2011 Music City Open XXIV: Johnny Archer vs. Buddy Hall

BLAST FROM THE PAST!! Two of pools Hall of Fame heavyweights! Buddy Hall was back and in the hunt the whole tournament.
From January 23, 2011 from the 2011 Music City Open XXIV: Johnny Archer vs. Buddy Hall
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[@gregbryant9]

First time I saw Buddy Hall was in 1972 at Joe Burns Dayton Open in Dayton, Ohio on West Main Street in the basement of the shopping mall. Buddy was in bib overalls with his great beard and no one had ever heard of him, just that he was from the area around Paducah, Kentucky. I have seen all the greats, even Mosconi. No one was better than Buddy Hall.

[@billysikes1374]

It's a shame that today's players dont know who Buddy Hall is, sad, Shane and Alex know of course, but younger pros literally have no idea who Hall, Sigel, Varner, Davenport, Rempe, some of the all time greats, and Buddy Hall said that Luther Lassiter is the greatest player that he'd EVER seen, that's saying a lot, Buddy has always been my favorite

[@patsyelias8732]

The first time I ever saw my husband, he was playing some skinny redhead. Beat him for several thousand dollars. Little did I know I would marry him later.

[@williamhall7349]

You are right when he was in stroke

[@davidblack4695]

BUDDY HALL STILL TO THIS DAY HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY SMOOTH AND CONSISTENT STROKE IVE EVER SEEN

[@nickg2954]

love watching Buddy play

[@MikeJB]

Buddy Hall in his prime had the best stroke ever.

[@51Dss]

That is highly debatable. No doubt BH was a great fine player but there are a lot of others who IMHO were even better. Efren comes to mind for one but the truth is there were maybe a dozen or more players who were as good as Buddy and all of them among the elite. About 10 years ago I saw Buddy in a mid west 9 ball tournament. He was very old, tired, and grossly obese but when he got to the table he knew exactly what he as doing and he did it very well. I saw him lose in that tournament and I think he just didn't have the stamina to compete at that level anymore. But it sure was fun to see him playing no further than 20 feet from where I was watching.

[@tgh223]

@@51Dss efren would not play buddy hall for money in his day

[@jlobiafra]

​@@51Dsshe said buddy's stroke was the best not that buddy was the best. And yes buddy's stroke was better than efrens.

[@unclewreckum4977]

I grew up in Shreveport LA, and grew up around many world class players as well as world champions. Buddy Hall b n one of them. Anyone can have a favorite players or their own opinion of said players. However anyone who speaks nasty or disrespectful of Buddy Hall are truly ignorant when it comes to pocket billiards.

[@williamhall7349]

You are correct I remember seeing Buddy play at beenies in Arlington VA in the mid 70s he is a true gentleman

[@9Ballr]

Buddy Hall's play in Shreveport is legendary!

[@rickeydenler2385]

Guys and Dolls in the basement spent a few hours in there buddy was the man.

[@dannyorsello8668]

I used to watch Buddy play in Tampa when he was thin and the best. I have a Meucci Rifleman stick, love him.

[@tgh223]

he was never thin

[@koa2341]

Hate to hear anybody bash Buddy Hall- One of a handful of the greatest players ever for sure.... And I think he was the best.

[@DeeMoback]

Played for years and years and years

[@Jerry-wt2dt]

I saw Johnny play Howard Vickory? And Jay Swanee at a heavyweight billiards television show. Do you have any videos from that event?? 1990

[@andrewmaning9522]

wish I could of seen this match. this guy is the best cue ball control man in the world of pool

[@gregorymcknight6592]

andrew buddy has great cb control..but reyes has him beat..

[@alexanderruppert1705]

@@gregorymcknight6592 no that's not true.

[@tgh223]

@@gregorymcknight6592 now but not back in his day he busted efren and his backers in dallas tx ask efren know it all he will tell u

[@tgh223]

i did

[@tgh223]

i did i go to job every year

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

Buddy is a methodical player.

[@jimmyray2657]

Hey Buddy, thanks for always answering my questions. If you want to know how good Buddy was, just ask Efren. He never beat Buddy for the dough. Any one know how to get in touch with Buddy? Thanks

[@donsmith3857]

paducah kentucky

[@williamhall7349]

Buddy was one of the best money players ever

[@heginschristianstrong7707]

@@williamhall7349 i would say Buddy and Bustamante as best cash players ever.

[@tgh223]

@@donsmith3857 buddy didnt live in padauch he lived in metrotolis ill

[@tgh223]

i played pool with him all the time at boo boos we were good friends i give him a ride home many times

[@DeeMoback]

Great video ...... JOB billiards is the place with about 6 floors with tables on every level? ..... stayed there 4-5 days once in 1980's and had action on every level and the basement before it petered out.....

[@tgh223]

job dont have 6 floors its spilt level main floor then like a sunken den with 16 tables

[@DeeMoback]

@@tgh223 hmmmmm...... way I remember it had a pool table on every floor.....had a basement too....strange that I remember that.....downtown, right.....main street..little skinny building???.... 1980's

[@DeeMoback]

@@tgh223 I don't remember it having that many tables

[@sololegit]

What do they mean, loading up the 1 ball? Is he like tapping it down or something?

[@koa2341]

Touching the one ball will just very slightly, will move it off the other ball and make it easier to go on the break

[@neuvocastezero1838]

Johny's 1:48 shot was very nice.

