Website design By BotEap.comEveryone who loves cue sports enough should know a little about the greatest pool players of all time. Making a complete list is almost impossible, but there are few players who really deserve to be mentioned. In this article we will talk about three of those that have been recorded in the annals of the game of billiards.

Website design By BotEap.comEarl Strickland is probably the greatest champion of the modern era.

Website design By BotEap.comHis specialty is nine ball and he’s probably the best in this category. In fact, he is the only player in history to have won the US Open Nine-Ball Championship five times. In addition, he is the three-time winner of the Nine Ball World Championship. His victories earned him the BCA Hall of Fame in 2006.

Website design By BotEap.comStrickland is famous for his behavior. He was frequently the protagonist of clashes with opponents, authorities and even fans! During a match against Steve Davis for the World Pool Championship, Strickland ended up using rude and rude language towards referee Michaela Tabb and the crowd. Strickland started the game in a very bad mood as, according to him, the event “revolved around Davis.” The continued booing from the crowd provoked him further and sparked his unfair reaction.

Website design By BotEap.comSimilar events also prevailed during the Mosconi Cup in 2006 and 2007.

Website design By BotEap.comAnother legendary player is Willie Mosconi. Willie was born in 1913 and died in 1993. He was one of the best known and most famous American players of professional pool games (pocket billiards). He protected his World Straight Pool Championship title for 15 years from 1941 to 1957. This is a feat that no one else has accomplished in the history of the game of billiards and it led to the nickname “Mr. Pocket Billiards”.

Website design By BotEap.comToday, the legend of Willie Mosconi lives on. This is mainly due to, among other things, that he was known for striving to pioneer and employing many tricks on a regular basis.

Website design By BotEap.comHe also managed to set many records while helping to spread the pool as a popular recreational activity around the world, primarily in the United States of America. For example, he is the record holder for pocketing 526 consecutive balls without failing.

Website design By BotEap.comDuring his lifetime, he wrote a book titled “Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards” and was given a role as Paul Newman’s billiards instructor in “The Hustler,” a film that greatly contributed to the popularity of the game in America.

Website design By BotEap.comRalph Greenleaf, born in 1899 and died in 1950, is a professional billiard and carom player from the United States who is the twenty-time winner of the pocket billiards world championship.

Website design By BotEap.comIn 1966, along with Willie Hoppe and Charles Peterson, Ralph Greenleaf gained international fame and recognition. He won his first world title in 1919 and continued the streak until 1937.

Website design By BotEap.comIn his personal life, it was known that he suffered from alcohol addiction and was married to actress Amelia Ruth Parker.

Website design By BotEap.comAfter his death, the New York Times published an obituary that read: “What Babe Ruth did for baseball, Dempsey did for wrestling, Tilden did for tennis … Greenleaf did for pocket billiards.” . This should be enough to understand why Ralph Greenleaf will remain a true legend of the sport forever.