The movie "The Hustler" was not based on Rudolph "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone. The movie was based on the book (fiction) "The Hustler". Rudolph, being a hustler, decided to change his name from "New York Fats" to "Minnesota Fats" and TELL everyone that the movie was about him.
@joncue0304
2 жыл бұрын
I was just going to point that out. Fats was, and is, a joke among people who really know pool history.
@cameronidk2
2 жыл бұрын
@@joncue0304 yep, How the Hell Cole Dickson isn't on this list idk, Fats wrote a book .. it was a boy ish story.. that might of had some truth to it .. but it was mostly just Fats lying about how great he was.
@nobodyspecial6436
2 жыл бұрын
I have watched all the “Fats” videos i can find on KZitem…. And i have come to the conclusion that the best part of “Minnesota Fats” was his mouth… Him and Mike Sigel, all they did was shoot their face off….
@141poolplayer
2 жыл бұрын
Fats was a mediocre player with a big mouth. He never won a world title. He was a bum. The only people that mention his name are those that know nothing about pool.
@rabefamily9146
2 жыл бұрын
But in a way, that makes him a great hustler… conning most of the general public…
@potlimit2002
3 жыл бұрын
You didn't show Cornbread Red playing you showed Strawberry Brooks
@bryantaylor9874
3 жыл бұрын
2 men that nobody ever confused for one another lol
@justintrdnuiibv4640
2 жыл бұрын
Cornbread red is literally my grandpa
@briantownsend5124
2 жыл бұрын
And Strawberry didn’t look that great too me lol they showed him missing 2 easy shots!
@tonym7295
2 жыл бұрын
You forgot one of the smoothest pool hustler of alll time. Uncle Phil
@masonryman8183
2 жыл бұрын
I heard that the Smithsonian has Lucille on display once a year during the harvest moon.
@wilkamania
2 жыл бұрын
Geoffrey....break out lucille
@TS-1267
Жыл бұрын
... MY AUNT MELVIN COULD HUSTLE ..OOOH! YOU WHAT.?..🤫🖖🏴🇺🇦
@vonvogelstein
3 жыл бұрын
What about cesar morales?
@craigcarroll1790
3 жыл бұрын
You mean efren Reyes?
@alas2210
3 жыл бұрын
@@craigcarroll1790 nah.. Cesar morales. He hustled american back in the day
@craigcarroll1790
3 жыл бұрын
Um....Cesar Morales was efrens hustler name
@alas2210
3 жыл бұрын
@@craigcarroll1790 yea. Everybody knows that.
@gumaming
2 жыл бұрын
He is an exceptional player, easily recognized, word got out quick thus ending his hustling days in the US.
@jimsommers
Жыл бұрын
Saw Cornbread and McCready try to negotiate a game back in the early 80's in Toledo, OH. Sadly they couldn't come to terms. But will never forget Cornbread's wife tossing 50k on the table telling McCready to put up or shut up. He never shut up but he didn't put up either.
@bam6684
Жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason was actually a bad ass player
@obi-potobi790
Жыл бұрын
So was Newman, Cruise too.
@Hithere-ek4qt
Жыл бұрын
Cruise is a bullshitter. One word… Scientology.
@Ret_Lineman
7 күн бұрын
@@obi-potobi790 Bullshit I grew up with Louie Robert’s he said Tom Cruises couldn’t make a bridge and didn’t know the first thing about holding a pool cue
@dustincobb5718
2 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Allen: "In my professional opinion, Harold Worst was the greatest pool player who ever lived, or ever will live ... He's got my vote." Artie Bodendorfer: "Harold Worst was the greatest all around player in life, playing nine-ball, one-pocket, cushion billiards and snooker."Jay Helfert: "I have a lot of respect for Artie when he talks about Harold Worst. I've always said when asked who the best player I ever saw was, that it was HAROLD WORST! My stock answer all these years was Worst was Best! Everything Artie says is true. No top player of his era wanted to even discuss playing a money game with him. Even Lassiter drew the line playing Worst 9-Ball for money. He was afraid that he might lose his rep as the best 9-Ball player. Worst was unique, kind of like Efren in a way. If you showed him a game with sticks and balls, he would master it fairly quickly. If he wanted to be the best one-pocket player in the world, Ronnie would have been in trouble. And you know how strong I think Ronnie was. Harold Worst was a unique man, a real man's man. Courteous, humble but proud. And like Artie said, he wasn't afraid to bet his own money. In fact, he wouldn't consider having a backer. That would have been demeaning to him. Probably the closest to Worst was Rags Fitzpatrick from the 50's. ALL the players said he was unbeatable. I'll never forget the final year (1965 I believe) that Worst won the Stardust tourney. He looked anemic to me, having lost so much weight from his once healthy and robust frame. No one knew how sick he was. He was not one to complain or make excuses. He won anyway. And only a few months later he was gone.
