ESPN's announcement of Halls' win was the first ever mention of a billiard player on that cable television network.īuddy Hall was the thirty-ninth inductee in the Billiards Congress of America's Hall of Fame, in the year 2000. In 1982 Buddy won the Caesar's Tahoe Nine-ball Championship by edging out Allen Hopkins in the final with a score of 11-6, winning $33,500 for his efforts an unprecedented purse at the time. He took first place there in 1974 winning $4,000. Hall played in the Dayton Tournaments for many years. There, organizer Joe Burns instituted a similar all-around tournaments to the format that had been used in Johnosn City. In the following years, Johnson City lost out as the hub of top tier tournament play to Dayton, Ohio. I entered and was very pleased when I beat Wimpy and Jersey Red and won my entry fee back. were playing one another in both the tournament and in backroom ring games. Wimpy, Jersey Red, Eddie Taylor, Cornbread Red, Harold Worst, Jimmy Moore, Fats and U.J.

I went there to watch all the greats of the day play. He first gained some prominence at the Johnson City tournaments. It was not long before he hit the road to try his hand at a wider playing field. He cut his teeth at Herbie Lynn's pool room and was soon dominating the regulars. When local pool rooms would not let him enter because of his age, he used subterfuge to obtain a new birth certificate from a local judge which stated he was of legal age. Hall began playing at 14 years of age in a soda shop in his home town. Hall has been credited for creating the 'clock system' which is a technique for where to hit the cue-ball, using the clock as a mechanism for where to aim. The International Pool Tour heralds Hall as a 'living pool legend.' He is nicknamed ' The Rifleman' for his accuracy. 'Buddy' Hall (born in Metropolis, Illinois) has been an American professional pool player for three decades.

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