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Billiards Digest editor Mike Panozzo Joins Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
Billiards Digest editor Mike Panozzo was inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame on Nov. 31, 2024 under the Meritorious Service category. Panozzo has devoted the entirety of his 40-plus year to chronicling and promoting American pocket billiards. R.A. Dyer profiles the industry icon.
Cue Ball Kelly: Witness to the 20th Century’s Greatest Players
The colorful Carl “Cue Ball Kelly” Zingale stood witness to much of 20th Century pool history, including matches featuring legendary players Greenleaf, Mosconi, Lassiter, Mizerak and others. “Pool players are all nuts, and pool halls are like houses for crazy people,” he once observed. Read Sam Korte’s account of this legendary friend of pool.
The Amazing Life & Untimely Death of Pool Great Harold Worst
Harold Worst was one of few champions to excel at both three-cushion to pocket billiards.
Wimpy Lassiter’s World War II Coast Guard records
The pool hustler’s time of Coast Guard service was three years, 10 months and 7 days.
German Champions Erich Hagenlocher and Dieter Müller
Ralph Eckert, Team Europe captain at the Mosconi Cup, tells the story of two German pool champs.
Van Boening, Griffin, Panozzo Elected to BCA Hall of Fame
Van Boening, Mike Panozzo and the late Mark Griffin have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The Club of Forgotten Champions: Germany’s Hugo Kerkau
Ralph Eckert, captain Mosconi Cup Team Europe, tells the story of German champ Hugo Kerkau.
From Caroms To Chaos: The Story of Calvin Demarest
Calvin Demarest’s descent from champion to asylum marks one of pool’s most shocking falls.
Oklahoma’s “Eufaula Kid” Challenged the Greats
Some considered The Eufaula Kid unbeatable on tight-pocketed Southern tables.
1916 World Champ Emmett Blankenship was Early Great
Blackenship won the title on his first try, a feat not even managed by Greenleaf or Mosconi.
The Roots of One-Pocket: An Amateur Sleuth Reports
Prompted by a question on this website, a sleuth makes a discovery about one-pocket.
The Final, Dramatic Days of The Johnston City All-Around
Why still care about the Johnston City tournaments? How about because they transformed pool.
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