@Ret_Lineman
Ай бұрын
@@dustincobb5718 I’ve been around pool for almost 50 yrs and when multiple people talk about a man being the caliber of Harold Worst you better listen. When multiple people say Lassiter couldnt beat him. You better listen I played Ronnie in 1990 He was the beast of all beasts playing one hole but when you meet people who knew them both and all of them tell you Harold was the man You better fucking listen The history books were told by the winners but some of the winners didn’t write books they just cashed checks
@mattbulfin4220
Жыл бұрын
Hate to break it to you, but as someone who played for a living for over 20 years and have won some tour events, I still made 95% of my living gambling. Most of us only went to events to match up… and only a couple entries in, but if Junior Goff isn’t listed I call this invalid.
@KevinBrown-xo7jr
Жыл бұрын
Junior Goff! Haven’t heard that one in a long time. Great add for sure.
@MrRex1949
3 жыл бұрын
I love these videos showing these professional pool players shooting pool. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸😀✌️✌️🎱
@gumaming
2 жыл бұрын
What about Cesar Morales? I know he hustled at some time in the US but everybody got word of it and nobody would play him. He must be that good of a hustler. I hear he also scratches his head a lot and sticks out his tongue when he makes a mistake.
@user-hh9ni8su3p
2 жыл бұрын
Yup according to legend, when Efren first came to the states he made 100 grand in one week
@haydenwalton2766
2 жыл бұрын
'you know - you shoot good, but you also shoot lucky'
@sayingthisaboutthat1046
Жыл бұрын
I know Bata and most all of the top players. I knew Cueball Kelly and some other legends as well. The best hustlers stay under the radar and don't brag. #WidowOfAHustler
@KevinBrown-xo7jr
Жыл бұрын
Great comment here Max! For real the alter egos were such a huge thing before cell phones killed “the business”
@jlobiafra
Жыл бұрын
@@user-hh9ni8su3p yet he wouldn't play buddy hall for money, look it up
@marcsugi
2 жыл бұрын
The best hustler should be anonymous and able to rob your money without you feeling hustled.
@jacobjones5269
5 ай бұрын
Yeah… We did everything Danny Basavich did, except we won more money, and never wrote a book about it.. lol..
@godjhaka7376
18 күн бұрын
Fats, kid delicious, simply the best.
@blueballcomedy2869
3 жыл бұрын
I like a lot of your videos but this one in particular is full of major mistakes, false information, and the list in itself is questionable at best. Please do your research on this video and when you do, you will understand what I mean.
@djamo1969
3 жыл бұрын
I second this.
@millionairesclubllc3193
2 жыл бұрын
Third this. He showed strawberry Brooks instead of cornbread red
@cameronidk2
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, NO Cole Dickson .. Or Jim Ward.. ..
@jimmysupafly1547
Жыл бұрын
Yeah as a former traveling pro i can legit tell you that this list is like 30% accurate. I was beating mcready when i was only in my second year touring and he was terrible at making games for himself.
@godjhaka7376
18 күн бұрын
Yes none of the videos really match when he talks about the people .
@ceboboy
3 жыл бұрын
the title should have been......best American pool hustlers ....until filipino "cesar morales" invaded their turf.....
@scrapiron3847
Жыл бұрын
We had a guy in our town John Ward,he was so incredible of a pool player,he would run the table every time ,his breaks were so loud people would cover their ears,he exploded 2 cue balls through the years,he could’ve gone on to be the best,they said Vietnam really messed him up,never the same when he came back,but when he was in the “zone “,he could and did beat,Rempe,McCready,Dan Louie,to name a few.
@annaconnelly86
2 жыл бұрын
The movie "The Hustler" was not based on the the life of Rudolf Wanderone and I Quote from the book "The Hustler" noted in the beginning of the book, "I once saw a fat pool player with a facial tic. I once saw another pool player who was physically graceful, Both were minor hustlers, as far as I could tell. Both seemed loud and vain---with little dignity and grace, unlike my fat pool player. After THE HUSTLER was published one of them claimed to "be" Minnesota Fats. This is ridiculous. I made up Minnesota Fats---name and all---as surely as Disney made up Donald Duck. Walter Tevis New York 1984 Walter Tevis wrote "The Hustler"
@zapzapzappa8887
Жыл бұрын
Wanderone was a top player in his day but he was called NY Fats, he just latched onto the name after the movie came out and that proved to be the greatest hustle in his life.
