"ADVENTURE IN FOOSBALL" A novel about foosball by Steve Edgell
Copyright 1975 Reprinted with permission of the author
CAST OF CHARACTERS
==================
In 1975, tour player Steve Edgell contacted Tournament Soccer promoter
Lee Peppard with the idea of writing a novel about some of the
psychology and culture behind foosball. The basic premise was to use well-known players as inspiration, changing the names slightly so
foosers would know who they were. Lee liked the idea and commissioned
Steve to publish the book. In under a month, "Adventure in Foosball"
was completed.
The novel contains a large number of characters. To help the reader
keep track of all the characters, here is a list of the major and minor players and their personal characteristics. The name of the real player
that inspired each fictional character is included in square brackets
[].
MAJOR CHARACTERS
----------------
GARY PHILLIPS [Gary Pfeil]
Notes: Well respected on the tour
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Personality: Athletic, very professional and well groomed
Playing Style: Top 10 forward, pull shot, Texas' best
DICK JONES [Tom Hanson]
Notes: Goalie for Gary Phillips
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Personality: Wiry, casual, Van Dyke beard, laid-back
Playing Style: Front or back, good pull shot
KAREN [Karen Von Otterstadt Gilliland]
Notes: Gary Phillips' significant other
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Personality: Quiet and serious but nurturing. Nicknamed "Mother"
Playing Style: Strong power forward
SUE [Sue Riordan]
Notes: Dick Jones' significant other
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota [Phoenix, Arizona]
Personality: Can melt right through a person's seriousness
Playing Style: Goalie
JOHNIE LITTLE [Johnny Lott]
Notes: Big player/promoter of foosball
Hometown: Texas
Personality: Only 19 but very business-like. Demanding, hard to play
with
Playing Style: Best 5-man in the game, pull shot
SOME KEY OPPONENTS
------------------
MIKE BOWMAN [Mike Bowers]
Notes: Beat Clark Cotton II [Clark Cottrell III] for singles title
Hometown: Lama, Colorado
Playing Style: Great singles player
MARK SANDS [Mark Strand]
Notes: Johnie Little's goalie for World Championships
Playing Style: Number three ranked goaltender in the country
DAN CABLE [Dan Duplass]
Notes: LSU student
Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisianna
Personality: Strong muscular build, star wrestler
Playing Style: Unorthodox, control player
GAMEL BEZZAN [Bizham Alizadh]
Notes: Exchange student at LSU
Hometown: Saudi Arabia
Personality: The "philosopher" on tour
Playing Style: Goalie, foremost authority on the Louisianna Shuffle
FLOYD GUERRY [Typical bar room player who surprises everyone at a big tourney]
Notes: A master at stuffing shots
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Personality: Energetic, bar room player
Playing Style: Forward, quick shots
BOB SHADE [Typical bar room goalie]
Notes: Floyd Guerry's goalie
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Playing Style: Aggressive bar room style
DOUG PARKINS [Doug Perrin]
Notes: Plays in a typical Northwestern style
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Personality: Tall and friendly
Playing Style: Fast pull kick, noisy when shooting
MIKE PARKINS [Mike Perrin]
Notes: Goalie for brother Doug Perrin
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Personality: Intelligent
Playing Style: Quick adapting goalie, great passer
RICH MYTKIN [Rich Mitko]
Notes: Learned to play while in Vietnam
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Personality: Plays more for fun
Playing Style: Outstanding push kick series
JOHN SHOTMAN [John Shotwell]
Notes: Goalie for Rich Mytkin
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Personality: Likes to learn new strategies and teach new players
Playing Style: Power goalie with exploding bank shots
JACK GRAND [Jack Graham]
Notes: An avid reader, always has book in back pocket
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Personality: Constant chattering and heckling of opponents
