"I believe that in two or three years, I have the talent, tenacity, and
work ethic to become the best shuffleboard player in history!"
- October 1994
"Everything I know, I owe to Jon [Calcut]... and I pray daily for his
speedy recovery... [so he can] join me at the top of the
ranks."
- November 1995
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Childhood Years: As a young
child, always showed a propensity for competiton. Displayed
particular talent in horseshoes, crochet, soccer, chess, basketball, and
badminton. When ten years old, went to Miami to visit his
grandfather who showed him how to play shuffleboard. Larsseon showed amazing
talent and was able to beat every senior citizen at the retirement
complex. One of the members at the retirement community noticed his
talent and gave him the phone number of Jon
Calcut, perhaps the best
teacher of shuffleboard in the entire southeast. At the age of eleven
Larsseon
traveled to New Orleans to take lessons with Jon and the rest is history.
1993 Season: Showed incredible
strength...had a terrible drinking problem...
expelled from a season-high 178 matches...revolutionized the
concept of tit-for-tat..
1994 Season: Sober, much more
focused...was close in many matches,
but couldn't quite pull off the big one...pin-point accuracy was
improving...won DOG Open...strained left elbow in the end of the
season and fizzled..
1995 Season: Busted into the top twenty
scene...incredible defensive
skills with a potent offensive game...started traveling more...won the
Great Slide by 47 points...won three consecutive weekends...at
one point climbed to number six in the nation but lost to
Lord Gravely...did not have a beer all season...frustrated opponents with
mental focus...
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