Who was the greatest nine-ball player ever? The greatest one-pocket player? Greatest women’s player? Greatest action player. We’re polling our informed readers to get a gauge on who they believe was the greatest player ever in various disciplines. Submit your poll responses here. We’ll report the results later and send a free gift to one of the respondents, selected at random.
From left: Willie Mosconi, Onofrio Lauri, Irving Crane.
The results so far:
Best male player of the 1990s: Efren Reyes
Best female player of the 1960s: Allison Fisher
Best player of the 1960s: Willie Mosconi
Best player of the 1940s: Ralph Greenleaf
Best all-around player of all time (female): Allison Fisher
Best all-around player of all time (male): Efren Reyes
How great would it be to see Willie Mosconi and Efren Reyes playing each other in their primes. I was fortunate enough to see Willie in person, and his cue ball control was something to behold!! He made it look so easy. How much money would he be making today??!!