by radyer | Dec 21, 2024 | 1980s Pool, 1990s Pool, 2000s Pool, Hall of Fame, Industry History, Mike Panozzo, Pool News
Mike Panozzo was inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame on Nov. 31, under the Meritorious Service category. He has devoted the entirety of his 40-plus year to chronicling and promoting American pocket billiards. ________________________________________________ Editors...
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 radyer | Apr 22, 2023 | 1800s Pool, Industry History
Pool aficionados know him as the sport’s first true champion; as a famous promoter, innovator and author. But what may come a surprise is that the man rightfully considered the father of our sport also conspired openly against the British government....
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 radyer | Jul 15, 2019 | Historic Players, Historic Rooms, Historical Notes, Hustler Stories, Industry History
The Pool History Website accepts guest posts. W e accept guest posts. Interested in a historical pool match? A famous player from yesteryear? We pay a standard fee of $50 for accepted submissions upon publication. From left, Georgie Jansco, Eddie Taylor and Paulie...
by Pool History Guest Contributor | Jun 30, 2019 | 1800s Pool, Equipment, Historical Notes, Industry History
By Allie Leigh Adams Francois Mingaud We can thank the French for some of pool’s most important innovations. Fifteenth-century French royalty, for instance, transitioned the game from one played on outdoor lawns to one played indoors on wooden tables. Another...
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