who was the greatest pool player of all time
Efren Manalang Reyes
title: Willie Mosconi text: the television game show "I've Got a Secret". September 2, 1962: Mosconi was a contestant on the television game show "What's My Line?". 1966: An episode of "Get Smart", "The Dead Spy Scrawls" {1/18}, featured actor Harry Bartell in the role of "Willie Marconi," trying to teach Maxwell Smart how to play pool. While some have erroneously believed this is a cameo of Willie Mosconi playing himself, the Marconi character is a fictitious but obvious tribute to Mosconi, who is acknowledged by The Chief as "the greatest pool player in the world." February 25, 1978: "The Great Pool Shoot-Out", a title: Luther Lassiter text: Luther Lassiter Luther Lassiter (November 5, 1918 – October 25, 1988), born Luther Clement Lassiter, Jr. and nicknamed Wimpy, was a world-renowned American pool player from Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The winner of six world championships and numerous other titles, Lassiter is most well known for his wizardry in the game of nine-ball at which he is widely considered one of the greatest players in history, if not the greatest. He was inducted into the Billiards Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 1983. That same year, he was also inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. He title: Irving Crane text: daughter Sandra, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Irving Crane Irving Crane (November 13, 1913 – November 17, 2001), nicknamed "the Deacon", was an American pool player from Livonia (near Rochester), New York, and ranks among the stellar players in the history of the sport. Considered one of the all-time greats, he is best known for his mastery in the game of straight pool (14.1 continuous) at which he won numerous championships, including six world billiards titles. Crane's fascination with billiards started at age 11, sparked by play on a toy pool table his brother received as a Christmas gift. When title: Irving Crane text: Irving Crane Irving Crane (November 13, 1913 – November 17, 2001), nicknamed "the Deacon", was an American pool player from Livonia (near Rochester), New York, and ranks among the stellar players in the history of the sport. Considered one of the all-time greats, he is best known for his mastery in the game of straight pool (14.1 continuous) at which he won numerous championships, including six world billiards titles. Crane's fascination with billiards started at age 11, sparked by play on a toy pool table his brother received as a Christmas gift. When he showed interest and ability, his father title: Efren Reyes text: Reyes took home the largest single event purse in pool history. Many analysts, fans, and current and former players consider Reyes to be the greatest pool player of all time. Reyes was born in Pampanga in the Philippines in 1954. He moved to Manila with his family at the age of 5. In Manila, he worked as a billiards attendant at his uncle's billiards hall, where he started learning the various cue sports. Because he was not tall enough to reach the pool table, he played while standing on Coca-Cola cases that he moved around. At night, while he was