For the Love of the Game
October 18th, 2008
Once upon a time, way back in 1972, a hockey fan named Bob Lemieux invented the game of air hockey. Not content to just watch the sport he loved so well, he came up with a way to emulate his sport in the comfort of his own home. Not bad for a brawny jock, right?
According to some sources, however, a team of 3 engineers (Phil Crossman, Bob Kenrick, and Brad Baldwin) who were also employed by Brunswick Billiards worked out invented the game back around 1969, and many consider them to be the fathers of the game Read more…
