Willie Mosconi

William Joseph Mosconi was an American professional pool player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mosconi is widely considered one of the greatest pool players of all time. Between the years of 1941 and 1957, he won the World Straight Pool Championship nineteen times.

For most of the 20th century, his name was essentially synonymous with pool in North America – he was nicknamed "Mr.
Pocket Billiards" – and he was among the first Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame inductees.
Mosconi pioneered and regularly employed numerous trick shots, set many records, and helped to popularize pool as a national recreation activity.

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