Legendary 1980s Bar Table Tournament - Top Pool Players of the Era

[@Bluehorseshoe4]

I’m 43 from Saint Louis and always loved watching Rich play!

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

61 years young here. This brings back memories of some great players. Awesome video, thanks!

[@aarbar6615]

I absolutely love these types of videos you’ve done . I am familiar with plenty of these names but this is a journey through the actual history that they’re a part of . Absolutely amazing man , thank you 🙏

[@ZeroXBilliards]

That was a great era of players for sure.

[@kenfortunato4350]

Wow! Absolutely priceless! As a 58-year-old, that IS my time... Thank you Tor!

[@ZeroXBilliards]

My time too Ken - glad you enjoyed it!

[@thalarctos1900]

Great video. I remember Stan Fimple playing soft breaks in the BCA Nationals in the eighties. When he played the first soft break in the final match, the crowd booed him including me. He gave us all the finger and went on to take first place. The best times in my life. 🤑🤑🤑

[@unclewreckum4977]

Wow 😳 so many memories. My uncle was a professional player and road player. I've either met, played or known some of the best players to ever play the game. I even remember going to this tournament one year with my uncle but i was so small I don't remember how things turned out. The older I get the more nostalgic i get. Gr8 clip sir

[@ZeroXBilliards]

Thanks! Lots of great memories of that time.

[@BarBoxRob]

who is your uncle

[@MindsetHacksSports]

Excellent- I live in Dave Matlock country here in Kansas City. shooters in Olathe Ks, has had some high end tournies over the years so I’ve been lucky enough to see some of the best of the best. Thank you for this video !

[@rexrice4496]

Being an old-timer myself, that my friend, was one of the coolest pool videos on KZbin - bar none.

[@gravetidings6971]

Thanks Tor, always good to see a look back.

[@ericgardner9833]

Thanks for this Tor, excellent to relive the areas rich pool history.

[@ZeroXBilliards]

Glad you enjoyed it! I have great memories of that pool tournament

[@n_carolinareaper]

Damn.... Thanks for posting this!

[@unclewreckum4504]

Wow this video brought back a lot of memories. I would sometimes during the summer travel with my uncle (r.i.p.) who was a shortstop. I remember meeting several of these players as a youngster

[@robhardwick4969]

Wonderful piece of history! Thank you! I needed this.

[@ZeroXBilliards]

Glad you enjoyed it Rob!

[@bicd3244]

Great little docu...Thanks

[@jamesgulrich7416]

Very nice piece of history! Thanks Tor!

[@ZeroXBilliards]

Glad you liked it! Those were some special days

[@miamiwax5504]

I love this channel

[@Rubster760]

This was great stuff. 🤩👍.

[@PalidicoVermingagurania]

1983…Classic Cup…Joliet…was it ‘86? Those days…forever in my mind…can never be repeated or properly told…life and pool was special…if you lived a pool life then it was…no words can describe…

[@PalidicoVermingagurania]

I was there totally in love- 83 my first tournament viewing…Classic cup!

[@shanewhatley7579]

One of my great friends played very very strong back then too in the 80s.. he was from the south.. he name is Buster Merchant.. super strong player back then also

[@dougoverhoff7568]

Awesome video, it brought back lots of memories, as I either knew, or played, or at least I got to watch many of those guys. I used to live for pool, but back in those years especially. Those were special times, and we had some very special talents in those days.

[@paulriggall8370]

Really lovely chilled video.

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

those days of the early 80’s l’ll never forget...Classic Cup...pheasant run...Martin Scorsese getting extras in Joliet for his movie...Efren was a Mexican with a 6’9’’ black bodyguard who was covered with a mink coat from head to toe...my god l miss those days...pool was a LIFESTYLE

[@harrymundy5393]

Efren was from Philippines

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

Harry Mundy - have you heard of Edgar Martinez?

[@ernestallen9223]

Great job. Love it

[@kevindean6600]

Thank you!!!!!!!!

[@letsgonow5641]

Very nice thanks

[@divided_and_conquered1854]

I feel nostalgia - as if were there myself. I had my own pool days - 1990 to about '95...

[@luck12231]

Fascinating history.

[@markryan6045]

Ever run into a player from Atlanta, GA named Paul Turner? Bar table beast!

[@harrymundy5393]

I played Terry Bell at Red Rose Hallam , Pa. 2011 ? he co- founded APA he was promoting his APA League

[@FelishaWild]

I saw Willie Munson at Romines the other day. :)

[@garywilliams267]

12:10 Top right, Keith McCready and husband/wife backers...who were they? Saw them a lot even into the 90's.

[@adco]

Great stuff

[@billenright2788]

Scott Kitto was a helluva Iowa player.

[@gs8777]

THIS.IS.SO.COOL!!

[@mike-yx4wu]

What ever happened to Buck's liberty tap? would be nice to go visit some weekend.

[@southerndandy4910]

Great to see Milwaukee’s own Willie Munson

[@danakreber2249]

I always went to my state tournament just so I could gamble all night ,the tournament was always secondary

[@kenweis7913]

80s were the best

[@tomlynch660]

It would have been nice if Ray mentioned the money Gary Easley added to the purse.

[@cryptonator1988]

Why is there no videos of you competing? And why don't you compete anymore?

[@victorsweet4171]

I love 6Balll

[@toddrobertson1398]

Bar box pool then was harder than it is now. Now with the small cue balls and fast cloth it seems easy but then with that Slow cloth and that damn soft ball size cue ball made it a tough game. Lol you had to have a stroke to get that thing around.

[@jasondollard10]

Hey I've played pool there.

[@wombra8314]

thank you for sharing, wow! 💜🕳🎱~ 👋👁👄👁🤚

[@billysikes1374]

I'd like to see some old footage of Paul Turner playing on bar table NOBODY had to like it, fact

[@PalidicoVermingagurania]

Oh the memories…l well up…

[@unclequack5445]

11 in front for 4 grand and lose 11-0 ? why did they even bet with him?

[@macysmith-u8e]

Does anybody remember a player named STEVEN REID

[@DeeMoback]

We were young then .....LOL

[@Ret_Lineman]

I grew up playing in StLouis in the 80s I could walk in the pool room and see Louie Robert’s ,Rich Sager ,Larry Hubbard, Watch Matlock a lot, there was a ton of good players in StLouis in the 80s Little Ricky Van um could play with any of these guys at any given time. The good old days