Playing Style: Ball control with lots of fakes and change-ups
JAMIE ARMADA [Jamie Armitage]
Notes: Jack Grand's partner
Hometown: Spokane, Washington
Personality: Quiet, ladies man on the tour
Playing Style: Goalie with good angle shots
NON-PLAYERS
-----------
CAL ROBERTS [Cal Rogers]
NTSA Tournament Director. Nicknamed "Jesus" by players
BOB BOWMAN [John Gilliland]
Old business associate of Cal Roberts
KATHY PRICE [A typical tour groupie]
Former player, now social hostess for players on tour
STEVE BATES [Steve Briggs]
Director of the Tournament Rules Committee of the NTSA
HARRY GATZMAN Reporter for Denver Post
[William Hjontsman, author of "Grey Matters",
he was at 1974 Int'l Championships in Denver]
LIEUTENANT ART CALDWELL [Stereotypical Police Lieutenant]
Chief Investigator on the case
MORE PLAYERS
------------
DON WALSH and TED WEBSTER [No one in particular]
Busted for possession of Marijuana while driving from Miami
PAUL FLORY and DENNIS HUGHES [No one in particular but it happens]
Banned from tournament for not paying their hotel bill in Las Vegas
JOE SYDEL [Joe Snider]
Old guard of the game, reports the crime
TEXAS TOMMY TURNBALL [T. Mitchel Powell]
Leader of the anti-rules change rally
BILL SUMMERTON [Bill Sumption]
Player representative from Minnesota
LYNNE LIGHTON [Lynne Lichtenauer]
Prominent player from Minnesota
ED WHITEFISH [Eddy Whitesides]
Player representative from Texas
LORI CRANIC [Lori Schranz]
Prominent player from Texas. In the women's doubles finals
VICKI CHALMERS [Vicki Chalgren]
Lori's doubles partner
DAN KINGMAN [Dan Kaiser]
Top 10 player, good all around player
GAYLE HART [Gayle Harding]
Partner/traveling companion of Dan Kingman, made every tournament on
tour
JUDE ROGERS [Jude Roadiger Clarke]
Small, quiet goalie. Good blocker and quick angle shots
RANDY WHITE [Randy Wright]
Up and coming player from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
JOSE FERDINAND [Represenative of European player (Marcio Bonilla?)]
European player now living in California. Great pin shots
NORMAN RED CLOUD [Norm Redthunder]
Old time player from Portland, Oregon. Basic, no mistakes game
CLARY CHILDEN [Clary Childress]
Gets in a big argument with heckling spectators
RON JOLLIET [Ron Eklund]
Clary Childen's partner
JIMMIE DUDE [Jimmie Duke]
Mike Bowman's partner
STEVE and BOB EDMUND [Steve and Bob Edgell]
Writers of FOOS Fax Newsletter
GREG and DARREL HARTZMAN [Greg and Darrel Harvey]
Also writers of FOOS Fax
JANET and DONNA JONAS [Janet and Donna Jones]
Note: Janet is the older sister of singer, Rickie Lee Jones and
Donna is her cousin. Rickie Lee also played some tournaments.
ETCETERA
--------
NTSA - National Table Soccer Asscociation
[World Table Soccer Association founded by Cal Rogers]
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in the DENVER SPORT PAVILION
[1974 $50,000 International Championships in Denver's Elitch Gardens]
WHITE WHALE BAR on HENNEPIN AVE
[Moby Dick's Bar on Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN -- a foosball hot
spot
in the early 1970's, now a parking lot]
FOOS Fax [FOOS Fax]
A weekly newsletter posted at Phoenix foosball locations
Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my employer.
"ADVENTURE IN FOOSBALL" A novel about foosball by Steve Edgell
Copyright 1975 Reprinted with permission of the author
CAST OF CHARACTERS
==================
In 1975, tour player Steve Edgell contacted Tournament Soccer promoter
Lee Peppard with the idea of writing a novel about some of the
psychology and culture behind foosball. The basic premise was to use well-known players as inspiration, changing the names slightly so
foosers would know who they were. Lee liked the idea and commissioned
Steve to publish the book. In under a month, "Adventure in Foosball"
was completed.
The novel contains a large number of characters. To help the reader
keep track of all the characters, here is a list of the major and minor players and their personal characteristics. The name of the real player
that inspired each fictional character is included in square brackets
[].