[@poolfiend007]

Who are the commentators for this match?

[@edyoung3664]

Anyone know who is doing commentary here?

[@SQ_og]

Gabe owen

[@billysikes1374]

The guy that sucks himself off more than anyone, Gabe Owen, AKA the dump artist piece of shit

[@capacola262743]

they need to bring back the shot clock.

[@BostonSecret45]

why arent they shooting the 9 ball?

[@patricksimmons2082]

They concede the game of the 9 ball is an easy shot and the other knows it won't be missed. Just a sportsmanship thing not making them shoot a simple 9-ball shot.

[@physicsguybrian]

***** Aw sarcastic humor, can't get enough of it.

[@BostonSecret45]

physicsguybrian i think he was serious

[@kathykeegan6504]

BostonSecret45 Here I am, explaining how to play 9 ball. 9 ball, you have to shoot the balls in numerical order. First the 1, then the 2.... You can combination the 9 ball in, but you have to hit the lowest number ball on the table first.

[@kathykeegan6504]

Kathy Keegan Next match up, Strickland is playing race to 15. That means the winner has to win 15 games, first. I've watched one guy, C J Wiley, run 27 racks in a row playing in a gambling match in Florida. Then he had to drive across the state of Florida from Melbourne, on the Atlantic coast to Tampa, on the Gulf coast. You want to try doing that?

[@enjoypool4052]

People either have short memories or don't knew how great both of these players were in their prime. There isn't a player living today (name whoever you want) who would want to play either one of these two at their best

[@jlobiafra]

Shane could beat any player from any era with his break.

[@godjhaka]

@@jlobiafra Then you never saw Buddy Hall break in its prime. Buddy was putting 2-4 balls down and popping it off the table after each hit in the 70's and 80's. Though SVB did have his prime time pocketing more balls on the break esp in 10ball than Buddy. I would pick Buddy stroke over SVB, and I have the full 3-cue SVB Cuetec lineup customized wraps, engraving and all. But now I emulate Buddy's smooth stroke as no one ever talks about SVB stroke (though it isn't bad) like they do Buddy, they just talk about SVB break (and records... he is the GOAT there. No one can even mention Efren name around SVB or Earl as that's disrespecting SVB and Earl...) Earl and SVB have 5 US opens each, SVB is the only human to ever EXIST to win 3 in a row, and also win 2 world titles in a row. No one can do that not even Efren as he didn't take care of his body like Earl and can't compete anymore. All he does his torture animals for fun (chicken fighting) which is terrible.

[@jlobiafra]

@@godjhaka I live in Houston and saw buddy play at Reds in the eighties. I don't disagree with any of your points, all I said is SVB could of won in any era and I stand by that. I didn't say nobody would of ever beaten him

[@rogerscottcathey]

Watched at 2x not bad

[@winterguitarkingyea]

Buddy is going slow on the rack ? What the hell is he talking about? Buddy Hall The Super Star is now there playing about like 66/67 years old here now and his racking is normal ...

[@SQ_og]

No one remembers how good Parica is.

[@billysikes1374]

I sure do

[@jdbankshot]

hello fellow pool fans & players. i'd like to direct your attention to a comment below written by 'paul kersey', which insults buddy hall & his weight. about one year ago, while watching a you tube video of old school pro wrestling matches from the 70's or 80's, i saw a comment written by this same person insulting andre the giant & his hair. since then, i've seen several comments from this guy, & they are all full of ignorance & hate. he is an unapologetic racist, & clearly didn't get enough hugs when he was young. when i read his insult of a great legend like buddy hall, i felt compelled to reply. he then responded with an epic rant, further exposing the level of his psychosis. i encourage all viewers of this video to reply to paul kersey just to let him know what a truly awful person he is. i know that idiots like him just crave attention, so ignoring him might be the way to go, however, returning the hatred he sends out will piss him off, which is quite satisfying & justified. thank you, take care.

[@MrJdsenior]

+jdbankshot JD, trolling nasty trolls is sometimes fun.

[@javierjavier5468]

LOL

[@billysikes1374]

Your right, ignore a pathetic moron will piss him off more

[@maxwatson4545]

29:37 No one cares about your one pocket video

[@trudaroof]

+Max Watson Being one of the top one pocket players in the country a lot of people care.

[@jimkuykendall8872]

tooooo slow.

[@capacola262743]

i always know when a guy stalls, and stalls over a ball he is going to miss. same thing happens in golf.

[@edmundwong2236]

Buddy needs to lose a hundred pounds.

[@javierjavier5468]

lol

[@heginschristianstrong7707]

Buddy is 66 years old here. See how good you are at his age.

[@godjhaka]

@edmundwong2236 what I told yo momma but we still hit it anyway.

[@lerssierkki]

This video proves that pool is not sport. That fat guy can hardly walk around table without getting breathless and can still play very good.

[@jimbojimjs]

Nobody said that a sport had to be something tiring that would make you sweat

[@Damico07]

Says the dweeb who can't run racks consecutively.

[@NineballChris]

anything that is competitive can be called a sport. Checkers Championship can be a sport. World Series of Spades can be a sport. :)

[@3BetLight]

Who cares if it's considered a sport or not. The fact is that it is a very difficult game. That doesn't make it any better or worse than say basketball. Both are fun.

[@NineballChris]

Is poker a sport?