by radyer | Feb 17, 2020 | 1950s Pool, 1960s Pool, Cisero Murphy, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, Jim Crow Pool
Along with Cisero Murphy, “Youngblood” Washington, “Rotation Slim” Hairston and “Rags” Woods were among African American players at the early Johnston City events. In case you missed it, George and Paulie Jansco finally received their much-deserved induction into...
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 | Apr 7, 2019 | 1960s Pool, Cisero Murphy, Historical Notes, Jim Crow Pool, Pool News
Cisero Murphy’s son has penned an autobiography. In 1965 Cisero S. Murphy won the Burbank World Invitational 14.1 tournament in California, and in the process became the first African American ever to win a national championship billiard title. On his march to...
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