MAJOR CHARACTERS
----------------
GARY PHILLIPS [Gary Pfeil]
Notes: Well respected on the tour
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Personality: Athletic, very professional and well groomed
Playing Style: Top 10 forward, pull shot, Texas' best
DICK JONES [Tom Hanson]
Notes: Goalie for Gary Phillips
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Personality: Wiry, casual, Van Dyke beard, laid-back
Playing Style: Front or back, good pull shot
KAREN [Karen Von Otterstadt Gilliland]
Notes: Gary Phillips' significant other
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Personality: Quiet and serious but nurturing. Nicknamed "Mother"
Playing Style: Strong power forward
SUE [Sue Riordan]
Notes: Dick Jones' significant other
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota [Phoenix, Arizona]
Personality: Can melt right through a person's seriousness
Playing Style: Goalie
JOHNIE LITTLE [Johnny Lott]
Notes: Big player/promoter of foosball
Hometown: Texas
Personality: Only 19 but very business-like. Demanding, hard to play
with
Playing Style: Best 5-man in the game, pull shot
SOME KEY OPPONENTS
------------------
MIKE BOWMAN [Mike Bowers]
Notes: Beat Clark Cotton II [Clark Cottrell III] for singles title
Hometown: Lama, Colorado
Playing Style: Great singles player
MARK SANDS [Mark Strand]
Notes: Johnie Little's goalie for World Championships
Playing Style: Number three ranked goaltender in the country
DAN CABLE [Dan Duplass]
Notes: LSU student
Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisianna
Personality: Strong muscular build, star wrestler
Playing Style: Unorthodox, control player
GAMEL BEZZAN [Bizham Alizadh]
Notes: Exchange student at LSU
Hometown: Saudi Arabia
Personality: The "philosopher" on tour
Playing Style: Goalie, foremost authority on the Louisianna Shuffle
FLOYD GUERRY [Typical bar room player who surprises everyone at a big tourney]
Notes: A master at stuffing shots
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Personality: Energetic, bar room player
Playing Style: Forward, quick shots
BOB SHADE [Typical bar room goalie]
Notes: Floyd Guerry's goalie
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Playing Style: Aggressive bar room style
DOUG PARKINS [Doug Perrin]
Notes: Plays in a typical Northwestern style
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Personality: Tall and friendly
Playing Style: Fast pull kick, noisy when shooting
MIKE PARKINS [Mike Perrin]
Notes: Goalie for brother Doug Perrin
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Personality: Intelligent
Playing Style: Quick adapting goalie, great passer
RICH MYTKIN [Rich Mitko]
Notes: Learned to play while in Vietnam
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Personality: Plays more for fun
Playing Style: Outstanding push kick series
JOHN SHOTMAN [John Shotwell]
Notes: Goalie for Rich Mytkin
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Personality: Likes to learn new strategies and teach new players
Playing Style: Power goalie with exploding bank shots
JACK GRAND [Jack Graham]
Notes: An avid reader, always has book in back pocket
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Personality: Constant chattering and heckling of opponents
Playing Style: Ball control with lots of fakes and change-ups
JAMIE ARMADA [Jamie Armitage]
Notes: Jack Grand's partner
Hometown: Spokane, Washington
Personality: Quiet, ladies man on the tour
Playing Style: Goalie with good angle shots
NON-PLAYERS
-----------
CAL ROBERTS [Cal Rogers]
NTSA Tournament Director. Nicknamed "Jesus" by players
BOB BOWMAN [John Gilliland]
Old business associate of Cal Roberts
KATHY PRICE [A typical tour groupie]
Former player, now social hostess for players on tour
STEVE BATES [Steve Briggs]
Director of the Tournament Rules Committee of the NTSA
HARRY GATZMAN Reporter for Denver Post
[William Hjontsman, author of "Grey Matters",
he was at 1974 Int'l Championships in Denver]
LIEUTENANT ART CALDWELL [Stereotypical Police Lieutenant]
Chief Investigator on the case
MORE PLAYERS
------------
DON WALSH and TED WEBSTER [No one in particular]
Busted for possession of Marijuana while driving from Miami
PAUL FLORY and DENNIS HUGHES [No one in particular but it happens]
Banned from tournament for not paying their hotel bill in Las Vegas
JOE SYDEL [Joe Snider]
Old guard of the game, reports the crime
TEXAS TOMMY TURNBALL [T. Mitchel Powell]
Leader of the anti-rules change rally
BILL SUMMERTON [Bill Sumption]
Player representative from Minnesota
LYNNE LIGHTON [Lynne Lichtenauer]
Prominent player from Minnesota
ED WHITEFISH [Eddy Whitesides]
Player representative from Texas
LORI CRANIC [Lori Schranz]
Prominent player from Texas. In the women's doubles finals
VICKI CHALMERS [Vicki Chalgren]
Lori's doubles partner
DAN KINGMAN [Dan Kaiser]
Top 10 player, good all around player
GAYLE HART [Gayle Harding]
Partner/traveling companion of Dan Kingman, made every tournament on
tour
JUDE ROGERS [Jude Roadiger Clarke]
Small, quiet goalie. Good blocker and quick angle shots
RANDY WHITE [Randy Wright]
Up and coming player from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
JOSE FERDINAND [Represenative of European player (Marcio Bonilla?)]
