Rocky Carson was born on May 21,1979 and is an American professional racquetball player.
46 Facts About Rocky Carson
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Rocky Carson has played outdoor racquetball, and in 2008, he became the first man to win Men's Singles at the World Outdoor Championship, as well as the indoor IRF World Championship, and US Open.
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Rocky Carson has won 27 International Racquetball Tour titles and has been ranked in the top 10 for a record 23 seasons.
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Rocky Carson played multiple sports as a boy, and was good at several: baseball, basketball and tennis.
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That passion led to Rocky Carson playing a lot of racquetball as a junior, and doing so successfully.
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Rocky Carson won Boys' Singles in several age categories at the USA Racquetball Junior Olympics.
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Rocky Carson's final US junior title was a win in U18 in 1998.
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Rocky Carson successfully competed several times at the International Racquetball Federation World Junior Championships.
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Rocky Carson won Boy's U16 Singles and Doubles in 1995.
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Rocky Carson played on Team USA for the first time at the 1998 Racquetball World Championships in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where he finished with a bronze medal in Men's Singles, and gold in the Men's Team event.
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Rocky Carson was a quarterfinalist at the USAR 1998 National Doubles Championships in October 1998 in Baltimore.
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Rocky Carson reached a semi-final in that first season, when he lost to Sudsy Monchik in the semis in Rochester, New York.
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Rocky Carson played in seven events in all, and finished in the top 10 at the end of the season for the first time in 7th position.
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In 2000, Rocky Carson won the USA Racquetball National Singles Championship for the first time.
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Rocky Carson was seeded 6th, and defeated 8th seed Doug Eagle in the final.
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Rocky Carson played in Worlds for the 2nd time in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and came home with two silver medals.
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Rocky Carson finished ranked 5th at the end of the IRT season.
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In 2003, Rocky Carson won his 2nd USA National Singles Championship.
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Rocky Carson competed in Men's Singles at the 2003 Pan Am Games, and finished with a bronze medal.
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Rocky Carson was part of Team USA for the World Championships for the third time in 2004, when they played in Anyang, South Korea.
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Rocky Carson earned a bronze medal in Men's Singles, and helped the Men's Team win gold.
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In 2004, Rocky Carson won the USAR National Doubles Championships for the first time, when he partnered with Jack Huczek in October in Tempe, Arizona.
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Rocky Carson was runner up to Huczek at the 2005 USAR National Singles Championships.
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The prime of Rocky Carson's career began in 2006, when Rocky Carson won US National Singles for the 3rd time, and again it was Jack Huczek that he met in the final.
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Rocky Carson's loss is the only time he has lost in a semi-final at National Singles.
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Rocky Carson was in two finals, losing both to Waselenchuk.
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Still, Rocky Carson was able to finish ranked 3rd that season.
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Rocky Carson was in 11 other finals that season, and 12 finals in one IRT season remains a career best for him.
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Ten of those finals were losses to Kane Waselenchuk, so the tour was really a Waselenchuk-Rocky Carson show that season.
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The 2011 USAR National Singles Championships had an IRT division, which Rocky Carson competed in rather than the US Team Qualifying Division.
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Rocky Carson was on Team USA for the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he won gold in Men's singles.
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Rocky Carson's win was over Kane Waselenchuk in the 2012 New York City Pro-Am, as Waselenchuk was injured during the final.
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In 2012 for the second consecutive year and sixth overall, Rocky Carson won National Doubles, but this was the first time he won with someone other than Jack Huczek.
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Rocky Carson went to the 2012 World Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as the 2 time defending Men's Singles champion.
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The 2013 USAR National Singles Championships had an IRT division, which Rocky Carson competed in rather than the US Team Qualifying Division.
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Rocky Carson was runner up in five other events, four times to Kane Waselenchuk and once to Jose Rojas.
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Rocky Carson's IRT ranking put him on Team USA for the 2014 World Championships in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
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Four wins set a record, as Rocky Carson moved ahead of Jack Huczek, who won 3 Men's Singles titles.
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Rocky Carson was the defending Pan Am Games gold medalist in Men's singles having won four years earlier in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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However, as in Guadalajara, Mexico got the better of the US in the Men's Team final, so Rocky Carson was a silver medalist in that event.
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Once again Rocky Carson successfully defended his title, winning Men's Singles for a record extending 5th time.
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Rocky Carson switched partners for the 2017 USAR National Doubles Championships, partnering with Jose Diaz, who had been part of the team that defeated Rocky Carson the year before, when he played with Jansen Allen.
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The kicker was that Rocky Carson missed the San Antonio event in March 2018, which was the first time he hadn't played an IRT event since September 2000, a streak of 216 events over more than 17 years.
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Rocky Carson has been in 105 IRT finals, winning 27 times over 274 tournaments.
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Rocky Carson has won 9 USA Racquetball National Singles titles, and 12 USA Racquetball National Doubles titles, winning with Jack Huczek, Charlie Pratt, Ben Croft, Jose Diaz, Sudsy Monchik, and Jose Rojas.
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Also, the USA Racquetball National Singles Championships had an IRT division from 2012 to 2014, so Rocky Carson competed in that rather than the top USAR division.