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Historic matches. Famous pool players. Dates and stats. Find all that and more at poolhistory.com, the pool and billiards history website curated by R.A. Dyer. Click through for articles about world champions Willie Mosconi and Ralph Greenleaf, or read details about big-time matchups with Minnesota Fats and Jersey Red. Dyer, author of the critically-acclaimed books Hustler Days and The Hustler and the Champ, has spent the last quarter century writing about pool and pool history. He’s also the author of the long-running Untold Stories column in Billiards Digest.
Guest Post: Is Puckett Still Haunting a Texas Pool Hall?
Poolroom regulars say the old pool hustler, dead for more than 20 years, still causes mischief.
Guest Post: CARTOONING IN THE POOL HALL
Five fascinating examples of cartoons that prominently feature America’s best sport.
BCA Makes It Official: Schmidt Breaks Record
Pool’s official sanctioning body affirms John Schmidt’s new straight pool record of 626.
Memories of the Johnston City Hustler Jamborees
Johnston City Jansco Brothers have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Pagulayan, Sullivan, Janscos Elected to BCA Hall of Fame
Tournament promoters Jansco Brothers among 2019 Billiard Congress of America inductees.
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