Has anyone ever heard of Keith McCready?

Question

How good is He ? Is He still playing pool?

Answer 1

Nothing but bad i dont know about bar boxes i saw him come up over 30k in 2 hours in houston at bogies .Playing 9 ball on 9ft table if he is the guy from color of money i thought his name was Eric? oh well old memory

Answer 2

The thing that sticks out in my mind most about Keith McCready is his unorthodox sidearm stroke.  It reminds me a little of the great carom player Willie Hoppe's stroke.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.

Answer 3

Was in a tournament with McCready at The Break in Cahokia Illinois about 12 years ago. At that time he was hitting them pretty good. In one 100-dollar per man - winner take all lead-up tournament Keith drew Mountain Man in a small race to 5. Keith won the toss, Mountain Man racked, and McCready broke and ran out the set. Mountain Man sat there not getting to the table once except to rack.

He was Grady Seasons in the movie Color of Money. Did a pretty good job in that bar scene playing the jerk.

Answer 4

He ain't as good as he once was, but he's as good once, as he ever was. LOL

All kidding aside, he used to be one of the most respected money game players, especially on a barbox with the big cue ball.

Rumor has it that he has been playing more poker than pool lately. He still hangs with the pros whenever he plays in big tournaments, but he generally doesn't dominate like he did years ago.

BTW his nickname is the Earthquake, and if you've ever seen Color of Money with Tom Cruise and Paul Newman, Keith plays the part of Grady Seasons.

Answer 5

yep big pool player, great nine ball player, money player in general, there were a handful of them I remember hearing about them all the time while i was playing, McCready, Davenport, Siegel, Reyes, Archer, then others whose names arent so recognizible...I was told to stay clear of Swannie (who ran a room in El Cajon) in San Diego when I went down there ( he had just taken off a 25 k tourney ...Resorts in Jersey...25 was a lot to win in a tourney in 84) there is like always someone hitting it so good...even those guys without 'names'...Johnny, those names sound familiar pard, do you remember a player that went by 'the plumber' or 'little buddy' arvalos ,mexican teenager from san jose who did his tour at 16 (maybe in the late 70s)... (a guy named Jack Leavitt from the bay area used to steer my game years ago...not a big name but was quoted in a book on how to play the game and knew a few name players)...just spent 4 days in Vegas feeding c**p tables and playing golf , have a good time and have some good luck there bro...