Jimmy Caras
American pool player
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James Caras (17 December 1908 – 3 December 2002) was an American professional pool player, most well known for winning five World Straight Pool Championship titles between 1935 and 1949.[2][3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 December 1908 |
| Died | 3 December 2002 (aged 93) |
| Pool career | |
| Country |  United States |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | Straight Pool (1935, 1936, 1938, 1938, 1949)[1] |
After a 12-year hiatus, Caras would return to cue sports, and win the BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship in 1967 at the age of 58.[5] [1] Caras would be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1977.[1][6]
Caras is also known for inventing trick shots, as well as producing books, such as Pocket billiard fundamentals and trick shots made easy in 1969.[7] and Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards in 1966.[8]
Titles and other honors
- 1935 NBAA World Straight Pool Championship
- 1936 NBAA World Straight Pool Championship
- 1938 NBAA World Straight Pool Championship
- 1938 NBAA World Straight Pool Championship
- 1949 BCA World Straight Pool Championship
- 1967 BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship
- 1967 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
- 1967 National Billiards News Achievement Award
- 1976 Delaware Sports Hall of Fame induction[9]
- 1979 Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame induction