Here is the enlarged scan of the Florida Bushmasters from the Lone Star Open. The Florida Bushmasters took second place and the Lone Star Open ran March 14-17 1991. This scan came from the July 1991 issue of Paintcheck.
In the photo below I’ve numbered each players so hopefully we can fill in some names because I only know a couple.
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2. Steve Baldwin (Mayhem UK)
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5. Paul Wilson (Mayhem UK, Muffs)
6. Brian _____ (identified by Joe Gorcsos)
7. Mark Emerick (identified by Joe Gorcsos)
8. Tim Schloss (Tiger Stripe and Pursuit Products, Muffs) wearing his Cartoon Tiger Stripe shirt ( https://paintballhistory.com/team-tiger-stripe-shirt-tim-schloss ).
9. Jimmy ________ (identified by Joe Gorcsos)
10. Thai Nuygen (identified by Joe Gorcsos)
11. Tony Mineo (identified by Joe Gorcsos, Joe writes, Tony is the current president of the NPPL)
12. Gary Harris (Captain of the Florida Bushmasters) (or Bob Moral says Joe Gorcsos)
13. Billy _____ (identified by Joe Gorcsos)
14. Joe Monahan (identified by Joe Gorcsos)
15. Ian _____ (identified by Joe Gorcsos)
Find the Ironmen’s team photo from this event (scanned from the same article) here:
https://paintballhistory.com/introduction-bud-orrs-autococker-ironmen-lone-star-open-c-391
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i started playing paintball with those guys in the late 80’s
# 10 is thai nuygen
7 is mark emerick
11 is Tony Mineo current president of the nppl
14 is joe monahan
15 is ian but i forgot last name
9 is jimmy
12 could be bob moral
13 is billy
6 is brian
Thanks for the list Joe, I’ll add it to the article.
-Dan
Yes 12 is gary…bob is not in this photo…theres a few other guys who were starters that are missing from this photo..chris and lonnie moral, chuck,woody,and charlie gandolfo.
Number 13 is Billy Wright now living in Orlando/Lake Mary
Thanks for the reply Billy!