European player now living in California. Great pin shots
NORMAN RED CLOUD [Norm Redthunder]
Old time player from Portland, Oregon. Basic, no mistakes game
CLARY CHILDEN [Clary Childress]
Gets in a big argument with heckling spectators
RON JOLLIET [Ron Eklund]
Clary Childen's partner
JIMMIE DUDE [Jimmie Duke]
Mike Bowman's partner
STEVE and BOB EDMUND [Steve and Bob Edgell]
Writers of FOOS Fax Newsletter
GREG and DARREL HARTZMAN [Greg and Darrel Harvey]
Also writers of FOOS Fax
JANET and DONNA JONAS [Janet and Donna Jones]
Note: Janet is the older sister of singer, Rickie Lee Jones and
Donna is her cousin. Rickie Lee also played some tournaments.
ETCETERA
--------
NTSA - National Table Soccer Asscociation
[World Table Soccer Association founded by Cal Rogers]
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in the DENVER SPORT PAVILION
[1974 $50,000 International Championships in Denver's Elitch Gardens]
WHITE WHALE BAR on HENNEPIN AVE
[Moby Dick's Bar on Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN -- a foosball hot
spot
in the early 1970's, now a parking lot]
FOOS Fax [FOOS Fax]
A weekly newsletter posted at Phoenix foosball locations
Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my employer.
"ADVENTURE IN FOOSBALL" A novel about foosball by Steve Edgell
Copyright 1975 Reprinted with permission of the author
CAST OF CHARACTERS
==================
In 1975, tour player Steve Edgell contacted Tournament Soccer promoter
Lee Peppard with the idea of writing a novel about some of the
psychology and culture behind foosball. The basic premise was to use well-known players as inspiration, changing the names slightly so
foosers would know who they were. Lee liked the idea and commissioned
Steve to publish the book. In under a month, "Adventure in Foosball"
was completed.
The novel contains a large number of characters. To help the reader
keep track of all the characters, here is a list of the major and minor players and their personal characteristics. The name of the real player
that inspired each fictional character is included in square brackets
[].
MAJOR CHARACTERS
----------------
GARY PHILLIPS [Gary Pfeil]
Notes: Well respected on the tour
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Personality: Athletic, very professional and well groomed
Playing Style: Top 10 forward, pull shot, Texas' best
DICK JONES [Tom Hanson]
Notes: Goalie for Gary Phillips
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Personality: Wiry, casual, Van Dyke beard, laid-back
Playing Style: Front or back, good pull shot
KAREN [Karen Von Otterstadt Gilliland]
Notes: Gary Phillips' significant other
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Personality: Quiet and serious but nurturing. Nicknamed "Mother"
Playing Style: Strong power forward
SUE [Sue Riordan]
Notes: Dick Jones' significant other
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota [Phoenix, Arizona]
Personality: Can melt right through a person's seriousness
Playing Style: Goalie
JOHNIE LITTLE [Johnny Lott]
Notes: Big player/promoter of foosball
Hometown: Texas
Personality: Only 19 but very business-like. Demanding, hard to play
with
Playing Style: Best 5-man in the game, pull shot
SOME KEY OPPONENTS
------------------
MIKE BOWMAN [Mike Bowers]
Notes: Beat Clark Cotton II [Clark Cottrell III] for singles title
Hometown: Lama, Colorado
Playing Style: Great singles player
MARK SANDS [Mark Strand]
Notes: Johnie Little's goalie for World Championships
Playing Style: Number three ranked goaltender in the country
DAN CABLE [Dan Duplass]
Notes: LSU student
Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisianna
Personality: Strong muscular build, star wrestler
Playing Style: Unorthodox, control player
GAMEL BEZZAN [Bizham Alizadh]
Notes: Exchange student at LSU
Hometown: Saudi Arabia
Personality: The "philosopher" on tour
Playing Style: Goalie, foremost authority on the Louisianna Shuffle
FLOYD GUERRY [Typical bar room player who surprises everyone at a big tourney]
Notes: A master at stuffing shots
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Personality: Energetic, bar room player
Playing Style: Forward, quick shots
BOB SHADE [Typical bar room goalie]
Notes: Floyd Guerry's goalie
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Playing Style: Aggressive bar room style
