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146:(pool) player, and was inducted into the
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652:"One in the Corner, Nose in the Side".
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89:"King James"
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1085:James Rempe
970:James Rempe
958:Nick Varner
946:Reed Pierce
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819:Nick Varner
807:James Rempe
705:Mosconi Cup
527:Mosconi Cup
509:Mosconi Cup
500:Mosconi Cup
471:9-Ball Open
437:Steve Davis
228:Mosconi Cup
128:James Rempe
102:Best finish
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638:2007-05-19
605:2008-02-18
570:References
378:All-Around
345:All-Around
168:Eight-ball
49:1947-11-04
692:Jim Rempe
217:Nine-ball
204:finalist
190:Nine-ball
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164:Nine-ball
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21:Jim Rempe
221:Rotation
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