Willie Mosconi

William Joseph Mosconi (June 27, 1913–September 12, 1993), an American billiards player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is considered by most who knew him to be one of the best players in the history of the game. Between the years of 1941 and 1956, he won the United States states pool championship eighteen times. He pioneered and regularly employed numerous trickshots, set innumerable records, and helped to popularize the game of billiards as a national recreation activity.

References

• Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book 1992
• Billiard Digest, Vol 16, No. 2