Born | Roseboro, North Carolina | June 8, 1961
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Nickname | "The Pearl" |
Professional | 1981 |
Tournament wins | |
Other titles | 100 |
World Champion | Nine-ball (1988, 1990, 1991, 2002) |
Earl Strickland (born June 8, 1961) is an American professional pool player who is considered one of the best nine-ball players of all time. He has won over 100 championship titles and three world titles. In 2006 he was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame.[1] In 1996, Strickland won the largest cash prize to date winning the PCA $1,000,000 Challenge by being the first player to run 10 consecutive racks in a tournament.