DOUG PARKINS [Doug Perrin]
Notes: Plays in a typical Northwestern style
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Personality: Tall and friendly
Playing Style: Fast pull kick, noisy when shooting
MIKE PARKINS [Mike Perrin]
Notes: Goalie for brother Doug Perrin
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Personality: Intelligent
Playing Style: Quick adapting goalie, great passer
RICH MYTKIN [Rich Mitko]
Notes: Learned to play while in Vietnam
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Personality: Plays more for fun
Playing Style: Outstanding push kick series
JOHN SHOTMAN [John Shotwell]
Notes: Goalie for Rich Mytkin
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Personality: Likes to learn new strategies and teach new players
Playing Style: Power goalie with exploding bank shots
JACK GRAND [Jack Graham]
Notes: An avid reader, always has book in back pocket
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Personality: Constant chattering and heckling of opponents
Playing Style: Ball control with lots of fakes and change-ups
JAMIE ARMADA [Jamie Armitage]
Notes: Jack Grand's partner
Hometown: Spokane, Washington
Personality: Quiet, ladies man on the tour
Playing Style: Goalie with good angle shots
NON-PLAYERS
-----------
CAL ROBERTS [Cal Rogers]
NTSA Tournament Director. Nicknamed "Jesus" by players
BOB BOWMAN [John Gilliland]
Old business associate of Cal Roberts
KATHY PRICE [A typical tour groupie]
Former player, now social hostess for players on tour
STEVE BATES [Steve Briggs]
Director of the Tournament Rules Committee of the NTSA
HARRY GATZMAN Reporter for Denver Post
[William Hjontsman, author of "Grey Matters",
he was at 1974 Int'l Championships in Denver]
LIEUTENANT ART CALDWELL [Stereotypical Police Lieutenant]
Chief Investigator on the case
MORE PLAYERS
------------
DON WALSH and TED WEBSTER [No one in particular]
Busted for possession of Marijuana while driving from Miami
PAUL FLORY and DENNIS HUGHES [No one in particular but it happens]
Banned from tournament for not paying their hotel bill in Las Vegas
JOE SYDEL [Joe Snider]
Old guard of the game, reports the crime
TEXAS TOMMY TURNBALL [T. Mitchel Powell]
Leader of the anti-rules change rally
BILL SUMMERTON [Bill Sumption]
Player representative from Minnesota
LYNNE LIGHTON [Lynne Lichtenauer]
Prominent player from Minnesota
ED WHITEFISH [Eddy Whitesides]
Player representative from Texas
LORI CRANIC [Lori Schranz]
Prominent player from Texas. In the women's doubles finals
VICKI CHALMERS [Vicki Chalgren]
Lori's doubles partner
DAN KINGMAN [Dan Kaiser]
Top 10 player, good all around player
GAYLE HART [Gayle Harding]
Partner/traveling companion of Dan Kingman, made every tournament on
tour
JUDE ROGERS [Jude Roadiger Clarke]
Small, quiet goalie. Good blocker and quick angle shots
RANDY WHITE [Randy Wright]
Up and coming player from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
JOSE FERDINAND [Represenative of European player (Marcio Bonilla?)]
European player now living in California. Great pin shots
NORMAN RED CLOUD [Norm Redthunder]
Old time player from Portland, Oregon. Basic, no mistakes game
CLARY CHILDEN [Clary Childress]
Gets in a big argument with heckling spectators
RON JOLLIET [Ron Eklund]
Clary Childen's partner
JIMMIE DUDE [Jimmie Duke]
Mike Bowman's partner
STEVE and BOB EDMUND [Steve and Bob Edgell]
Writers of FOOS Fax Newsletter
GREG and DARREL HARTZMAN [Greg and Darrel Harvey]
Also writers of FOOS Fax
JANET and DONNA JONAS [Janet and Donna Jones]
Note: Janet is the older sister of singer, Rickie Lee Jones and
Donna is her cousin. Rickie Lee also played some tournaments.
ETCETERA
--------
NTSA - National Table Soccer Asscociation
[World Table Soccer Association founded by Cal Rogers]
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in the DENVER SPORT PAVILION
[1974 $50,000 International Championships in Denver's Elitch Gardens]
WHITE WHALE BAR on HENNEPIN AVE
[Moby Dick's Bar on Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN -- a foosball hot
spot
in the early 1970's, now a parking lot]
FOOS Fax [FOOS Fax]
A weekly newsletter posted at Phoenix foosball locations
Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my employer.
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