Because a sport without history is a sport without consequence.
The Early Life of Transformational Pool Promoter George Jansco
George Jansco and his brother Paulie helped usher in America’s modern era of pool. The brothers were inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame in 2019. But before he was a promoter, George was a bookie, gambler and baseball player.
The Early Life of Transformational Pool Promoter George Jansco
George Jansco and his brother Paulie helped usher in America's modern era of pool. The brothers were inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame in 2019. ________________________________________________ By R.A. Dyer Back before the newspaper men arrived, and before the TV...
Welcome to PoolHistory.com
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 three decades writing about pool and pool history. He’s also the author of the long-running Untold Stories column in Billiards Digest.
Keith McReady, Tom Cruise, Jay Helfert and The Color of Money
Jay Helfert, author of Pool Wars, recounts his first-hand memories of The Color of Money.
Running Hundreds: Mosconi, Shaw, Schmidt & Cranfield
Mosconi, Schmidt & Shaw each locked down 500-plus ball-running records. But what of Cranfield?
Ko Pin Yi wins 2023 World Pool Masters; Kaci Second
The Taiwanese player also vanquished Jayson Shaw, 9-1, and Shane Van Boening, 11-7.
Michael Phelan: Father of American Pool, Irish Seditionist
The man rightfully considered the father of our sport in America had a colorful political history.
Pandemonium! Top 10 Billiards Brawls in Cinema
From DeNiro to Pacino to Jackie Chan, poolroom fights aplenty in the movies.
Orcollo, Briesath Selected for Billiard Congress Hall of Fame
Orcollo, 43, was the clear choice of voters in the Greatest Players category for the 2022 HOF.
