. Surfer Rod. My ego was too big to turn down a game even though I majored on a bar table with the big standard cue ball.

 

[SJDinPHX]

well i sure believe you duck, about surfer rod. I spent a large amount of time with several of the fellows on the list, by whose name he has listed simply eight ball, and to tell the truth, i don't recall ever seeing any one of them play a single game of eight ball ever. It must have been one of his specialty hustle games like playing with the mop handle. He must have played really well if he beat dr. Bill in nine ball back in that decade.

>>> "ditto" <<<

 

[surferrod]

Rod must have memory loss.

In Tulsa I won playing one pocket on the bar table with the big ball. Two hundred and four hundred a game. He used the kick break. I remember it like yesterday. I had to kick on the first shot every time.

And what about Lansing and numerous other time in different places.

I will admit that I learned my greatest pool lesson from Rod.
Not playing but when he told me "players don't bet and bettors can't play."
He also convinced me that the bars were where the money was.

I owe him a lot.

Bill S.

Great hearing from you Billy. I was in college in Denver 1971-1975 and was I was married and went on the road about 1974 during a school break. I looked different in that I had long hair and a beard but after I won playing one pocket on the bar table, you asked me name.

 

[SJDinPHX]

well i sure believe you duck, about surfer rod. I spent a large amount of time with several of the fellows on the list, by whose name he has listed simply eight ball, and to tell the truth, i don't recall ever seeing any one of them play a single game of eight ball ever. It must have been one of his specialty hustle games like playing with the mop handle. He must have played really well if he beat dr. Bill in nine ball back in that decade.

>>> "ditto" <<<

 

[SJDinPHX]

Great hearing from you Billy. I was in college in Denver 1971-1975 and was I was married and went on the road about 1974 during a school break. I looked different in that I had long hair and a beard but after I won playing one pocket on the bar table, you asked me name.

PS..Rod..Come back !...Did you read this entire thread ?...Its me, the 'heist man' :wink:...San Jose Dick...You'll hurt my feelers, if you're only gonna say hi to Stroud ?

SJD

 

[vapros]

Pool stories, you say? Follow JAM's link to Surfer Rod's website. Pool in every form there ever was, and many of the players everyone knows by name today, plus a lot of people I never heard of. Rod has either a fantastic memory or a great imagination. I had a good time on his site. Found SJD's name in there, along with his gun-toting backer.

 

[Betdapot]

Surfer Rod was a great player only had one leak would beat 30 people then either get in a bad game or play bad and was a through ticket. He did ave a great winning % though knocked off 100s of places through the years when he was active

 

[beatle]

rod is a great addition to the pool world. he did things that make everyone wonder, cry and cringe. and no one was going to strong arm him in any way.

rod stick around this site please.

 

[bstroud]

Rod,

If you remember, you were the one that quit loser at one pocket in Tulsa.

Remember Lansing? You showed up at the pool room to play a stranger with the big ball in your hand. When you saw it was me, you didn't want to play.
We both ended up staying in some school girls' apartment.

Great to hear from you. I hope all is well.

If you still want to play, I am available.

Bill S.

 

[Cowboy Dennis]

Rod,


If you still want to play, I am available.

Bill S.

Hit 'em with some of them 10 & outs Bill, you know, the ones you didn't use at DCC.

Dennis

 

[fred bentivegna]

Well I sure believe you Duck, about Surfer Rod. I spent a large amount of time with several of the fellows on the list, by whose name he has listed simply eight ball, and to tell the truth, I don't recall ever seeing any one of them play a single game of eight ball ever. It must have been one of his specialty hustle games like playing with the mop handle. He must have played really well if he beat Dr. Bill in nine ball back in that decade. Does anyone recall how good Pots And Pans Bernie Roglff could play rotation games and one pocket???

Bunny Rogoff was an Eightball specialist. He played it pretty damn good. The mop handle thing doesnt make sense unless they both used one or there was a gigantic spot.

Rod was big action where ever he went and he would go into the kind of joints that I would only go in with Sugar Shack Johnny by my side. He would go into them alone.

Beard

 

[lll]

Rod,

If you remember, you were the one that quit loser at one pocket in Tulsa.

Remember Lansing? You showed up at the pool room to play a stranger with the big ball in your hand. When you saw it was me, you didn't want to play.
We both ended up staying in some school girls' apartment.Great to hear from you. I hope all is well.

If you still want to play, I am available.

Bill S.

would like to hear aliittle more of this
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