Buddy Hall
Biography
Cecil P. "Buddy" Hall (May 29, 1945 – May 22, 2025) was an American professional pool player. International Pool Tour described Hall as a "living pool legend". He was nicknamed "the Rifleman" for his accuracy and had been a consistent top player for over two decades and virtually unbeaten when playing "money matches". Hall has been credited with creating the "clock system" which is a technique for where to hit the cue-ball, using the face of a clock as a gauge for where to aim. Hall began playing at 14 years of age in a soda shop in his home town. When local pool rooms would not let him enter because of his age, he obtained a false birth certificate from a local judge which stated he was of legal age. He began his career at Herbie Lynn's pool room, soon dominating the regulars. It was not long before he hit the road to try his hand at a wider playing field. After watching many great players, he first gained prominence after beating some top players after he entered the Johnston City tournament in 1970."I went there to watch all the greats of the day play. Wimpy, Jersey Red, Eddie Taylor, Cornbread Red, Harold Worst, Jimmy Moore, Fats and U.J. were playing one another in both the tournament and in backroom ring games. I entered and was very pleased when I beat Wimpy and Jersey Red and won my entry fee back." In the following years, Johnston City lost out as the hub of top tier tournament play to the Dayton Open Tournament. There, in 1974 organizer Joe Burns instituted a similar all-around tournament to what had been used in the Johnston City. Hall took All-Around first place there in 1974, winning $6,800. He continued to compete in the Dayton Open Tournaments for many years. In 1982 hall won the Caesar's Tahoe Nine-ball Championship by edging out Allen Hopkins in the final with a score of 11–6, winning $35,000 for his efforts; the biggest first prize money in a tournament at the time. Hall's win was announced on ESPN, which was the first ever mention of a billiar
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
48 releases · 17 albums · active 1982–2023
- Performance · 160
- Engineering · 38
- Other credits · 35
- Production · 31
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Soundscape Studio, McKeesport, PA · Beacon Hill Recording Studio · Studio A (18) · Studio L
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- John Vento
- Distorted Penguins
- The Nied's Hotel Band
- Wayne
- Bruuuce Kelly
- John Harrison (6)
- Modern Man