First off let me say I am very happy to be a man. Also I am glad to be part of this great hobby that has had so many great men contribute to. And being part of this forum I have met many great men that are just players and had nothing to do with the creative process that goes into making pinball machines. I do like women but this thread is not about them. Let's hear it for the men of pinball!

Oh yeah!!!!

A great designer that helped keep pinball fun after the EM era died. And on into the next century.

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That must be somebody else.

He cracks me up. That dude is out of control!

Many men of pinball like to drink beer.

Great men from all walks of life enjoy pinball.

Great man of pinball? You be the judge....

This guy does.

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That would be Dumas.

I was watching an older episode probably from the first season where it was a different machine maybe from the early 60s, but I could only see the side art and couldn't place it. The first man that can name that game gets a free thumbs up.

They had a woodrail in a bar on MASH.

Time to mention David Gottlieb. One of the pioneers of pinball and he believed in
finished code and the highest standards of quality control.

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We are keeping it "family friendly" here. There is already a separate thread for the women.

Where would pinball be today without the artistic talents of men like Roy Parker? I just love the way he added humor into some of his work. This Frontiersman backglass is a classic example of that.

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What could be more family friendly than a girl and her horse....

Here is a great man of pinball that I have never met, but would like to someday.

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I would say Slash qualifies as a great man of pinball.

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Earthshaker. Great player. The theme works well around here.

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Sam Stern and Harry Williams working together. Special mention to Harry Mabs (not pictured), inventor of the flipper and several other innovations. He worked with both these gentlemen and Dave Gottlieb. He designed some amazing games.

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