.jpg) de Oro in 1912 | |
| Born | 28 April 1863 Manzanillo, Cuba |
|---|---|
| Died | 23 April 1948 (aged 84) |
| Sport country |  Cuba |
| Professional | 1887 |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | Continuous Pool 29x, Three-Cushion Billiards 20x, Straight Pool 4x, Fifteen-ball Pool |
Alfredo de Oro (28 April 1863 – 23 April 1948)[1][2] was a Cuban professional carom billiards and pool player who several times held the world title in both three-cushion billiards and straight pool simultaneously. He was posthumously inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 1967, the first non-American to receive the honor.[3] He was ranked number 4 on the Billiards Digest 50 Greatest Players of the Century.[4]
- ^ "de Oro, former cue star, dies" (PDF). Buffalo Courier express. p. 18.
- ^ "Ex-cue champ dies" (PDF). BuffaloCourier express.
- ^ "The BCA Hall of Fame" Archived 31 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Billiard Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; accessed 2 February 2007
- ^ "Billiards Digest 50 Greatest Players of the Century - AzBilliards.com". forums.azbilliards.com.