Nine-ball Championship 1967 Johnston City All-Around Championship 1967 BRPAA World Straight Pool Championship 1967 BRPAA World Straight Pool Championship 1968 Madison Cue Classic Tournament 1969 Johnston City One-Pocket Championship 1969 Johnston City Nine-ball Championship 1969 Johnston City All-Around Championship 1969 BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship 1969 National Invitational 9-Ball Championship 1970 Johnston City Straight Pool Championship 1970 U.S. Masters 9-Ball Championship 1971 Johnston City Straight Pool Championship 1971 Stardust Open Nine-ball Championship 1971 Stardust Open All-Around Championship 1971 National Billiards News Achievement Award 1983 ESPN Legends of Pocket Billiards Tournament 1983 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame 1983 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame 1999 Billiards Digest 9th Greatest Player of the Century References 17. "In Memory of Luther 'Wimpy' Lassiter", The Snap, June/July 1990, p. 30 American pool players People from Elizabeth City, North Carolina 1918 births 1988 deaths Place of birth missing