Jeremiah Ellis

Scott Watkins

I am ACL Pro Scott Watkins from the Midwest Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League. I played a league at a local bowling alley. I won it then I got hooked up with Kansas City cornhole. Started playing tournaments and it took off from there.

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John Kitchin

I am John Kitchin ACL Pro from the NorthEast Conference and this is my story of how and when I started playing cornhole and worked my way up to an ACL Pro. Started off my cornhole career every Sunday in the parking lot tailgating before the games; GO BIRDS! Along came a fellow, Rich Riskie, who asked me to come out and play in a league that he was starting. Rich happened to work for me and would whip my ass after work everyday, I eventually went out to this league; South Jersey Cornhole League. It was a random draw, I drew the best player in the room and we won. I was hooked. I began playing more and more, ran into a loud mouth team of brothers but for some reason I quickly became friends with these guys; the Wyres. Maybe it was the passion for competition or maybe it was there passion for... Go Birds! Either way I soon thereafter moved to Delaware for a quick stint and joined there league; Wilmington Cornhole. I'd say this is where I began my true journey to playing on a national level as Brian became my partner and talked me into driving half way around the country to tournaments against what was a much higher level of competition, again I was hooked and I would not stop until I could compete with these individuals. My obsession with being good at things would not allow me to do anything but play on this level, I had a short stint as an owner with Delaware Cornhole where I learned a lot but could only use it as a spring board to the professional level. I became a Pro because I felt like I had to represent our small cornhole community and for some personal satisfaction that I could grow into an elite player; although not at that point yet I feel as if my journey continues....

CONGRATULATIONS to John for winning the 2019 Devour Man of the Year award!

Joshua Earley

I am ACL Pro Joshua Earley from the Carolina Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League. Was introduced to cornhole by my uncle in Ohio. Started playing and got beat a bunch. Still playing and getting beat..... Yeah for me, LOL

Tyler Stephenson

I am ACL Pro Tyler Stephenson from the Carolina Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League. Like a lot of players, I began playing cornhole in the backyard on a homemade set of boards. I would play at family functions, college get together's, and any other social gathering. It wan't until a few years ago that I decided to start playing competitively. I began attending local blind draws and playing local tournaments with my dad. In 2017 I decided to play our local ACL Regional and then stepped up to Conference events in 2018. During the 2018-2019 season I moved up to advanced, attended my first national event, and and started to get the feeling of what it was like to compete at the highest level. I decided to become an ACL Pro for the 2019-2020 season to have the opportunity to compete against the best cornhole players in the world.