This time it’s for real.
Deltona, FL
– Years after it was first rumored, six-time Halloween Foosball Tournament
champion, Corey “Humperdink” Pinkham
finally moved to Florida last
November, effectively ending the most prolific Halloween Foosball Tournament
career of all time. Corey moved to the
town of Deltona less than a month
after defeating James Ostis in the final of the 2005
Halloween Foosball Tournament. The victory marked his sixth Halloween Foosball
championship, giving him twice as many titles as Greg Ouellette who is second
with three. Arguably even more
impressive is the championship was his fourth title in a row. Corey left the Halloween Foosball Tournament
having won 15 games in a row since losing in the 2001 semi-finals to Jim.
Of course, 2005 was Corey’s third “last” year of the
HFT. Talks about him leaving first
surfaced in 2002 when Corey said that the following
year would be his last. Many figured
that the 2003 Final between Corey and Greg would be the last match of his
historic career. But the two faced off
again, (for a third finals matchup in a row) in
2004. Following that tournament, there
was once more talk about Corey retiring.
But this time nobody believed him.
It wasn’t until 2005 that the hypothetical move to Florida
became an impending reality.
To the surprise of many, Corey did move to Florida
and stayed. He did return to Lowell
for a couple weeks in August in anticipation of the annual Montreal
trip. And of course, during his time in
Lowell
some foosball was played.
But on October 29th, when the Halloween Foosball
Tournament community descends upon Lowell,
the greatest champion in tournament history will not among them. We’ve heard before about the end of an
era. This time its
for real.
