Minnesota Fats, the self-anointed "greatest pool shooter of all time" would need to move to the rear of a long line of colleagues to contend for that title. Tevis denied this for the rest of his life. Système de jeu [5], Known as "Rudy" to friends and family,[3] Wanderone started playing pool as a child while living in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Minnesota Fats, the self-anointed "greatest pool shooter of all time" would need to move to the rear of a long line of colleagues to contend for that title. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend (Sega Saturn, 1995) at the best online prices at eBay! And, he earned that fame due to his ability and charisma. Either He wins or loses he is still the best player there is in the world of billiards. Every pool champion is mentioned. We will definitely take your suggestions into consideration when we will update this list. He was named "Player of the Year" by Billiards Digest and Pool and Billiards three times till now. but Mosconi studied firsthand Fats' astonishing control that made him a One Pocket genius. I have seen him Destroy other players on this list ranked above him Numerous Times. Slang. Theresa said she had an epitaph prepared, "Beat everybody living on Earth. MINNESOTA FATS - "A POOL PLAYER IN A TUXEDO IS LIKE ICE CREAM ON A HOT DOG" Although he never won a major pool tournament as "Fats", he was perhaps the most publicly recognized pool player in the United States — not only as a player, but also as an entertainer. How in the hell you put "Fatty" on that list is mind-numbing to think about. September 2, 2020 lol.. with these... As a teenager, he became a traveling pool hustler. 67.1k members in the Megaten community. I am a senior citizen and actually played pool once with Willie Mosconi back in the 1970’s. Next, Hopkins and Fats played against Mosconi and Mizerak in doubles seven-ball, then nine-ball. so humble just got lucky as always. He won the Sudden Death Seven-ball and the first World Summit of Pool in 2003. Buddy Hall was beaten 5-0 by Efren Reyes and although past his best, Efren was also past his best. He claimed to have won two thousand dollars (when that was big money!) He became the youngest player ever to earn his place into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame at the age of 35 in 1989. !He still possess that magical and amazing kickshots where audiences and opponents can only mesmerized in disbelief and admire his God given talent with respect. His claim to fame was as a huckster and showman, earning him appearances on international television and in the Billiards Congress of America's Pool Hall of Fame for "Meritorious Service". In 1941, Wanderone and friend Jimmy Castras arrived in southern Illinois—a major hustling center on a fast track to televised tournament play—and settled in Du Quoin, Illinois, where he continued hustling. Fats loved to shoot the intricate bank shots in the arsenal of the One Pocket maestro. A hustler of many names, Fats was an excellent pool player, though his skills did not qualify him as among the very best. Hoppe and Sayinger both played billiards on a table without pockets. Efren achieved more than 70 international championships until now. Efren.. Not a single blink of any of his play.. and the face of surprised on every audience.. P.S: No body-shaming, mate! Minnesota Fats, (RUDOLF WALTER WANDERONE, JR.), U.S. billiards player (born Jan. 19, 1913?, New York, N.Y.—died Jan. 18, 1996, Nashville, Tenn.), popularized American billiards in the late 20th century as the prototypical smooth-talking pool hustler. Efren then moved to the U.S. for hustling after which he won $80,000 in a week. WC Fields was a better pool player, actor and comedian. You can leave the crown in the toilet. I've watched many Reyes matches on YouTube, and my favorites are those with Earl Strickland. I was lucky enough to see him before he was a pro play Mosconi in an afternoon exhibition in Harrisburg PA. Lou ran 90 balls against the great champion. Buddy Hall was the Best 9-ball player EVER. Remember, if you don't play, you can't win, so rack 'em up and get rolling! In 1993, he met and married his second wife, Teresa Talley Bell. 15 in pocket billiards, and 10 in billiards. This is a community for all MegaTen and subseries related news. Fats' career was ever interwoven with that of Mosconi, technical advisor on the set of The Hustler, who called Fats' many bluffs when the two pool titans paired off in a series of matches on ABC's Wide World of Sports in the 1970s. To get a tight lock on his opponents, Fats always cried for mercy from his victims before hustling all their cash. And by this measure, Minnesota Fats was just a very, very good pool hustler. And now, he holds the fourth place in our list of Top 10 Best Pool