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Cornbread Red. Billy Joe "Cornbread Red" Burge (December 17, 1931 – February 13, 2004), was an American pool player. [1] Inducted into the One-pocket Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Bank Pool Hall of Fame in 2005, Cornbread Red is revered as "one of the most talented characters in the history of pool" and considered as one of the hustlers. [2][3]
Luther Clement Lassiter Jr. (November 5, 1918 – October 25, 1988), [1][2] nicknamed Wimpy, was an American pool player from Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The winner of seven world pocket billiard championships and numerous other titles, Lassiter is most well known for his wizardry in the game of nine-ball and is widely considered one of the ...
Rudolf Walter Wanderone (né Rudolf Walter Wanderon Jr.; January 19, 1913 – January 15, 1996), [1][2] commonly known as Minnesota Fats, was an American professional pool player. Although he never won a major pool tournament as "Fats", he was at one time perhaps the most publicly recognized pool player in the United States—not only as a ...
80. World Champion. Straight Pool (1982, 1983) Stephen Mizerak Jr.[1] (October 12, 1944 – May 29, 2006) was an American pool player, who was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Mizerak is considered one of the best straight pool players of all time, dominant in the game during the 1970s, winning over 70 tournaments during his career.
Jeremy Jones (pool player) Jeremy Jones (born April 30, 1971, in Baytown, Texas) is a professional pool player. He was the 1998 US Open One Pocket champion, [1] the 2003 US Open 9 Ball champion, and has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on seven occasions. [2] Jones was the runner-up at the 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship losing 13 ...
Updated on 16 April 2013. Ronnie Monroe "Fast Eddie" Allen (July 12, 1938 – February 6, 2013) was an American professional pool player. He was labeled as a pool "super star" in the prime of his pool-shooting career by his peers during pool's golden era. [1][2][3] For several decades from the early 60s to the late 80s, Allen was considered one ...
Cecil P. " Buddy " Hall (born May 29, 1945, in Metropolis, Illinois) has been an American professional pool player for three decades and is considered one of the best nine-ball players of all time. The International Pool Tour heralds Hall as a "living pool legend." [1] He is nicknamed " The Rifleman " for his accuracy [1] and had been a ...
Straight Pool (1980, 1986), Nine-Ball (1989, 1999) Nick Varner (born May 15, 1948, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American professional pool player who was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1992. Varner is widely considered one of the greatest pool players of all time. [1] Varner is a multiple world champion and has ...