Cornbread Red: Pool's Greatest Money Player

Cornbread Red is based on the true life of Billy Joe Burge. Better known as “Cornbread Red,” Burge was a colorful big-money pool player and one of the most famous of the great hustlers of his era. This “novelized” biography is action-packed and entertaining. The reader will get inside the unique world of “pool’s greatest money player” as he matures into a loud, bold and formidable gambler and travels between the Johnston City Hustler tournaments and the world-famous money room of the 60’s and 70’s—the Rack. This book has received rave reviews from pool and other publications!

Bob Henning is an accomplished pool player, has played on the Pro Tour and cashed in professional events. He has dedicated 30 years of his life to the game and authored five pool books: Cornbread Red: Pool s Greatest Money Player, The Pro Book: Maximizing Competitive Performance for Pool Players, The Advanced Pro Book: Strategies and Training Techniques for the Serious Pool Player, The Stroke Zone: A Pool Player s Guide to Dead Stroke, and Pro Safeties: The TOP 100 Safety Shots in Pool. In addition, he has authored eight pool videos, currently packaged into two sets of four DVDs each: The Pro Book DVD Series and The Advanced Pro Book DVD Series. Committed to the advancement of the sport, Bob founded Bebob Publishing in 1995 to publish and distribute training materials and other interesting books and videos. He was a long-time contributor to the Amateur Billiard News, The National Billiard News, Inside English, and Inside Pool Magazine. His long running column, Pro Pool Work-Out was widely circulated. In addition to his interest in pool, Bob Henning has also dedicated much of his life to writing songs and playing guitar.