@Hithere-ek4qt
Жыл бұрын
A top player ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@zanethind
8 ай бұрын
How is Willie Mosconi not on the list??? I swear he literally hustled people before actually going pro. Rip the great grandfather of pool 😢. Also Efren hustled people as well and is literally the greatest to do it
@VolkXue
8 ай бұрын
Mosconi was a better player than Fatts.. I love that era of pro. Those guys were more than players, their banter back and forth made them entertainers
@zanethind
8 ай бұрын
@@VolkXue true
@BeefT-Sq
8 ай бұрын
Mosconi was not a hustler.
@DanSharpIBD
Жыл бұрын
It's odd that a KZitem channel all about pool doesn't seem to know anything about pool.
@mikereif7240
3 жыл бұрын
The video of Titanic Thompson is film footage of Jimmy Caras. Judging by all the negative comments and false information you should take this video down.
@thenneedd
3 жыл бұрын
bingo
@unclewreckum4504
3 жыл бұрын
They clearly did not do their research on this video. For one, that was not Cornbread. That was strawberry. Number one should have been Vernon Elliot !
@Otingocni
3 жыл бұрын
Vernon and don willis should be in any top five if we just talking hustling. Jack cooney and fats should be in that list also.
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
@@Otingocni there is a reason Don Wilkes is so unknown, you can't make money getting your pictures taken. Has to be the greatest real Hustler,
@dustincobb5718
2 жыл бұрын
I like Ronnie Allen
@millionairesclubllc3193
2 жыл бұрын
The maker doesn't care about facts, just hustling you by making you watch while he makes cash, and you make nothing but lost time and lies. Cornbread was in that match but creator doesn't even know what cornbread looks like... Sad
@bb3b644
2 жыл бұрын
Uncle Wreckum I agree, Vernon was one of the best that ever played the game.
@gnolan4281
2 жыл бұрын
There's shots of Jimmy Caras here but no mention of this name. Willie Mosconi was also a pool genius and record holder in tournament play.
@gnolan4281
Жыл бұрын
@@jackwoods535 Crane was from the generation immediately preceding Mosconi & Caras. The few times I saw videos of him playing he was an impeccably correct gentleman and still a great player; the exact opposite of loudmouth showboat Wanderone. Do you have any thoughts on why Crane would not be picked? I played an exibition match of straight pool with Caras. He broke, I shot and missed, and he ran 327 balls.
@mjac8373
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure that was Don Willis in those clips; met him numerous times in Canton, Ohio at Varsity Billiards, and at the College Bowl when he was much older and not in good health. Paid him $200 for a lesson. There are many photos of him around the web, but I've never seen a video or movie clip ever.
@j_lo8916
2 жыл бұрын
Honorable mention for Willie Mosconi.
@davidmellish3295
2 жыл бұрын
He doesn't count as he was not a Hustler,a pro player and he ran pool halls and was world champion but he didn't go around hustling so he didn't make this list
@scottperry6865
Жыл бұрын
Willie was my childhood hero
@roadrunner381
Жыл бұрын
Because Willie was never a HUSTLER, he was a professional player
@lindastevens3547
3 жыл бұрын
The maker of this video has absolutely no clue about pool and pool players.
@JuanMarcoOfTheMedici
3 жыл бұрын
no kidding. "today, tournaments provide a profitable income for any professional pool player". i think you would literally have to be in a coma to be any more detached from reality. But I guess talking out your butt is good enough for yt clicks.
@lindastevens3547
3 жыл бұрын
@@JuanMarcoOfTheMedici Thank you for proving my point.
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
I new that when Don Willis was number two.
@davidmellish3295
2 жыл бұрын
The Hustler WAS NOT based on Fat's life. That was a lie he used for publicity. Willie Moscone was the pool director on that film and he has always said it was nothing to do with Minnesota Fats
@raybrimer4176
Жыл бұрын
Minnesota fats wasn't a great player but he was a smart gambler he would leave get some sleep then return well rested in the middle of the night play, someone who had been there for many hours then get a huge spot (the 6 in nine ball ) then leave and do the same thing the next night. I'm talking about Johnson city
@Prince.15306
Жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason is played by Minnesota Fats, not Wanderone.
@cindyholnagel1017
2 жыл бұрын
Harry sexton "9 ball Harry " is another great worth mentioning for sure! Played him a few times in Saginaw Michigan in the 80s
@jimmysupafly1547
Жыл бұрын
Harrys they called pooch too. I would play him and cornbread at bogartz in Livonia Michigan often. Harry was a great guy. I was only 18 when i started playing tour with McDermott and he was always willing to help me learn new things in pool. Harry with 9 ball and red with one pocket
@jimmysupafly1547
Жыл бұрын
@Todd Coon is that still open? There was another one in flint i thin it was called earls or something. I didn't play in flint a much . I played a lof in Warren at a place called plush pockets which was Wednesday's and hall of fame billiards in Detroit. Alot of the cushion n cues as well.
