Rudolph Wanderone
Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone, Jr. | |
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| Born | January 19, 1913 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1996 (aged 82) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Minnesota Fats New York Fats Broadway Fats Chicago Fats Double-Smart Triple-Smart Fats |
| Occupation | Pool hustler |
Rudolf Walter Wanderone (né Wanderon Jr.; January 19, 1913 – January 15, 1996),[1][2] popularly known as Minnesota Fats or New York Fats, was an American professional pool player. He never won a world championship.
His first nickname was "Brooklyn Fats" and then "New York Fats." Wanderone named himself "Minnesota Fats" after the character in the movie The Hustler. Wanderone was the host of a national television show, "Celebrity Billiards," during the 1960s. He is a member of the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "'Rudolf W. Wanderon' Waymark". Waymarking.com. Seattle: Groundspeak. January 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-24. Includes three photos of his grave marker; provides birth and death dates, and legal surname spelling.
- ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census ("Rudolph Wanderon" entry in New York City (the only one there) ed.). Washington, D.C.: United States Census Bureau. 1920. Retrieved May 12, 2016. Provides surname spelling without the terminal "e", name with "Jr.", age of 7 as of 1920, mother's name as "Rosa" or "Rose", New York City residence. Copy is poor; data columns verified by comparison to legible blank 1920 census form Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Census-taker's handwriting poor as well, but "e" clearly absent. Note: Full details of search results, including scan of document, only available to site subscribers, but original document on file in US National Archives.
- ↑ "HOF INDUCTEES: 1977 - 1984". Billiard Congress of America. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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