by Pool History Guest Contributor | Nov 22, 2023 | 1920s Pool, Emmett Blankenship, Historic Players, Ralph Greenleaf, Tournaments
Emmett Blankenship won the World Title on his first attempt in 1916. ________________________________________________ EDITOR’S NOTE: In this article, adapted from content from an upcoming book, guest contributor Brandon Scott King (also known as Rabbi Hippie)...
by Pool History Guest Contributor | May 27, 2023 | 1980s Pool, Billiards Video, Hustler Stories, Industry History
“It’s like a nightmare, isn’t it?” The story of Keith McReady in The Color of Money By now everybody knows that legendary pool hustler Keith McCready was immortalized in Martin Scorsese’s movie The Color of Money, where he played the part of...
by Pool History Guest Contributor | Feb 7, 2023 | Billiards Video
From DeNiro in Mean Streets to Pacino in Carlito’s Way, the movies have featured plenty of dramatic poolroom brawls. Here’s a top ten list of them, courtesy 8 Ball On The Silver Screen ________________________________________________ COURTESY 8 BALL on the...
by Pool History Guest Contributor | Dec 10, 2021 | 1920s Pool, 1930s Pool, Historic Players, World Pool
By Samantha Elley /Special Contribution for PoolHistory.Com ________________________________________________ Given his pedigree, it seemed inevitable that Walter Albert Lindrum one day would make his mark on the world of English billiards. His grandfather, Frederick...
by Pool History Guest Contributor | Oct 24, 2020 | 1930s Pool, Historic Players, Ralph Greenleaf, Tom Fox
The story of Greenleaf’s Widow, the Princess Nai Tai Tai EDITORS NOTE: My friend Karen Fox, a long-time journalist and editor, recently came across an article she wrote more than 50 years ago about Amelia Parker, a woman known to pool history fans as the famous...
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