@roadrunner381
Жыл бұрын
Didn't they call him "Hollywood harry" also, I got around him in Sacramento California in the early 80s?
@roadrunner381
Жыл бұрын
Ok scratch my question, it just came to me, the guy I was thinking about was Harry Sims!✌️
@stevesmith2171
2 жыл бұрын
Shows a picture of Cornbread then a video of Strawberry Brooks playing.
@SkYxLeGaCY
Жыл бұрын
Coming from a full time hustler, "Don't put up too much more than the avg bet in that hall or bar."
@domysamaniego2698
3 жыл бұрын
Cesar Morales? Aka Bata Reyes😁
@misteroughtright5557
2 жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention UJ Puckett
@melfordsambrano3410
Жыл бұрын
No match for Efren Reyes...Magician
@xxACIDVIRUSxx
Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@bakimum5286
Жыл бұрын
Efren was a tournament player, not a hustler.
@jlobiafra
Жыл бұрын
Funny that efren lost to buddy hall, nick Varner, Keith McCready, Mike Sigel, Johnny archer, Kim davenport, earl strickland,etc when he first came to the states. This was after jose parica his fellow Phillipines teammate use to beat him in the Philippines 🙄
@brad8189
Жыл бұрын
I’ve played against Mcready, he can be brutal and one of the best when he’s on
@johnvitalis2656
Жыл бұрын
Apparently nobody in the US has heard of Efren hustling when he was young. But Cesar Morales at least hustled the best of the US one time!
@shanemccarthy7282
3 жыл бұрын
How could you leave the greatest hustler that hustled all the hustlers.... The great Cesar Morales aka efren Reyes... He came to the US and hustled most of thnose on the list and won
@bagambatv7508
3 жыл бұрын
This is a shit list. Hahaha Efren made an alias to hustle this hustler. HAHAHAHA
@Otingocni
3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget his trip went sour after he tried Buddy Hall on for size. Didn't go well for him.
@elp1547
3 жыл бұрын
Im filipino your right,efren admits he never win against buddy hall on money game but on tournaments efren dominates him...
@giantslayer007
10 күн бұрын
Anyone who knew a southern African American named Danny Anderson back in the 70's and 80's knew he was the best anyone had seen. He even once beat Minnesota Fats but never played professionally. He once ran 6 tables in a row and would have to spot other players several balls just to get them to play him. He once won 15K from a guy who thought he was the best, only to have him meet him in the parking lot and get his money back at gunpoint. He was the best.
@tamikat4745
Жыл бұрын
Love the story my sister tells of when she played Fats. At a billiard hall in Nashville. Wasn't a money game, just friendly. But then, he was a guy...and...she was pretty...
@bitemenow609
9 ай бұрын
I survived playing pool in Bars in the 80s in Southern California. I played 8 ball and beat everybody and anybody that I played. I realized that sooner or later someone would kill me over the money. So I stopped. I was the biggest fish in a small pond.
@mikecintron4963
3 жыл бұрын
Titanic Thompson was not a pool hustler or player. He was a proposition man. Numerous sources have stated that Titanic was a horrible pool player including Titanic himself.
@davidmellish3295
2 жыл бұрын
Then why did Fats rate him so much then ? Yes I know Fats loved to lie and embellish stories BUT his ego was so big that he'd never say someone was better than him if it wasn't true
@YakoAtk
Жыл бұрын
6:48 I just found Luther Lassiters long lost cue that was just sitting out in the open at my house for anyone to use. The bottom/bumper started to fall off and crumble so I just pulled the whole piece off and there it was a gold plate/ring screwed in underneath that nobody has ever noticed. “Bud Lassiter Happy Birthday 11-5-47”. We had 0 what it meant. My grandpa,pool player of the family, sadly passed away last February. He was the one who bought it a long time ago for my dad as his first cue. I don’t even think he knew what it was. his nice cues are always put away in cases and kept great care of them, and this was just another house stick. I’m curious on where/who he got it from now. Nobody knows…
@JohnS-il1dr
Жыл бұрын
Onofrio Laurie, Boston Shorty, Ralph Greenleaf, Machine-gun Lou Batura. These guys were the top hustlers especially at Johnson City.
@Otingocni
Жыл бұрын
greenleaf and onofrio while incredible players were way before johnston city
@jayhodges2243
Жыл бұрын
@@Otingocni if you are talking about Illinois, its Johnston City, with a T.
@Otingocni
Жыл бұрын
@@jayhodges2243 My mistake you are correct.
