Willie Mosconi, the best pocket billiards (pool) player of the 20th century
William Joseph Mosconi (June 27th, 1913 – September 17th, 1993) was an american professional pool player born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between the years 1941 and 1957, he won the 14.1 (Straight Pool) World Championship fifteen times. For most of the 20th century, his name was synonymous with billiards in North America: he was nicknamed “Mr.…