1956: Willie Mosconi Runs 526 in Straight Pool

Mosconi set the world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition in Springfield, Ohio on March 19–20, 1954 The record stood for six decades, and remains the high run record in a competitive setting featuring an opponent. A handwritten and notarized affidavit^[ with the signatures of more than 35 eyewitnesses exists as proof of this feat. Mosconi’s record was set on a 4 × 8 foot Brunswick table with 5 1/4 inch corner pockets at the East High Billiard Club. The feat was chronicled in detail The Hustler & The Champ, by R.A. Dyer.