@jayhodges2243
Жыл бұрын
@@Otingocni no problem, drive by there every time I go back home from Atlanta, GA to central IL. The old building is still standing but long vacant in a weed-grown lot.
@jerryw4471
Ай бұрын
@@jayhodges2243 Been to Johnston City lots of times. Saw a lot of great pool players there. Grew up on farm just North of there. Remember Fats and Ronnie Allen being there! Fats was older and had lost a lot but he talked a great game even then. lol
@ranchopatriot
11 ай бұрын
What does hustling have to do with Mosconi Cup?
@bryantaylor9874
3 жыл бұрын
The Cincinnati Kid was and always will be Joey Spaeth. Nothing against Don Willis, he's a legend, but if ur entire career was focused on anonymity you don't get dibs on the cool nickname lol
@stevesmith2171
2 жыл бұрын
Don was the shit! Who else could challenge sprinters and beat them running backwards? Beat pro Bball players at free throws? Beat the best at horse shoes and out numbly peg the best cowboys in the world! If my uncle Red was still alive he would tell you the story that started in Amarillo and ended in Cleveland...,when he realized he'd just got run down by Wimpy and Willis at a country club😂. Red was a hell of a pitcher and Wimpy told him how to get less spin out of his change up into wind coming behind home plate. Strangest story I ever heard. Red said I went there at 17 thinking I was a pool player,came back knowing I was a shoe salesman. All kidding aside,he asked me if I'd ever met anyone who could of been the best ever at anything they chose? No sir. Anything son! Nope! Well I did,and after it was all done they got me a ride back to Amarillo after they bought me breakfast and told me where I could find good money games in El Paso.
@allanbardon146
Жыл бұрын
Cincinnati Kid was Don Anderson, bank pool specialist
@bryantaylor9874
Жыл бұрын
@@allanbardon146 The names been used by a couple guys. Anderson is a bad mama jamma for sure no disrespect to him. I probably think of Joey first just bc I knew Gary. Either way they're both among the greatest of all time.
@markco9356
3 жыл бұрын
he should make a list of a hustler hustling a hustlers hahaha
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
Don Willis,, would be number one.
@AlmostReady504
Жыл бұрын
Minnesota Fats shot from the hip. Like he wasn't even aiming
@marykayramsey2175
Жыл бұрын
I've been trying to get on this game? what's the entry fee?
@kingofadventures360
Жыл бұрын
title should be TOP 10 The Best AMERICAN Pool Hustlers Of All Time
@castlewood2215
Жыл бұрын
Cornbread red started off with a picture of cornbread red, and then preceded to video of a hustler out of DC named strawberry red.
@dcrush-fz7rq
11 ай бұрын
The guy you show playing as cornbread is is strawberry brooks.
@9Ballr
3 жыл бұрын
Jack Cooney was the greatest pool hustler of all time.
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
Don Willis,, number one.
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackwoods535 Within the last 50 years there has been only one player who was a world champion at three-cushion billiards, nine-ball, one-pocket, straight pool and snooker ... and that was Harold Worst.
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackwoods535 great reading about this player,, dam Cancer,, we lost possable the best with 30 more years of great games we could have enjoyed.
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackwoods535 According to Ronnie Allen and Minnesota Fats, Worst had beaten Don Willis, the "undercover monster" who was Lassiter's road partner and in his opinion the best money player of them all.
@dustincobb5718
2 жыл бұрын
@@DANTHETUBEMAN I think Ronnie was the best.
@chrischamberlain836
3 жыл бұрын
That IS NOT CORNbREAD RED playing !!!!! That’s Strawberry brooks !!!!! They were playing each other that set and you’ve got the players mixed up . Cornbread Red was the white dude and Steawberry Brooks is the Black guy so I see how you got em confused .
@jimmysupafly1547
Жыл бұрын
Lol i actually played " red" a few times when i started touring. Him and Harry Sexton " pooch" were great hustlers. Watched cornbread once playing a kid who had no idea who he was in a game of one pocket and the kid was a decent little player but getting huge spots from red for $500 a game. The kid had a chance to win with a game ball straight into a corner table length shot and red dropped his cue while the kid was pulling the trigger. Naturally he missed the shot and red looks at him and says " you got some dog in you but it ain't pittbull" then makes the last ball for the dough. I never laughed so hard in my life. That was in Livonia Michigan at bogarts. I can confirm red was white lol. That comment you made me crack up.
@OldBastard-dj6er
Жыл бұрын
it was a game of nobility TURNED bar room game for the masses
@audreydaleski1067
Жыл бұрын
5 stripes on the break, two solids. High on the cue ball with big bertha.
