Topic: Is foosball as popular today as it was in the 70's?

[MacGeek]

What do you all think?

I'm tempted to say no... seems to me the prize money was bigger back then... I mean they played for new cars! 

read here before voting

http://www.foosball.com/content.php?page=92

[Bert Mccurley]

    In the 70's we had more tournaments with higher pay outs. That includes prizes and cash!
Here in Tulsa we had tables in just about every bar, pool hall and even had several foosball only places
(5 at one point: 1 Dynamo, 1 American and 3 Tornado). High dollar contests every two weeks were the
usual ($1000 or so) and semi-major tournaments every month in the local states (Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri).
Tournament Soccer paid the highest, Tornado was next with Dynamo third. Around here most played Tornado,
only a few of us played Tournament Soccer since there were only 4 tables in Tulsa business'. But, there
would be several of us at the TS tournaments trying to get a share of the prizes. In 1977 I filed my 1976
TAXES with IRS showing $40,000 in winnings and that was with only 2 major tournaments! On a side note
the people don't seem as frendly today to strangers as we were. I started playing again in a couple of tournaments
this last year and the people here aren't as friendly. 

Bert

[MacGeek]

$40,000 for 2 tourney's? that's some serious money, even these days.

[Bert Mccurley]

Sorry 3 MAJOR tournaments, TS $1,000,000 AND $500,000 Tornado $250,000 + about 25 lessor tournaments
with anywhere from $25,000 down to $1,000.