John Kitchin
Professional Cornhole Player
John Kitchin's Biography
I am ACL Pro John Kitchin 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. I started playing cornhole in Philadelphia, PA during tailgates at professional sporting events. I was approached by a co-worker who was interested into getting me out to his local league on Tuesday Nights where they played $5-$10 Blind Draws. I instantly feel in love with the game and what competitive cornhole seemed like at the time. After I started doing well, I branched out playing in the more organized leagues & tournaments which led to traveling nationally to test myself against the countries best.
After 1 year of traveling, I found myself in a position to qualify as a Pro in 2016. After two seasons I made the jump to becoming an ACL Pro. I’d classify my years as an ACL Pro to be currently successful in regard to accolades but was fulfilled the most by representing our small section of the cornhole world and setting the example that truly “Anyone can play, anyone can win”.
CONGRATULATIONS to John for winning the 2019 Devour Man of the Year award!
Cornhole Achievements:
ACL Man of the Year – 2019
2nd place finish – 2020 USA Cornhole Club Championships – NBC Sports Network
5th place overall finish – 2020 ACL Pro Invitational Qualifier – Las Vegas, NV - ESPN
Member of Atlantic Conference 2019 WCO Conference champions
Member of Northeast Conference 2018 WCO Conference team
1st place finish – 2020 Atlantic Conference – Singles Event #2 Fredericksburg, VA
1st place finish – 2019 Atlantic Conference – Blind Draw Event #3 Fredericksburg, VA
1st place finish – 2018 Northeast Conference – Doubles Event #1 Wilmington, DE
1st place finish – 2018 Northeast Conference – Singles Event #2 Cortland, NY
#1 Ranked player – Northeast Conference – 2018
Top 20 Ranked player – ACL National Standings - 2019
Top 15 Ranked player – ACL National Standings - 2018
Among many other ACL Local and Regional wins
My Sponsors:
My Most Memorable Moment
2019 ACL Man of the Year Finals versus Frank Modlin
About Me
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Nickname
Kitch
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Turned Pro
2018
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Preferred Bags
Reynolds Bags - Pro X or Advantage
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Favorite Color
Green & Black
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Favorite Hobby
Cornhole
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Favorite Food
Smoked meats
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Occupation
Director of Project Services - Freedom Specialty Services Inc.
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Hometown
West Deptford, NJ
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My Home League
Delaware Cornhole
Oxford Cornhole
South Jersey Cornhole -
Favorite Player
Jay Dotson
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Favorite Shot
Cut shot
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Mentor
Rich Riskie (Started it All)
Cornhole Skills
RANDOM ACL PROS
Nick Schafer
ACL Pro for Great Lakes Conference
Lori Dool
ACL Pro for SouthEast Conference
Philip Haydon
ACL Pro for Mid-South Conference
Ryan Smith
ACL Pro for Atlantic Conference
