Colin Cummings
Colin Cummings (born April 15, 1999) is an American multi-time air hockey champion.[1]
Air hockey career[edit]
Cummings began playing air hockey at the age of 10 at a neighbors house.[2][3] He became the #1 ranked junior air-hockey player within 2 years.[4] Cummings won the AHPA Air Hockey World Championships in 2015. He was youngest air hockey world champion ever at the age of 16 and was awarded a Guinness World Record.[5][6][7][8] Cummings has since won USAA World Championships in 2016 and from 2019 to 2022 and won AHPA titles from 2015 to 2019.[9][10][1][4]
Cummings plays an attacking style and likes to move the puck often.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Cummings attended Kelly Catholic School and in 2016 expressed interest in joining the U.S. Air Force.[4] Colin's father is also a top ranked air hockey player and was at one point ranked #15 globally.[4][6][11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Harding, Matt (2022), World Air Hockey Championships a Hit, RePlay Magazine, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Daniels, Jake (2015), Beaumont teen is youngest ever to win world air hockey title, Beaumont Enterprise, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ This 7-time air hockey world champ is also a Baylor Bear, Baylor Proud, 2019, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ a b c d e Hoffman, Kevin (2016), Air-hockey champ rules the world from home, Houston Chronicle, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Minter, Casey (2018), Cummings Clenches Air Hockey World Title Again, RePlay Magazine, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ a b Bludau, Jannelle (2019), Houston to host 2023 Air Hockey World Championship, KHOU-11, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Youngest Air Hockey World Champion, Guinness World Records, 2023, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ 16-Year-Old Becomes the Youngest Ever Air Hockey World Champion, PR Web, 2023, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Carmody, Kevin (2016), World championships bring top air hockey players to Chapel Hills Mall, The Gazette, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Sun, Chhun (2018), Air hockey, not just an arcade game, brings out world’s best in Colorado Springs, The Gazette, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Bludau, Janelle (2021), League City father, son headed to Air Hockey World Championship, KHOU-11, retrieved 12 April 2023