www.connellybilliards.com
In 1980, a young man named Craig Connelly, fresh from Arizona
State University, turned his back on the corporate world and
decided to work with his hands, a set of tools and a dream. That
dream was to build a superior company. Selling a superior
billiard table. It was a dream born during his college years
when he met his school expenses manufacturing and delivering
billiard tables for a mom and pop operation in Phoenix, Arizona.
Connelly's first shop was a rented garage in Tucson where he
made, sold and sometimes slept on billiard tables. He worked
diligently engineering and perfecting his ideas for a better
table. In spite of pressures to make them faster and cheaper,
Connelly refused to compromise. He began to incorporate
materials and processes that made the table better. Much better.
Chief among his principles was the belief that a better table
was one that was structurally superior with thicker panels,
stronger beams and wider rails.
While maintaining traditional design concepts, Connelly
refined his craft and his knowledge. Today, every Connelly table
adheres to the original concept and can proudly claim the
Connelly name. An important part of the Connelly difference
grows out of the company and its Southwestern roots. A clean,
uncomplicated, honest approach--with just a little bit of cowboy
swagger. Plus a firm commitment to quality and just plain doing
things the right way. You'll see this heritage built into every
Connelly table. You'll see it in every important detail. And you
will definitely feel it when you play on a Connelly. It's even
reflected in the names of our tables, which are evocative of the
southwest, like Sedona, Prescott and Cochise. |
