Josh Groce's Cornhole Biography

J Scott Collins

I am ACL Pro J Scott Collins from the Mid-East Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League. I started just like any one else in the backyard. After seeing one of the ACL programs on ESPN I started to throw like the people on tv. Well I quickly became better then all my friends and started to travel to tourneys alone to see how good I was. That's when reality hit.

Josh Groce

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

Chris Middleton

I am ACL Pro Chris Middleton from the Atlantic Conference and this is my story of how and when I started playing cornhole and worked my way up to an ACL Pro. I got started playing cornhole at a local fundraiser event and just never stopped after that!!

Kevin Todd

I am ACL Pro Kevin Todd from the MidEast Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the ACL.

I started by playing in the backyard with my wife and friends which led to eventually going to a few blind draws and winning the first one I attended. From there I was hooked and have been playing competitively for the past 4 years! Being from Lancaster, PA I have a lot of great competitors in the area and that has forced me to step my game up. In 2021, I was selected to be a part of the PDC

John Fuentez

I am ACL Pro John Fuentez from the Mid-West Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the ACL.

About 16-17 yrs ago we had an adult wiffle ball league in my home town. They always had boards on the side lines. Peaked the interest obviously. The older man that owned the land we played on was always beating up on everybody. His name was Ronnie Mac. He was the only one, well the only one I remember at least, with that perfect spinning flat bag. Back then I held the bag on the corner and flipped it. I was good, but inconsistent depending on how the bag landed. So after playing there all the time, we of course decided to make our own boards so we could play more often. Then it just became what we did at all family stuff and most weekends. In the beginning there was never a thought of becoming a professional cornhole player..... but look at me now. I love this sport. I mainly love the people. The cornhole family is amazing. Don't know what I would do without it. There is nothing better in life than walking into a tournament on opening day and hearing the sound of hundreds of bags hitting the boards.

Michael Ferreira

I am Michael Ferreira 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. I got started in the game during my senior year of high school. What started out as a friendly bet against my teacher turned into an obsession and now seven years later I am now in my third year as an ACL PRO. This game has brought me all around the United States and Canada which is more than I ever thought would happen.

Paul Hardie

I am ACL Pro Paul Hardie from the Southeast Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the ACL. Like everyone, I started playing in the backyard and BBQ’s. I always have been athletic and played all sports, then a good friend of mine Kevin McCord got a set of boards and challenged me to this new game and just kept beating my Butt. So he made me a set of Michigan CH boards and beating me didn’t come that easy anymore. I knew nothing about tournament CH and about 3 yrs ago, 2017, I saw a blind draw at a local bar called Mugs and Jugs (the home of CornHole Life/CornHole USA) and did pretty good in it. I also met some great people like Kevin Smith Jr and Tex Christman, who told me about the ACL and how they traveled all over playing and said I should come check it out. So I did and played in all Regional's, Conference’s and Nationals. But I did not play 1 competitive level game ever. I always played everything in the advanced level from the start and like with Kevin McCord, I got my butt whooped by them but managed to put together some great tourneys with some awesome finish’s

Daymon Dennis

I am ACL Pro Daymon Dennis from the Mid-South Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League.