Rodney Morris

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Rodney "The Rocket" Morris
Rodney "The Rocket" Morris

Rodney Morris (born 25 November 1970 in Anaheim, California, USA) is a professional pool player.He currently resides in Houston, Texas.

He has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on four occasions.

As a member of the International Pool Tour (IPT),[1], in July 2006 he was runner-up to Efren Reyes in the inaugural IPT World Eight-ball Championship which was held in Reno, Nevada. While Reyes earned $500K for first place, Morris won $150K for second.

In July 2007, Rodney Morris was designated as the United Pool Players Association (UPA) Lead Player Representative. The UPA is the men's governing body of professional pool in the United States.[2]

[edit] Titles

  • 1996 Grand Prix de Puerto Rico
  • 1996 US Open Nine-ball Championship
  • 2003 World Pool League
  • 2004 Houston Open
  • 2006 UPA Pro Tour Championship
  • 2007 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Season Finale

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rodney Morris Player Profile InternationalPoolTour.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007
  2. ^ Rodney "The Rocket" Morris, UPA Representative, AzBilliards.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007
  • [1] Player Profile
  • [2] Upcoming match

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Reed Pierce
US Open Nine-ball Champion
1996
Succeeded by
Earl Strickland