@lesn9125
2 жыл бұрын
You showed cornbread red and then showed strawberry brooks playing while talking about cornbread. You should replace brooks playing and show cornbread playing while you’re talking about him
@cameronidk2
2 жыл бұрын
Hello, Cole Dickson?
@briefcaseblues6061
2 жыл бұрын
I don't know but that dude dressed up in a painter's gig who has his ladder and paint buckets under the table just took a dude for 5k😂
@bradleykyle6493
2 жыл бұрын
A painter one day, maybe a mechanic the next, one thing is for sure, he always leaves with the money.🤣🤣
@ruachadam5227
3 жыл бұрын
...Too bad that whoever put together this "Top 10 Hustlers" video never met my dad (born 1923 -- passed away 2004) ... I saw him Break & Run 9 straight racks of 9-ball without missing a shot...and this was on a full-size pool table.
@whitelfner4582
3 жыл бұрын
While certainly impressive, and qualities of a great player (NO SLIGHT to your dad!!!) Earl Strickland ran out 11 racks of 9-ball, a complete set for the prize of $1,000,000, Look it up! I've seen Mike Corella run 13 at $100 a rack. Both full size tables. NONE of these have anything to do with Hustling!!!
@LordDelaware115
3 жыл бұрын
9 break and runs is pretty good but nowhere near great sorry.
@bf1gamerz810
3 жыл бұрын
@@LordDelaware115 For someone in a non professional scene, it is great, and extremely impressive. Sure, he couldnt be put on this list against professional scene hustlers (with the exception of one or two) but thats as good as standard scene players come
@ruachadam5227
3 жыл бұрын
@@LordDelaware115 Nine breaks and runs in a ROW ...winner breaks ...and that is just one example of how good (great) of a player he was,
@LordDelaware115
3 жыл бұрын
@@ruachadam5227 I understand what a 9 pack is. There are guys running 15+ racks 10 ball on a diamond that aren't pros just top regional players. Not knocking your dad, it's just not as great as you are making it out to be.
@lightlyone
2 жыл бұрын
It's funny having a vid on best hustlers which omits the late Fast Eddie Felson.
@roadrunner381
Жыл бұрын
Hate to break it to ya,, but there never was a fast Eddie, that movie,, is fictional!🤔
@banjammy4116
6 ай бұрын
Cleo Vahn
@jimmysupafly1547
Жыл бұрын
I used to play cornbread at bogartz in Livonia Michigan all the time. Harry sexton ( pooch) should of been on this list too. Those 2 would play one pocket for anything and you would learn something every time too.
@patsyelias8732
Жыл бұрын
But neither one of them ever beat my husband..
@jimmysupafly1547
Жыл бұрын
@@patsyelias8732 who was your husband?
@jamesrusch7531
Жыл бұрын
, cornbread was the best, I knew him played with him many times play poker with him he was a true Hustler a great con man a great Hustler Ecuador really play pool
@BJBDF
Жыл бұрын
I used to watch him play at the Cushion Cue and Brew in Livonia all the time. Definitely a one of a kind.
@patsyelias8732
Жыл бұрын
@@jimmysupafly1547 Name was Ted Elias. Billy wouldn't play straight pool with him. So it was 9 ball & Ted beat him good each time. They also played 1 pocket & Ted again beat him. In fact Billy left owing my husband 250.00. which he never paid.
@audreydaleski1067
Жыл бұрын
I remember Luther.
@abujajaawimaweh4216
3 жыл бұрын
cesar morales?
@TheWorldNormMacDonald
2 жыл бұрын
Pool “Hustlers”… Fats makes the list. New York Blackie, Jersey Red, Buddy Hall. All 3 were great players and even better Hustlers.
@bb3b644
2 жыл бұрын
And Vernon Elliott!
@FamousDotCom
3 жыл бұрын
Where’s uncle Phil?
@abbyarnold4477
Жыл бұрын
Funny how no one mentioned Cecil Lowery or Lil Al Mason.
@mikes7531
Жыл бұрын
Hung out with both pf them cecil a great guy
@olymez
3 жыл бұрын
This video is so full of errors that it would take pages to describe them all; so I'll just settle for one. When the name of Titanic Thompson is introduced, all the video images are of Jimmie Caras who was a contemporary of Willie Mosconi and was himself a world champion at straight pool. Thompson was known more for his ability to make highly favorable bets; however, his talent at pool left much to be desired.
@colincolenso
3 жыл бұрын
Also showed Earl Strickland as Keith McCready around 3:46 and gawd knows who the guy was at the intro to the Keith section.
@EO-zu5uz
Жыл бұрын
Actually a guy called Keith McCready from Bangor Northern Ireland that plays snooker and billiards haha 😂 what a stupid video!
