Rodney Morris

Rodney Morris (born 25 November 1970 in Anaheim, California, USA) is a professional pool player of Chamorro - Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Saratoga, Wyoming. Rodney married his wife Rheyannon in July of 2020. He and his wife have 7 children between the two of them.

Rodney Morris

Rodney "The Rocket" Morris
Medal record
Men's nine-ball
Representing  United States
World Games
2005 Duisburg Individual

Career

In 1996, Morris won his first major tournament by defeating Efren Reyes in the finals of the US Open Nine-ball Championship. In 2003, after six years without a major title, he returned to top form and dominated the World Pool League tournament, besting Thorsten Hohmann the reigning World Champion.[1]

He has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on eight occasions. He was the Mosconi Cup MVP in 2004.

As a member of the International Pool Tour (IPT),[2] 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.[3]

In 2008, Rodney won the World Cup of Pool in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Career titles

References
  1. "Morris Takes League Title". AzBilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  2. Rodney Morris Player Profile InternationalPoolTour.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007
  3. Rodney "The Rocket" Morris, UPA Representative, AzBilliards.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007
  4. US Open 10-Ball Championship 2013 Results AzBilliards.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021


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