Rudolph Wanderone
American pool player (1913-1996)
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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.
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 |
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- ↑ "'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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