@audreydaleski1067
Жыл бұрын
I was the 1st woman to get more than one table run in a season. In my area. And I never got to play much, being a mom.
@FloridaRaider
3 жыл бұрын
Nope nope nope. Bad list. No mention of Ronnie Allen
@jerryw4471
Ай бұрын
You are correct in that one. Saw him play!
@charlesramirez928
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if Minnesota fats was even from Minnesota....since he traveled around the country...
@timwirasnik5878
Жыл бұрын
What about Willie Masconi?
@carmenohio8735
2 жыл бұрын
I like how they’re the greatest pool players, but they only show them making the easiest shots
@sayingthisaboutthat1046
Жыл бұрын
Great players are great players because of what they can do with the cue ball. They rarely leave themselves a hard shot.
@mikeellis2025
11 ай бұрын
That's why they were great. They could play shape so they always had easy shots.
@richardslinger430
2 жыл бұрын
No Vernon Elliot??? He beat Keith McCready, he beat Efren Reyes several times at bank pool and Nick Varner wouldn't even play him. Elliott also bested pool legend Ronnie Allen. Elliott ended up taking about $10,000 from Allen at $1,000 a game. Elliott literally provided for a family of 6 by doing nothing but hustling pool, and they weren't poor. You don't know shit lol
@royearl1094
2 жыл бұрын
yeah you are right on that .he beat efren and his backer out of a lot of money .yeah this guy knows nothing about old hustlers .lol
@DeeMoback
2 жыл бұрын
@@royearl1094 ...... and Eddie with him.....let's not forget HowardBarrett.....BUT......"Bernie" was the greatest of them all....yup..... and don't forget "The Truckdrivers"(one was from Ohio and the other from Florida)
@jimmysupafly1547
Жыл бұрын
I was in a tourney once where mcready was drunk and talked in the tournament mic offering everyone that last 3 in 9 ball. We all laughed our asses off.
@natetootall4265
Жыл бұрын
I was looking to see if someone mentioned Ole vern.
@scottcooksey5284
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing.
@patsyelias8732
3 жыл бұрын
This video is wrong when describing Fats. Minnesota Fats was a fictional character in the book The Hustler by Walter Tevis. Rudolphe Wonderone took the name & said the movie was about him. Walter Tevis said in 1984 ~ That is ridiculous, I made up Minnesota Fats, name & all. as surely as Disney made up Donald Duck.
@Jaxons-dad
3 жыл бұрын
He needs to re do the video and put cole Dickson in the mix probably even at the number one spot imo. :)
@laschell59
3 жыл бұрын
Wrong...My sons father played with him. The younger generations need educated. Pool hustling has been around for many years.
@patsyelias8732
3 жыл бұрын
@@laschell59 What am I wrong about ? I'm not of the " younger " generation. I know Pool....
@youcanthandlethetruth6007
2 жыл бұрын
Some kid from Wisconsin named Lil Rat was tough as nails…..was told by multiple people to stay away from him when in the Midwest
@bryanpeltonen6603
2 жыл бұрын
I know of the person you are talking about. His name is Daniel Ratacyk, aka Little Rat. Him and his dad were a tough combination on the table.
@chrisp.9172
2 жыл бұрын
What about Jose Parica?.The first top Filipino player to come to America and he beat everybody! Some say he's won more $ playing pool, than anyone alive! Too bad he's broke now, pool players don't have a pension plan...
@bigbub5219
Жыл бұрын
On any given Sunday. Any body can be the best.
@TLittle-k5c
Ай бұрын
Fred Scooter Goodman is the best hustler of the newer generation. Just my opinion!
@lutherodanielsjr7876
Жыл бұрын
You forgot Uncle Phil Banks from the fresh prince😂😂😂😂😂😂
@zanethind
8 ай бұрын
Yk Tom Cruise actually learned pool for the movie he did but he never decided to play professionally sadly 😢. Maybe one day hopefully he can though
@jamesstephenson7334
2 жыл бұрын
I think that was Strawberry clip, not Cornbread
@michaela.5363
Жыл бұрын
Didn't know that Grady Seasons was an actual pool player
@louisp.3332
Жыл бұрын
Are you kidding me?? You left off so many legendary hustlers that were so much better than your list, I’d actually be embarrassed if I were you…
@Bobb496
3 жыл бұрын
Just the fact that you put Fats #1 discredits everything. Good player but not great, too much notoriety to be a hustler. Notoriety is everything, no one new who Cesar Morales was. Rags Fitzpatrick’s family has Western Union telegrams from the most famous players bird-dogging him to the money. I understand Mike Siegel would even play left-handed to clinch a bet ((he was a left handed player), that’s hustling). And Cesar Morales, (Efren Reyes turned out to be the greatest player of all time).
