I agree with you Roger. I never thought about it from the 1st Woman inducted aspect but Tina would definitely be worthy of that distinction. Human emotion and sentiment is very important in my book. Either way, she will not be held in any less regard for those that knew her.

Ok , So that explains Vicky, who should not be inducted first, into the CHOF!

Mike B. I can see as a committee member, maybe Todd?, Robbie has been here for about 12 years I believe, not a committee member in my opinion.

There's no way he could know Colorado Foosball better than people who grew up here.
Robbie's Achievement's in Foosball are Amazing!!,and worthy of the U.S. hall of Fame, and his representation of the U.S.A. in World cup play is magnificent.

In no way is the Hall of Fame one in the same with Colorado Tournaments, I think that is clear.

Roger there is a lot more then just being on committee that Robbie does for the CHOF. He loves Colorado and gives up a ton of his own time to organize events for the CHOF. Really if I think about it the only two people I know that know foos from the 60's & 70's era are Bowers & Todd (I'm sure there's more).

I loved talking with Tina all the time when I had a chance and honestly I couldn't tell you what she has or hasn't won on tour but I'm sure she has some great wins under her belt. It might be because she was more of an 80's player and they are going in order?

No one said Robbie knew more. They just said he's part of the group that decides who should be eligible for our HOF. He's our most touring master, so he definitely sees the sport globally compared to most of us. He should pretty much be a part of any committee if he's up for it.

If you're going to question people, question Jerry Todd (talk about new)...or Sheri and tommy (can't remember if they grew up foosing here or OK) or Baller (who wants a weakburger backpack deciding HOFers?).

I think a lot of people forget how much work this all is. No one is getting paid to throw these weekly tourneys and have discussions about HOF and points, etc. It's easy to complain or critique, but I'm pretty sure they would welcome your thoughts if you kept in the loop....or welcome your work if you volunteered to organize and run things. That would give you more of a say.

We didn't even have a HOF until last year, and given how many legends CO has produced...it's going to be a long time before any of us sees anyone we know up there. Especially if they all require open major wins as a qualifier!

I like how TX does it - TX Legends. Anyone who contributes to the scene might be worthy. Not just players who already are in the national HOF.

My 2014 CO Legends nominees: Mr Foos and T.U.B.

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And still going to Americas every week! and supporting both Tournaments!

It really would be beneficial to be at the meeting Saturday if you're planning on coming. If not, I know that Robby, or Bowie would be more than happy to answer any questions. Last year it was brought to my attention that Colorado is long overdue for a Hall of Fame. We did our best to get it started and hopefully will continue for years to come. History, the Almanac, and discussion (mainly about chronological order and qualifications) concerning who should be inducted was considered in the decision making. I want to assure you that the decisions and inductee order was not taken lightly.

We have a very rich foosball history in Colorado and hopefully the future HOF inductions will reflect that very well.
I know that the committee needs to develop into players who have a good knowledge of past and present players and can give solid facts and opinions to help in deciding on the nominees.

The reason that Tim, Tommy and I were involved was because we were the TDs for Colorado State and needed to start somewhere. I am sure that last years and this years nominees are very solid decisions.

To answer the question about Tommy and myself. I am a Colorado native and started playing in 1987. Tommy started playing in Oklahoma City when he was young and moved to CO in 1985. We don't know many of the players from the 70's and early 80's. Jerry was the first person to bring to my attention the HOF and put many hours of his time into research and organizing last years HOF.

I hope this helps
Sheri
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I guess it's not scene killing if a tourney is on the same night of a TSK tourney.

My bad.

Never heard of any of those foosers so you're right 404 is their own little tourney that couldn't possibly pull any foosers that may have attended the other Thursday tourney.

Once again, my bad.

Just out of curiosity - do the players at the 404 like it when pros come and dominate them?

Sounds like when Spear played at the Attic. It was basically "who's going to draw Spear??"

Just wondering...because they have their own private thing going, and here come all the pros to take their money and smack them around the table. Can't imagine that would be fun, but I dunno...

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Many of them have improved from when I first saw them. We started a Training program a while back it didn't go so well.

most of these players are content to just take their time getting better.

They absolutely like to learn from better players. Anyone that wants to stop by, they would absolutely appreciate that.

I didn't play for the first few months because I didn't want to just dominate, but they wanted me to play in the tournaments, because they knew the only way to get better was not just playing pickup games against me and others. But by playing in a tournament setting.

there are usually anywhere between 7-12 teams and most of these players you have never heard of. So yes they have a good thing going there and they are content to slowly get better.

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