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At the 1979 PPPA World Open 14.1 Pocket
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magazine, page 34, March/April 1991, OTS Publications, a division of
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a prodigious 110 balls and took this talent to play against grown men.
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player, professional billiards color commentator and
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532:"History of Billiards Chronology/Timeline"
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213:In both 1986 and 1987, Hopkins was the
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654:"Hall of Fame Inductees, 2002-2010"
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630:"Q&A with Allen Hopkins"
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319:9-Ball Open
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251:Jose Parica
191:Pool career
94:Best finish
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836:C.J. Wiley
747:Mike Sigel
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565:2020-11-16
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480:References
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151:Early life
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