@ntnrocket1
3 жыл бұрын
Not to mention that he was known as New York Fats before the Hustler came out. Because it was such a big movie, he changed his name to Minn Fats, even had it legally changed I believe, and rode the coattails of the movie.
@bnhamilton
3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a night when I had a road hustler giving me the 5 in six ball, and beating me to death. We had to change the game, but he wouldn't give me the 4 and 5. So I told him I'd play him left-handed if he gave me the 4 and the 5. I was only joking because I had been playing left-handed the whole time he was giving me the 5. The guy said OK, but we'll have to double the bet. I thought he was joking too. But when I looked at his face I could tell he was serious. I was busted, so I had to excuse myself under the guise of going to buy a Coke. I also used the opportunity to borrow some money from the house man so I could keep playing. While I was waiting for my Coke, some smart-aleck came up and said that if I didn't give him $20, he would tell the road hustler I was left-handed. I told him to shove off and went back to my game. About a half hour after we resumed play, I heard the road hustler mumble to himself, "I'll be damned, a left-handed pool player". Needless to say, I got my money back and then some.
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
Look up Don Willis
@joetimbrel9280
8 ай бұрын
U.J. Puckett was a classic hus
@alexmentes1348
9 ай бұрын
Jerry "Haystacks" Schneider. RIP
@dwin6534
Жыл бұрын
What about Efren "Bata" Reyes fr phillipines..
@mac573626
3 жыл бұрын
Vernon didnt make the top 10? Wow
@roadrules3671
Жыл бұрын
Where is Willie Mosconi.?
@LesterMoore
Жыл бұрын
Where do Greenleaf and Mosconi fit in?
@marykayramsey2175
Жыл бұрын
Man he got lucky on that shot... just saying that que sounded week🎉🎉
@hdtripp6218
Жыл бұрын
Shorty Lagrange out of Georgia Great hustler, 9 ball and 1 pocket
@longbow60435
3 жыл бұрын
How did Titanic kill 5 men in self defence?
@jamesdevrees8663
3 жыл бұрын
By shooting them at various times. His biography details it pretty well.
@chuckadams195
Жыл бұрын
You’ve mentioned a few pool players here got your facts wrong. There were a ton of other guys from this generation that were hustlers or road men.This is why books exist so you can read them😂
@DensDaPens
Жыл бұрын
You left out Cesar Morales.
@schoolboy6633
Жыл бұрын
Fats said he NEVER Hustled anybody?
@roadrunner381
Жыл бұрын
Every other word outaa fats mouth was a lie, he was a total con!✌️
@hopalong4822
Жыл бұрын
Bobby Legg?
@DavidMarteinson
Жыл бұрын
No Paul Thornley?
@audreydaleski1067
Жыл бұрын
You look around the room. If you don't see the sucker, it's you. Don't play that day.
@BigJohn6060
Жыл бұрын
what about Willy Mosconi? He and Minnesota Fats had a great rivalry.
@jayhodges2243
Жыл бұрын
That's because Willie was a real player, and Fats was just a braggart.
@BigJohn6060
Жыл бұрын
@@jayhodges2243 Fats was a hustler
@unclequack5445
21 күн бұрын
01:21 2 dollars? those are 1 dollar bills.
@vinnyferri1884
4 ай бұрын
Nobody beat Toby Sweet in the 70s
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
I like how you did the list backwards,, who on this list beat Don Willis in a money game???
@williamburdon6993
2 жыл бұрын
Don willits used loaded cards and marked dice and couldn't make a ball on a billiard table, and thats facts.
@DANTHETUBEMAN
Жыл бұрын
@@williamburdon6993 Harold Worst was the best
@jdude9002
Жыл бұрын
They left out pretty boy floyd mataya
@anthonyvella2787
5 ай бұрын
And CJ, Jerry Brock, etc...
@dennybarlau8065
Жыл бұрын
You all forget Ralph Greenleaf His record in straight pool is still unbeaten today 287 balls and twenty world championships
@WillieDines1
Жыл бұрын
Wrong, Greenleaf's high run has long since been smashed repeatedly. Irving Crane and Mosconi have the highest run of 309 on a 5x10 table. Greenleaf's run was beaten by Mosconi in 1955 on a 4x8 Pro Brunswick with 526 balls, which was was later beaten by John Schmidt by 100 balls in 2019, then beaten again by Jayson Shaw surpassed John's run with a run of 669.
@dennybarlau8065
Жыл бұрын
@@WillieDines1 wow thank you I didn't know still his championships are a record I think?????
@roadrunner381
Жыл бұрын
Greenleaf was not a HUSTLER he was professional player,, big difference!
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