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词条 Steve Cook (pool player)
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Professional career

     Accomplishments 

  3. Later life

  4. References

Steve Cook (December 31, 1946 – October 21, 2003),[1] was an American professional player and instructor of pocket billiards (pool). He is best known for the extremely challenging game of one-pocket, which Cook described as "the pool game for {{sic|hide=y|strategic|al}} and creative abilities."[2] He was nicknamed "Cookie Monster", and due to his unassuming appearance hiding world-class talent, "the Clark Kent of one-pocket".[1] Cook was inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame in 2005.[1] Multiple world championship winner Allen Hopkins said of Cook that he "was probably the best {{sic|hide=y|One-Pocket}} player in the world from 1976 until the mid-{{sic|hide=y|1980|'s}}".[3]

Early life

As a child, born in Lima, Ohio, Cook suffered debilitating bone deterioration in his right hip, from ages 5 to 10, preventing him from playing running sports, and leading to a focus on hand–eye coordination games.[3] By his teens, Cook was a local champion at table tennis and golf (also winning the National Putter Tournament at 15), as well an accomplished bowler.[3] He did not begin playing pool until age 14, but soon focused all of his sporting attention on the game. By 19, Cook had attracted a pro, Danny Jones, to play him in an exhibition match, and went on to place 23rd at his first Stardust Open tournament at the titular casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.{{Clarify|date=February 2009|reason=What year?}}.[3]

He subsequently{{Clarify|date=February 2009|reason=When?}} managed a pool hall in Springfield, Ohio, and in 1968 moved to Tampa, Florida where he ran Dale Mabry Billiards with is friend and one-pocket mentor[1][3] "Lefty" Goff for several years.[3]

Professional career

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in that era the premier one-pocket event. He was both One-pocket and All-around Champion at the 1970 Stardust event, at age 23.[3] He competed in other events throughout the 1970s, including the US Open.[3]

After many years of victories in only small events, Cook took the 1991 Legends of One Pocket Philadelphia championship (and was runner-up in that year's earlier Legends event in Las Vegas),[1][3] and later went on to win the 1993 Los Angeles Open.[1][4] The 1991 victory made him one of only two players to ever win both the Stardust and Legends one-pocket titles.

Aside from competing professionally, Cook served as the manager and house pro at Varsity Billiard Room in Tampa from the early 1970s to 1996,[3] In this capacity, Steve did as much as he could to promote the game of pocket billiards. An example was that here he was, a world champion one-pocket player, and he would give one-pocket lessons at Varsity Billiards for $10.00 per hour. Most other professional players would charge $1000.00 a session for lessons. Steve really did what he could to help anyone improve their game.

Cook was also one of a number of contributing authors to the one-pocket book Shots, Moves and Strategies: As Taught by the Game's Greatest Players (edited by Eddie Robin),[1] now a highly sought-after collector's item.[5]

Accomplishments

1970 Stardust Open: Champion (One-pocket and All-around Divisions)>[1][3]

1991 Legends of One Pocket (Philadelphia): Champion[1][3]

1991 Legends of One Pocket (Las Vegas): Runner-up (to Allen Hopkins)[1]

1993 Los Angeles Open: Champion[1][4]

Later life

In 1996, Cook returned to Lima, Ohio, to care for his mother after she suffered a stroke.[3] He continued playing in the Midwest, and occasionally in major events in Las Vegas and elsewhere.[3]

At the age of 56 he died in his sleep on October 21, 2003 in his hometown of Lima,[1] of causes that were not disclosed in his obituary.[3]

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{Cite web|url=http://www.onepocket.org/SteveCookHOF.htm|title=The One Pocket Hall of Fame Is Pleased to Honor Steve Cook 'Cookie Monster' for His Outstanding Contribution to the Legacy of the Game of One Pocket|last=Booth|first=Steve|work=OnePocket.org|publisher=Steve Booth|location=Canterbury, NH|year=2005|accessdate=2009-02-06}}
2. ^{{Cite book|title=Shots, Moves and Strategies: As Taught by the Game's Greatest Players|author=Robin, Eddie (ed.)|year=1996|publisher=Billiard World Pub.|location=|isbn=978-0-936362-04-5}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 {{Cite web|url=http://www.onepocket.org/SteveCook.htm|title=Remembering Steve Cook|last=Cook|first=Ken|work=OnePocket.org|publisher=Steve Booth|location=Canterbury, NH|year=2005|accessdate=2009-02-06}} A revised obituary for the website.
4. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.onepocket.org/SteveCookHOF.htm|title=A One Pocket Record Book: One Pocket Tournament Winners|last=Booth|first=Steve|work=OnePocket.org|publisher=Steve Booth|location=Canterbury, NH|year=2004|accessdate=2009-02-06}} The obituary source incorrectly says "1992".
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/One-Pocket-Shots-Moves-Strategies-Greatest/dp/0936362049/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233956011&sr=1-3|title=Books: One-Pocket Shots, Moves and Strategies: As Taught by the Game's Greatest Players (Hardcover)|author=|pages="Books" section|work=Amazon.com|publisher=Amazon.com, Inc.|location=Seattle, WA|accessdate=2009-02-06}} Market value at US$350 and up, as of February 2009.
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