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 radyer | Feb 16, 2020 | 1960s Pool, Billiards Video, Cisero Murphy, Historic Players, Jersey Red, Jim Crow Pool, Willie Mosconi
Brooklyn’s Cisero Murphy smashed through professional pool’s color line. Cisero Murphy, shown in the video that you can find here, was the first African-American pool player to ever win a World or U.S. National billiard title. Murphy also was a...
by radyer | Nov 8, 2019 | 1960s Pool, Billiards Video, Hall of Fame, Hustler Stories, Industry History, Jansco Brothers, Tournaments
The legendary promoters were posthumously honored with 2019 BCA Hall of Fame induction. By R.A. Dyer It was in a nothing poolroom 300 miles from nowhere, a nothing poolroom with concrete walls, bleachers and overshot with the mingled odors of beer, cigarettes and...
by Pool History Guest Contributor | Oct 4, 2019 | Billiards Video
Five fascinating examples of cartoons that prominently feature pool, pool playing or pool halls. By Ellen Levitt America’s Golden Age of animation began in the 1930s, an era almost precisely corresponding with the glory days of American pool. In 1935, not long...
by radyer | Aug 2, 2019 | 1960s Pool, 1970s Pool, Billiards Video, Historic Players, Historic Rooms, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, Minnesota Fats
Pool history includes plenty of examples of grander tournaments but few were as colorful as those in Johnston City. I have been thinking a lot lately about the famous 1960s Johnston City tournaments, especially given the recent selection of tournament founders George...
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