Bca Hall Of Fame
An individual member of BCA who breeds or co-breeds a minimum of ten (10) AKC Champions may apply for membership in the BCA Breeder's Hall of Fame. Further Plateaus of Excellence may be awarded to those breeding 25, 50 or 75 Champions over the course of their breeding program. Submit your application to Gallery/HOF Chair: Carla Ehntholt: E-Mail 713-823-6288. Mike “Captain Hook” Sigel Inducted into BCA’s Hall of Fame in 1989 Mike “Captain Hook” Sigel (1953 to present) Inducted 1989 Mike Sigel, at 35, became the youngest male elected to the BCA Hall of Fame. Born in Rochester, N.Y. Sigel began playing pool at 13, and turned professional when he was. The BCA Hall of Fame was established and the original criteria for qualification was set at the National Council meeting in September 1973. The information listed below describes the current categories and requirements for recognition as amended by the Council through 2011.
The BCA holds an annual trade show, the International Billiards & Home Recreation Expo. Also annually, it inducts great players, and those who have made great contributions to the sport, into the BCA Hall of Fame. The BC Sports Hall of Fame celebrates extraordinary achievement in BC sport history and inspires future generations to make their dreams come true. Each year, a diverse audience of over 35,000 visitors from around the globe are educated and enthralled by the collection of 27,000 artifacts representing 150-years of sporting accomplishments in British Columbia.
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This is the list of people inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's hall of fame. Many of these were inducted based on their excellence as world-class players (the 'Greatest Players' category), while others (marked with '•' below) were inducted for their contributions to the game or the billiards industry (the 'Meritorious Service' category).
The year of induction is listed after the name.
1966–1969[edit]
- Ralph Greenleaf (1966)
- Willie Hoppe (1966)
- Charles (Charlie) C. Peterson (1966) •
- Welker Cochran (1967)
- Alfredo de Oro (1967)
- Benjamin (Ben) B. Nartzik (1967) •
- Willie Mosconi (1968)
- Jacob (Jake) 'The Wizard' Schaefer Sr. (1968)
- Jacob (Jake) Schaefer Jr. (1968)
- Herman J. Rambow (1969) •
1970–1979[edit]
- Tony Saviano (1970)
- John Wesley Hyatt (1971) •
- Johnny Layton (1974)
- Frank Taberski (1975)
- Jimmy Caras (1977)
- Irving Crane (1978)
1980–1989[edit]
- Steve 'The Miz' Mizerak (1980)
- Dorothy Wise (1981)
- Joseph (Joe) 'The Meatman' Balsis (1982)
- Luther Lassiter (1983)
- Rudolph 'Minnesota Fats' Wanderone Jr. (1984) •
- Jean Balukas (1985)
- Lou Butera (1986)
- Erwin Rudolph (1987)
- Andrew Ponzi (1988)
- Michael (Mike) Sigel (1989)
1990–1999[edit]
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- Walter Tevis (1991) •
- Nick Varner (1992)
- Michael Phelan (1993) •
- Eddie 'The Knoxville Bear' Taylor (1993)
- Ray 'Cool Cat' Martin (1994)
- Jimmy Moore (1994)
- Cisero Murphy (1995)
- Dallas West (1996)
- Arthur 'Babe' Cranfield (1997)
- Ruth McGinnis (1997)
- Larry 'Boston Shorty' Johnson (1999)
2000–2009[edit]
- Cecil (Buddy) P. 'The Rifleman' Hall (2000)
- Robert Byrne (2001) •
- Raymond 'Mr. 100' Ceulemans (2001)
- Loree Jon 'Queen of the Hill' Jones (2002)
- James (Jim, Jimmy) 'King James' Rempe (2002)
- Edwin 'Champagne Eddie' Kelly (2003)
- Efren 'Bata'/'The Magician' Reyes (2003)
- Ewa 'The Striking Viking' Mataya Laurance (2004)
- George Balabushka (2004) •
- Mike Massey (2005) •
- Robin Bell 'Bankroll' Dodson (2005)
- Earl 'The Pearl' Strickland (2006)
- Sang Lee (2007)[1]
- Allen Hopkins (2008)
- Pat Fleming (2008) •
- Johnny 'The Scorpion' Archer (2009)
- Allison 'The Duchess of Doom' Fisher (2009)
2010–2019[edit]
- Francisco 'Django' Bustamante (2010)
- Terry Bell & Larry Hubbart (2010)
- Ralf 'The Kaiser' Souquet (2011)
- Danny 'Buffalo Dan' DiLiberto (2011)
- Karen 'The Irish Invader' Corr (2012)
- Jeanette 'The Black Widow' Lee (2013)
- Barry Hearn (2013)
- Jose 'Amang' Parica (2014)
- Mika 'The Iceman' Immonen (2014)
- Oliver 'The Machine' Ortmann (2014)
- Charles Ursitti (2015)
- Cecil Tugwell (2015)
- Gerda Hofstatter (2018)
- Kim Davenport (2018)
References[edit]
- ^'BCA Hall of Fame 2007 — 51st Inductee: Sang Chun Lee'Archived 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; accessed 2 March 2007
- Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book. Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. 2006. ISBN1-878493-16-7.
- 'The BCA Hall of Fame', Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; accessed 11 July 2008
External links[edit]
- Media related to Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame inductees at Wikimedia Commons