Players of All Time. Mosconi was definitely better. Besides his numerous championship titles, Earl also became famous as one of the most controversial players for his outspoken views and volatile behavior. "[44] Wanderone would go virtually anywhere to help promote the game, and he was a crowd pleaser. Along with his many championships, he seemed to beat the best players in the world when the big purse was on the line. [35] In an interview, Wanderone was asked about his strategy to defeat Mosconi and replied that he had thought to himself, "I'll make [the 7 ball] on the break and end it... then I'll help carry Willie out on a stretcher. ", Remembered well for his turns of phrase and his puns, Wanderone once wrote, "If you happened to drive from Mobile to Dowell [Illinois] with a carload of pool hustlers, you would get bit so hard and so often that you would need a malaria vaccine and a new bankroll as well", a reference not only to the area's notorious mosquitos but also to the predatory nature of hustlers. "[8], Wanderone was a lover of animals and was reported to have had dozens of cats and dogs simultaneously, and to have devoted a lot of time to finding homes for strays. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 'St. [40] However, there is no published evidence of such a relationship. Mosconi also worked as the technical advisor of the Paul Newman starring 1961 film The Hustler. The Phlippines is blessed with such a beautiful land and amazingly warm people. Whatever anyone says, I always consider Efren Reyes to be the Tiger woods of billiards. find a tournament he ever won...find a match he ever won....you cant. [7] By the mid-1930s, during the Great Depression, Wanderone had become a manager of a pool hall, owned by a friend, in Anacostia, southeast Washington, D.C.[8] He had acquired more notoriety and nicknames, including "Triple-Smart Fats", "New York Fats", "Broadway Fats", and "Chicago Fats",[9] attracting action from other hustlers, including the then-unknown Luther "Wimpy" Lassiter.[10]. Wanderone and Mosconi ultimately played a one-on-one game of seven-ball; Wanderone won the match. Buddy is also noted for creating the "clock system" which is “a technique for where to hit the cue-ball, using the clock as a mechanism for where to aim” according to PoolVideo.com. Luther Lassiter secured the 9th spot on the list of “50 Greatest Players of the Century” by Billiards Digest. Billard legend Rudolph Wanderone, Jr., better known as Minnesota Fats, is shown in Boston during a billard exhibition in this Sept. 14, 1990 photo. This is stupidity or just plain ignorance on stilts. Fats may be popular but not a top forty player. He was inducted into Pool's Hall of Fame in 1984. We have better ques, better cloth and learned more over time. He and his competition may not as been as strong as we have now. & to not have Harold Worst & Norm Hitchcock on the list makes me question the validity of the list as well. Minnesota Fats was a character who appeared in Lupin the Third Part II and is based on the fictional character of the same name. [37] In 1984, Wanderone abandoned his wife, Evelyn; they divorced a year later. [34] However, in the nationally broadcast Resorts International Shoot-Out of October 1984—Wanderone's last notable television appearance—he finally turned the tables on his rival. Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days. To me, Reyes' cue ball control is his most important skill. Thanks for the suggestions. "[46], For the fictional character after whom Wanderone nicknamed himself, see, Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame, "Minnesota Fats, a Real Hustler with a Pool Cue, Is Dead", "True Animal Stories by Pool Hustler Rudolph Wanderone", "Willie Mosconi, 80, Who Ruled the World of Billiards with Style", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rudolf_Wanderone&oldid=985690365, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2016, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 October 2020, at 11:12. American professional pool player Cecil P. "Buddy" Hall was heralded as a "living pool legend" by The International Pool Tour and is the ninth place inductee in our list of Top 10 Best Pool Players of All Time. I just accidentally watched a pool table competition posted on you tube a few months ago. Efren : do you wanna see magic? [13] His first television game show, Minnesota Fats Hustles the Pros, debuted in 1967, featuring "Fats" playing against other pro players. copyright © 2020 Sports Show all rights reserved, after writing a quote in an essay what do you put at the end, Top 10 Best Pool Players of All Time | Greatest Pool Players. Very difficult but I would put reyes,earl,seigel,greenleaf,bustamante at the top 5....sal, He was two ball better than people believed!