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Keith McReady, Tom Cruise, Jay Helfert and The Color of Money

Keith McReady, Tom Cruise, Jay Helfert and The Color of Money

by radyer | May 27, 2023 | 1980s Pool, Billiards Video, Hustler Stories, Industry History, Pool Videos

The Legendary Cisero Murphy: Trailblazer and Champion

The Legendary Cisero Murphy: Trailblazer and Champion

by radyer | Feb 16, 2020 | Billiards Video, Cisero Murphy, Historic Players, Jersey Red, Jim Crow Pool, Willie Mosconi

BCA Hall of Fame: Janscos Inducted Posthumously

BCA Hall of Fame: Janscos Inducted Posthumously

by radyer | Nov 8, 2019 | Billiards Video, Hall of Fame, Hustler Stories, Industry History, Jansco Brothers, Pool Videos, 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...
Memories of the Johnston City Hustler Jamborees

Memories of the Johnston City Hustler Jamborees

by radyer | Aug 2, 2019 | 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...

Video: Legend Taberski Performs Trick Shots

by radyer | Apr 7, 2019 | Billiards Video, Frank Taberski, Historic Players, Pool Videos

Here’s some footage of Frank Taberski performing a number of trick shots, including “Chinese Pool,” which was a popular variation of the game during the early 20th Century. Mike Shamos, in his excellent New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards,...

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