Holden Hales

Emory Parker

I am Emory Parker ACL Pro from the Southeast Conference and this is my story of how and when I started playing cornhole and worked my way up to an ACL Pro. Went to South Bend, Indiana when I was 11 for a Florida State - Notre Dame football game. I had never seen cornhole before that and immediately fell in love. Upon returning home I built a set of boards with my Dad and it became a staple at our tailgates indefinitely. After graduating from Florida State, I moved to South Florida where I was looking for ways to meet people. I ran across South Florida Cornhole and went out for my first tournament that night. The rest was history as I began traveling out of town for tournaments and competing against the best in the state, and eventually the country.

As much as I love competing, for me Cornhole is all about the people you meet. Everyone has so much fun and enjoys being around one another. I cannot say enough about the people I have met from this game AKA "my cornhole fam."

John Clark

I am ACL Pro John Clark from the Northeast Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League.

Michael Lucas Jr

I am ACL Pro Michael Lucas Jr from the Atlantic Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League. I started playing cornhole just like many in the backyard atmosphere and got pretty decent, so I took it up a level. Kept getting better and better so I wanted to compete with the best to see where I stand. And today, I am an ACL Pro.

Holden Hales

I am ACL Pro Holden Hales from the Carolina Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League. I started playing cornhole locally about 5 or 6 years ago and found a passion for cornhole about 3 year ago and decided to start playing in bigger tournaments. I decided to try out a few ACL regionals and began to meet more and more people. I have had to balance sports and cornhole ever since i started playing and now as my first year as a pro I am finally able to play cornhole with nothing else in the way.