Cyrille Dion

Cyrille Dion
Drawn portrait of Cyrille Dion, a Caucasian, wearing an old-fashioned tuxedo and sporting a waxed handle-bar mustache.
Portraiture detail from 1874 poster, "The Billiard Monarchs".
Born
Cyrille Dion

1 March 1843[1]
Montreal
DiedOctober 2, 1878[1]
Montreal
Other names"The Bismarck of Billiards"
OccupationProfessional cue sports player
Known for • Champion of Canada in 1865;
 • World champion at American four-ball billiards in 1875;
 • Winner of the first Championship of America at pool in 1878.

Cyrille Dion (March 1, 1843 – October 2, 1878),[1] sometimes called "the Bismarck of Billiards", was a top player of both carom billiards and pool during his era. Hailing from Montreal, Dion was champion of Canada in 1865. He won the last American four-ball billiards championship, held in 1873. After three-ball billiards came into vogue, he won the world championship at straight rail in 1875, and three years later, the first Championship of America at pool in 1878. He died just six months later at age 35.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Death of Cyrille Dion". The New York Times. October 3, 1878. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  2. ^ Shamos, Mike (1994). Pool: History, Strategies, and Legends. New York: Friedman/Fairfax. p. 25. ISBN 1-56799-061-4.